U Penn: Postdoc in Communication, Group Identity, and Computational Methods (USA)

Postdocs
Postdoctoral Researcher in Communication, Group Identity, and Computational  Methods, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Deadline: 15 August 2024.

The successful candidate for this position will work in the Annenberg School for Communication under the supervision of Dr. Deen Freelon. A recent hire at Annenberg, Freelon is in the process of starting a new lab, and this postdoc will play a crucial role in helping him do so. The unifying idea of the new lab’s work is that many facets of group identity—including race, gender, sexuality, religion, nationality, and others—have historically been neglected as potential factors in co-determining communication patterns and outcomes. Quantification of such characteristics must be done carefully to maximize construct validity and minimize harm and exclusion. (The term “group identity” is used broadly and without reference to any particular theoretical tradition.) Applicants with strong interests in these and related issues are encouraged to apply, as are those with experience analyzing under-studied media types including podcasts, images, and video.

Roughly half this individual’s time will be spent working on Freelon’s projects, while the other half will be devoted to projects initiated independently and with other research groups. The position is designed to allow a highly motivated researcher to build a strong CV under the mentorship of a longtime innovator in political communication and computational social science. Extension of the position to a second year (if desired) will depend on effective performance in the first.

KC97 Anti-Racist Education Translated into German

Key Concepts in ICDContinuing translations of Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, today I am posting KC#97: Anti-Racist Education, which Jessika Rezende Souza da Silva wrote for publication in English earlier this year, and which Marlena Pompino has now translated into German.

As always, all Key Concepts are available as free PDFs; just click on the thumbnail to download. Lists of Key Concepts organized alphabetically by concept, chronologically by publication date and number, and by languages into which they have been translated, are available, as is a page of acknowledgments with the names of all authors, translators, and reviewers.

KC97 Anti-racist eduction in German

Souza da Silva, J. R. (2024). Antirassistische Bildung. (M. Pompino, trans.). Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, 97. Available from: https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/kc97-anti-racist-education_german.pdf

If you are interested in translating one of the Key Concepts, please contact me for approval first because dozens are currently in process. As always, if there is a concept you think should be written up as one of the Key Concepts, whether in English or any other language, propose it. If you are new to CID, please provide a brief resume. This opportunity is open to masters students and above, on the assumption that some familiarity with academic conventions generally, and discussion of intercultural dialogue specifically, are useful.

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz, Director
Center for Intercultural Dialogue

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Towson U: Specialist, Study Abroad & Away (USA)

“JobSpecialist, Study Abroad and Away Office, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA. Deadline: 18 July 2024.

The Division of Academic Affairs at Towson University is seeking a passionate and energetic individual to serve as the Specialist for the Study Abroad & Away Office. Reporting to the Associate Director, this position works with the rest of the Study Abroad/Away team to support students participating in transformative experiential learning experiences internationally and within the U.S. If you’re looking for an opportunity to support student success and global learning and want to make an impact every day while gaining valuable experience in the education abroad field this position is for you!

Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls approx. 20,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University values diversity and fosters a climate that is grounded in respect and inclusion to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

As a member of the Study Abroad and Away team, the Specialist assists in all aspects of the daily operations of the Study Abroad & Away Office.

Columbia U: Director, Office of International Students & Scholars (USA)

“JobDirector, Office of International Students and Scholars, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. Deadline: 30 August 2024.

The Office of International Students and Scholars at Teachers College, Columbia University is seeking a Director who will lead the team responsible for immigration advising and support of international students and scholars. Reporting to the Vice Provost for Academic Planning and Global Affairs, the Director of the Office for International Students and Scholars will be responsible for implementing and overseeing all related services and support which includes but is not limited to planning, collaborating, and coordinating activities within the office’s overall scope. The Director will also be responsible for interpreting, establishing and disseminating institutional policies and procedures in accordance with federal regulations, serving as the College’s expert on policies relating to F-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors, and supporting the College’s ongoing development of international student pathways and engagement.

Japanese American Community Foundation Grants

GrantsGrants, JA Community Foundation, Oakland, CA, USA. Deadlines: Letter of inquiry, 31 July 2024; full proposal, 30 September 2024.

The JA Community Foundation funds nonprofit organizations in the United States serving the Japanese American and greater Asian American communities. They accept applications from all 50 states in the United States, and fund programs and projects that focus on senior health and services, history, arts and culture, and youth. All grantees are required to be registered 501c3 public benefit nonprofit organizations. Grant sizes range from $2,500 to $50,000 for new projects or improvements to existing programs. Grants cannot be used for ongoing operating costs. Grantees may not reapply for funding while a current grant is open.

International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations 2024

EventsInternational Day for Dialogue among Civilizations, as established by the United Nations in June 2024, will now occur on 10 June every year.

Underlining the need to raise awareness of the value of diversity of civilizations and promote dialogue, mutual respect, tolerance and global solidarity, the General Assembly today adopted by consensus a resolution declaring 10 June the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations. The text titled “International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations” (document A/78/L.75) was adopted by consensus.

By the resolution, the Assembly also invited all Member States and other relevant stakeholders to commemorate the International Day appropriately, including through educational and public awareness-raising activities, and share best practices in this regard.

The representative of China, introducing the text, spotlighted multiple interlocking crises and widening peace and development deficits facing the world, which “is entering a new era of instability”, leaving humanity “at a crossroads of history”. Dialogue among civilizations effectively prevents discrimination and prejudice, enhances cooperation and trust, and strengthens solidarity. “There is no alternative to such dialogue,” he emphasized, adding that the UN will be holding the Summit of the Future in September to find systemic solutions to current challenges at this pivotal juncture in history. The text reaffirms that all civilizational achievements constitute a collective heritage of humankind, noting that civilizations flourish in contact with others. He underscored that dialogue among civilizations contributes to improved awareness of the universal values of humanity.

