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Elspeth

Lecturer in Media and Communications       

School of Letters, Art and Media

Reference No. 632/1009

·          Lecturer Level B fulltime continuing

·          Australia’s top rated Faculty in the Arts and Humanities

·          A competitive academic salary is available

The University of Sydney is one of Australia's premier University’s with an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence, and employs over 6,800 permanent staff supporting over 46,000 students.

The University of Sydney’s Faculty of Arts has a proud history and tradition of intellectual rigour. It offers one of the most comprehensive and diverse range of humanities and social science studies in the Asia Pacific region, and a vibrant research and teaching environment. It is regularly ranked in the top 20 Arts faculties in the world.

The School of Letters, Art and Media (SLAM) is one of Australia's most active arts and humanities research centres, in Sydney, nationally, and internationally.   It is dedicated to excellence, innovation and high achievement in undergraduate and postgraduate research, and to the support of its student and academic research activities and careers.

Applications are invited for a Lectureship Level B in Media and Communications with a primary responsibility to conduct teaching and research in the public relations area at postgraduate level as well as contribute to the teaching of media relations at undergraduate level.

The successful candidate will teach a variety of units of study including: Dealing with the Media; Organisational Communication, Media Relations, Strategy Selection in Corporate PR, PR Management and Conflict Resolution, and may be called on to teach in the political communication strand when required.

The successful candidate will also be required to assist with curriculum development and administration.  The Media and Communications Department offers four coursework Masters degrees, postgraduate research degrees, and a four-year undergraduate degree at both pass and Honours levels. Located in the central Camperdown campus, the Department is in proximity to the key business and cultural precincts of this cosmopolitan and dynamic city.

The position is full-time continuing, subject to the completion of a satisfactory probation and/or confirmation period for new appointees. Membership of a university approved superannuation scheme is a condition of employment for new appointees. International applicants will be assisted with relocation funding.

Remuneration Package: a competitive remuneration package is available consisting of a Level B salary range ($76,250.00 - $90,546); plus leave loading and up to 17% employer’s contribution to superannuation.

All applications must be submitted online. For more information and to apply, please visit http://usyd.edu.au/positions and search by the reference number 632/1009.

Closing Date: 30 November 2009 

The University is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. Applications from equity target groups and women are encouraged.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Call for Papers: Online social networks, communication practice, and public relations

The social networking emerging online is now seen as one of the defining characteristics of Web 2.0 and beyond.  From virtual worlds to microblogging, individuals and groups are forming diverse and sometimes apparently novel ways of building and maintaining social bonds.  These mediated exchanges between individuals and groups who may never physically meet challenge our current understandings of friendship, communication, and belonging.

For communication and public relations scholars and practitioners, such interactions pose a number of significant questions. How do researchers explore the nebulous social connections people forge in online spaces?  How do we re-evaluate what it means to be an individual and part of a group in this context? Do these new channels of communication change the way we present ourselves and our ideas?

This special 2010 edition of PRism online public relations and communication journal (http://praxis.massey.ac.nz/prism_on-line_journ.html) seeks papers which discuss and explore ways in which to approach, study, and account for the diversity of online social experience, particularly in regard to communication practice and issues of public relations. Possible topics include:

    * methodological frameworks for studying online social behaviours

    * theory building (normative or critical) regarding the social web as part of communications or public relations practice

    * ways of conceptualizing the online self and society, such as; performance, identity, network theory, and their implications for organisational communication and public relations

    * issues and ethics in online data collection on social networking sites

    * case studies exploring the impact of multimodal (online/offline) social ties in research

    * opinion pieces on using social networks in public relations

    * critically informed speculation on the future of communication practice in social media (beyond ‘Web3’)

    * multimedia submissions on a related topic

Papers are welcome from all disciplinary areas.  Full papers will be due by Friday 5^th of February, 2010 and will be peer reviewed.  Academic papers should be 5,000 words and practitioner papers between 2,500-3,000 words maximum. Style should follow house guidelines: http://praxis.massey.ac.nz/fileadmin/Praxis/Files/Journal_Files/Prism_House_Style.pdf  See also the PRism submission guidelines at: http://praxis.massey.ac.nz/sub_guide.html 

Enquiries are welcome and should be directed to Erika Pearson (erika.pearson@otago.ac.nz).

