Surveillance Studies Centre Research Associate (and Surveillance & Society Editorial Assistant), Emily Smith, is going on maternity leave at the end of this summer. We are now advertising a 12-months temporary replacement RA position at the SSC (based in the Sociology Department, Queen’s University, Ontario).

The closing date for the competition is 11 June 2010.

Youmay find the details of the position here:
http://www.hr.queensu.ca/job/research.php>http://www.hr.queensu.ca/job/research.php

The new SSC website is here: www.sscqueens.org

“Exploring U.S. Department of Homeland Security Fusion Centers.”

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The application deadline is June 10, 2010

We are seeking a postdoctoral-level scholar for a research project on the social, legal, and technical dimensions of DHS “fusion centers.” This project will document and evaluate the information sharing practices of fusion centers, with a focus on variations in data sharing across fusion centers. The primary researchers on this project are Torin Monahan (Vanderbilt University) and Priscilla Regan (George Mason University). This will be a one-year position beginning this summer (no later than August 31), with the possibility of renewal for a second year.

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The GRANEM, University of Angers, is looking for a Research Assistant for its multilingual economics and management research laboratory based in Angers, Pays de la Loire, France.

This opportunity is for a research assistant on a 2 to 3 month contract, starting in June 2010 working on the European Commission Contract: Focus groups on European Citizens attitudes and behaviours concerning personal identity data management, under Dr Caroline Lancelot Miltgen.

The GRANEM, University of Angers, is looking for a Research Assistant for its multilingual economics and management research laboratory based in Angers, Pays de la Loire, France.  This opportunity is for a research assistant on a 2 to 3 month contract, starting in June 2010 working on the European Commission Contract: Focus groups on European Citizens attitudes and behaviours concerning personal identity data management, under Dr Caroline Lancelot Miltgen.

More information on the university’s website

The University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland (Social Sciences/Political Geography) offers the following PhD studentship also involving surveillance issues.

Reasonably good French is required, but the PhD could be written in English.

L’Institut de Géographie de l’Université de Neuchâtel met au concours un poste d’AssistantE diplôméE à 75%
Entrée en fonction: 1er août 2010

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The Open University Business School
The New Transparency, Queen’s University, Canada

The Open University Business School in conjunction with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) funded ‘New Transparency: Surveillance and Social Sorting’ project would like to invite applications for a PhD scholarship, based at the Open University Business School, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, in its ESRC recognized Research Degrees Programme.
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The New Transparency: Surveillance and Social Sorting research project seeks to fill one post-doctoral fellow position, starting summer 2010 based in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta. This is a one year term position with the possibility of renewal.

The fellow will perform research in the area of the New Transparency’s Integrated Research Sub-Project (IRSP) on the Surveillance Consequences of 9/11, led by Professor Kevin D. Haggerty (University of Alberta) and Professor Arthur Cockfield (Queen’s University).

In particular, this will involve embarking on a program of productive research on some aspect of surveillance and security, taking a lead role in organizing an international research workshop on ‘Security and Surveillance: Ten Years after 9/11,’ grant application writing and generally contributing to the New Transparency and related projects.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with a number of scholars and students associated with the New Transparency project at the University of Alberta, Queen’s University, the University of Victoria, and the Open University in the UK. In addition, the post-doctoral fellow will find a wide range of programs at the University of Alberta that provide opportunities for enrichment and collaboration.

Applicants should be recent recipients of a doctoral degree in a relevant social science, with demonstrated interest and expertise in critical approaches to surveillance and security. Areas of specialization and disciplinary approaches are open.

Salary is competitive and includes benefits. Subject to availability of funds, and depending on areas of teaching expertise, the successful applicant may be eligible to obtain a part-time contract teaching position with the Department of Sociology. Modest funds will also be provided for conference travel, equipment and other research expenses. The fellow will be expected to be in residence in Edmonton, Canada, for the duration of the position and be an active colleague within the University of Alberta and the New Transparency project.

Application deadline is March 31, 2010. Please send application materials in electronic form to Curtis Champagne, Assistant Chair, Department of Sociology; curtis.champagne at ualberta.ca.

Applications should include a CV, a letter describing suitability for the fellowship, a statement outlining the proposed research project(s), three writing samples and full contact details for three individuals who would be willing to write letters of reference.
For more information, please contact:

Kevin D. Haggerty, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. T6G 2H4. 780-492-3297. kevin.haggerty at ualberta.ca

This fellowship is made possible through a Major Collaborative Research Initiative (MCRI) grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Temple University School of Communication and Theater, Philadelphia Pa.

As part of an international initiative undertaken with the support of the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme, Temple University is offering a 1 year, post-doctoral position in security/privacy studies with a target start date of January 1, 2010 at the earliest; however, this is flexible dependent on the selected candidate’s availability.

The selected post-doctoral fellow, along with the Project Director, will be responsible for administering a project on “Privacy Awareness through Branding of Security Organisations” (PATS) in cooperation with institutions in Germany, the UK, Finland, Israel, Poland, and the United States.

Deadline: Review of Applications will begin December 1, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. We hope for a start date of January 1, 2010 but that is flexible and dependent on when the position is filled.

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The Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI) in Karlsruhe is looking for a

Social science or humanities graduate (male or female)

for its “New Technologies” competence centre to commence on 1 January 2010. He/ she will work, inter alia, in the EC-funded project “Privacy and Emerging fields of science and technology” (PRESCIENT). In the context of this study, he/she will have the opportunity to write a PhD thesis on privacy-related impacts of emerging technologies (such as ICT, nanotechnologies, genetics).

Closing date: November 20, 2009

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Reader in Criminology, School of Applied Social Sciences, Durham University.

We are seeking to appoint an academic of international standing to provide academic leadership and expand the School’s teaching and research profile in criminology. We welcome applications from candidates with a track record of excellence in any field of criminological research, although the ability to widen our range of research strengths in Criminology would be advantageous. The successful candidate will have a PhD and strong research background in criminology or a cognate discipline.

https://jobs.dur.ac.uk/jobdtls.asp?Session_in=&Uid=&vref=3427

Closing Date for Applications: 02/10/2009

There is a vacancy for a post doctoral researcher on a three year research project, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, beginning January 09. The project is called ‘Taking Liberties: New uses of consumer data in the UK’, and aims to explore whether consumer data traditionally collected in marketing contexts is now being applied in security contexts. The project is managed by myself, with co-investigators Sally Dibb, Liz Daniel and Maureen Meadows, all at the Open University Business School. The project will also dovetail into The New Transparency MCRI.

This is a great opportunity for a postdoc researcher with an interest in surveillance studies, critical marketing or critical management studies.

Further particulars are here: http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/job-details.asp?id=4126