Speaking in explanation of position, the representative of the United States welcomed calls for intercultural exchange. However, he pointed out, the word “civilization” has no clearly defined meaning within international law or the UN system. In the present resolution, “we believe it to be synonymous with the idea of cultures”, he asserted, adding that valuing cultural diversity is a concept that the world has embraced. “No single Government can exercise a monopoly over identity,” he stated, urging for vigilance vis-à-vis how words like “civilizations” are used.

CFP: Institute of General Semantics Symposium on Communication, Consciousness, and Culture (USA)

“Collaborative

Call for papers and proposals for Communication, Consciousness, and Culture: A Symposium Sponsored by the Institute of General Semantics, co-sponsored by the New York Society for General Semantics, Media Ecology Association, International Bateson Institute, Tomkins Institute, and the 404 Festival of Art and Technology, September 20-22, 2024, The Players, 16 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY 10003. Deadline: 18 August 2024.

Organizers welcome papers and proposals that fit the symposium theme or that otherwise relate to the topics of general semantics, linguistics and semiotics, media ecology, communication and culture, science and the empirical method, epistemology and phenomenology, cybernetics and systems theory, technology and society, art and perception, cognition and consciousness, evolution and emergence, health and human potential, etc.

 

CFP: Civitates: Civil Space in Europe

GrantsCall for proposals: Civic Power: Protecting and Expanding Civic Space in Europe, Civitates, Brussels, Belgium. Deadline: 18 August 2024.

Civic Power – Anchor Grantees (Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and France). Civitates envisions democracy in Europe being strengthened by an independent civil society powered with the resources, constituencies and capabilities to protect and expand civic space and mobilise support for democratic principles, particularly at moments of emerging opportunity and threat.

Therefore, Civitates announces a call for proposals open to civil society organisations registered in Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and France. With this call Civitates aims to build the readiness and power of civil society in the selected European Union countries to protect and expand civic and democratic space, particularly at key social and political moments. Civitates seeks to support civil society to anticipate transformative moments which present opportunities and threats for civic space and enable it to develop and implement strategies to address these. Civitates sees a need to support civil society to build the capabilities needed to meet such opportunities. This can help broader civil society to understand the emerging threats to their space but also enable coalitions in countries where that threat has already clearly manifested to prepare for social and political events that help them to push back against the trend.

Civitates would be looking to support at least one anchor group in each country to lead this work. Anchor grantee will be given flexible, core support up to 120,000 EUR over two years.

KC30 Critical Intercultural Communication Translated into German

Key Concepts in ICDContinuing translations of Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, today I am posting KC#30: Critical Intercultural Communication, which Rona Tamiko Halualani wrote for publication in English in 2014, and which Marlena Pompino has now translated into German.

As always, all Key Concepts are available as free PDFs; just click on the thumbnail to download. Lists of Key Concepts organized chronologically by publication date and number, alphabetically by concept, and by languages into which they have been translated, are available, as is a page of acknowledgments with the names of all authors, translators, and reviewers.

KC30 Critical Intercultural Communication in GermanHalualani, R. T. (2024). Kritische interkulturelle Kommunikation. (M. Pompino, trans). Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, 30. Retrieved from: https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/kc30-critical-intercultural-communication-_german.pdf

If you are interested in translating one of the Key Concepts, please contact me for approval first because dozens are currently in process. As always, if there is a concept you think should be written up as one of the Key Concepts, whether in English or any other language, propose it. If you are new to CID, please provide a brief resume. This opportunity is open to masters students and above, on the assumption that some familiarity with academic conventions generally, and discussion of intercultural dialogue specifically, are useful.

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz, Director
Center for Intercultural Dialogue

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Debate Spaces: Debate Program Director (USA)

“JobDebate Program Director, Debate Spaces, New York, NY, USA (hybrid). Deadline: 5 July 2024.

Based in New York City, the Program Director will serve two complementary roles: establishing debate teams at local partner schools while expanding and improving virtual programs for the international debate community. Success will require a Program Director who brings a passion for the organization’s mission and an ability to grow and improve debate education in both in-person and remote environments. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Program Director will play a key role in designing, strategizing, and implementing unique and impactful debate opportunities that further Debate Spaces’ mission.

Debate Spaces is partnering with local secondary schools to integrate debate education. Starting in the 2024-25 academic year, this means creating and coaching debate teams at two middle schools: designing and implementing curricula for public forum and parliamentary debate, facilitating practices, collaborating with school staff and parents, and coordinating competitions at local and virtual tournaments. In subsequent years, the partnership will grow to include high school programs, as well as extend debate education into the classroom.

The Program Director would also lead the development of new debate education initiatives that maximize the potential of virtual programs to promote cross-cultural exchanges. The Program Director will build bridges in the debate community through a network of collaborative practices and tournaments. Combined with the increased scale of our weekend Academy programs, these initiatives will extend world-class, cross-cultural debate education to more students in more places than ever before.

This is a hybrid position that requires both in-person and virtual day-to-day work. The start date for this position is mid-August and will continue year-round. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis with interviews likely to begin as soon as possible.

Debate Spaces is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers young people to advocate for themselves and their communities by cultivating critical thinking, empathy, and confidence through cross-cultural debate education. Founded in 2016 to create a space for middle school students to connect across social and economic divides in South Africa, Debate Spaces went global in 2020.