Erika Pearson

Department of Media, Film and Communication

University of Otago

PO Box 56

Dunedin 9054

New Zealand

Ph: 64 3 479 8680

Fax: 64 3 479 3932

The editors of the next special issue of PRism invite submissions around the theme of gender and public relations. Awarded the PRism Prize for 2010, the edition will explore the complex gendered aspects of both public relations practice and theorising – an important topic that will contribute to the maturation of the field.  Papers from diverse perspectives and geographical locations which offer a critical approach with an emancipatory quality will be particularly welcomed.   

 Topics might include (but are not restricted to),

Gender and:

-       identity and identification

-       ageing and sexuality

-       diversity and ethnicity

-       public relations education, and/or graduate experiences

-       research and ethics

-       feminist perspectives and public relations work cultures

-       historical perspectives on industry or occupational developments  

-       public relations and social media, including virtual publics 

Full papers will be due by May 31st, 2010 and will be peer reviewed. Submissions should be sent to: prismgenderissue@gmail.com. 

Academic papers should be approx. 5,000 words and practitioner papers between 2,000-3,000 words maximum. Style should follow house guidelines: http://praxis.massey.ac.nz/fileadmin/Praxis/Files/Journal_Files/Prism_House_Style.pdf 

Papers submitted for the special issue must not have been published, accepted for publication, or presently be under consideration for publication elsewhere.  Full submission guidelines are available on the PRism Web site at .  

The guest editors for this prize-winning special issue of PRism are Dr Christine Daymon (Curtin University) and Dr Kristin Demetrious (Deakin University).  All submissions and queries should be directed to: prismgenderissue@gmail.com

Tom Watson writes:

Abstracts for this new and exciting conference are due by Monday, December 7.

Please send abstracts to our new submission address: historyofpr@bournemouth.ac.uk. This will gradually replace prhistory@bournemouth.ac.uk. Both email addresses currently operate.

World-wide response: Interest in the conference has snowballed since it was announced in July and the Call for Papers was issued in August. Quite literally, enthusiastic interest has been expressed from all continents and from researchers and practitioners in numerous countries. Thanks to everyone who has ‘snowballed’ conference information to colleagues and listservs. Already, 10 abstracts have been received and calls and emails have come from leading researchers promising their attendance.

JCOM Special Issue: A selection of full papers will be published in a second History of Public Relations special issue of the Journal of Communication Management (JCOM) in late 2010.

Award: The first JCOM special issue on the History of Public Relations (2008 Vol 12. No.4) won a Highly Commended Special Issue Award in the Emerald Literati 2009 Awards recently. As well as being a very popular issue, it helped define the world-wide interest in this area of historical and practice research.

Website: The conference website http://historyofpr.com  will be launched shortly and and is supported by a Twitter feed – historyofpr - and Facebook presence. It is being developed as a communication point for the conference, a guide to resources and a discussion centre. We aim to make access to existing online resources simpler.

Conference pricing: Tickets for the conference will be £240 per delegate, with an ‘early-bird’ rate of £200 for registration and payment by Friday, April 30 2010. There will be a special rate of £80 for doctoral and postgraduate students. Details of booking arrangements will be announced later. It is planned that online booking will be offered through the new website.

Venue: The conference will be held at Bournemouth University in southern England from July 8-9, 2010. To find out more about this famous beach resort town, go to: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/about/around_bournemouth/around_bournemouth.html . Before or after the conference, you can enjoy yourself in Bournemouth or visit Thomas Hardy country, the very old New Forest and take a day trip to Stonehenge.

IRGO is pleased to be hosting the inaugural IRGO unConference on the 23 and 24th of November 2009 at the Centre for Innovation, University of Otago, Dunedin.  The topic of the unConference is "New Zealand's Digital Futures." Our opening address will be by Professor Greg Hearn, Director of the Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation at QUT.  Our closing speaker will be announced shortly.

The unConference aims to bring together scholars and practitioners from around the region to discuss the future of the internet from multiple perspectives.  In particular, the conference will focus around three key questions.  Firstly, what might be possible for the future internet of the region?  Secondly, what will citizens want from the internet in the future (two, five, ten years ahead)?  And thirdly, what potential internet problems or issues will we have to navigate in the immediate future?

As this is an unConference, the direction of the discussion is up to you.  We are using a submission system where people can suggest topics for panels, nominate panelists, and even vote topics up or down.  The final list of topics will be decided by popular vote -- and you do not need to be a registered attendee to vote!  We will be making conference artifacts available online, so anyone interested can nominate and vote on topics.

Finally, thanks to University of Otago, registration is FREE.  However, places are limited, so please register ASAP to confirm your place.

For general information on the conference: http://irgo.otago.ac.nz/glance.html
To connect to the submissions system: http://irgo.otago.ac.nz/submissions.html
For registration: http://irgo.otago.ac.nz/registration.html

Please feel free to forward to any interested colleagues.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us through the website or via email: irgo@otago.ac.nz

We look forward to seeing you in November

the IRGO steering committee
http://irgo.otago.ac.nz

The Australia and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) has two new post-graduate representatives.

Lucy Morieson and Diana Bossio are post-graduate students in Applied Communication at RMIT University in Melbourne. They are planning on expanding the post-graduate activities of ANZCA but they need your help!

Lucy and Diana have grand visions of spreading the ANZCA post-graduate network throughout Australia and New Zealand, linked by an online database and a range of interesting, relevant and fun events. We have two events planned this semester and we'd love you and your fellow post-grads to come along.

If you would like to be part of our post-grad mailing list, or know of people that would like information about upcoming events and seminars, please let either Lucy or Diana know your email address and we'll add you to our group list. Please pass on this notice to any interested parties.

We'd also love post-graduates from across Australia and New Zealand to be involved! If you would like to hold an event, or would like information about events in your area, please contact either Diana or Lucy or an ANZCA representative in your state. Click their name to email them:

Kerry McCallum (Public Officer and ACT Rep)

Anne Dunn (NSW Rep),

Christina Spurgeon (Qld Rep),

Kate Fitch (WA Rep),

Nick Sharman (Vic Rep),

Simone Murray (Vic Rep),

Kerry Green (SA Rep),

Colleen Mills (NZ Rep),

Donald Matheson (NZ Rep),

Alison Henderson (NZ Rep),

Stay tuned for more details about post-graduate events; it's going to be a great year!

About ANZCA:

ANZCA is a well-respected and friendly organisation for postgraduate students to be involved in. Consider becoming a PG member and for $60 you will receive 3 issues of the Australian Journal of Communication, reduced conference fees and access to the ANZCA 'information network', including mailing lists.

Our annual conference is an excellent opportunity for post-grads to present your research and network with academics in your field. There are prizes and special events for postgraduate students. See http://www.anzca.net/index.htm for more information.

The Media School at Bournemouth University is offering PhD scholarships in media, computer animation, journalism and communication research, including public relations, including one specifically for an overseas student. The scholarships are for three years full-time study and are valued at £12,900 a year, which can be topped up with casual teaching/tutoring and research support work.

Please see http://www.media.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/studentships/index.html for more information and pass it on to colleagues or students who may be interested in studying at one of the UK's leading media and communication schools. Bournemouth Media School was a pioneer in public relations education with one of the UK's first undergraduate degrees. It also has strong links with UK and international public relations and corporate communications sectors.

We are also interested in part-time PhD students, especially those from practice who are interested in applied research in public relations and related areas.

Dr Tom Watson
Reader in Communications
The Media School
Bournemouth University
Fern Barrow, Poole
Dorset BH12 5BB, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1202 965140
Email: twatson@bournemouth.ac.uk
Blog: http://dummyspit.wordpress.com/

Electronic and Internet Public Relations students at Deakin University, Victoria, Australia, conduct a videoconference once a semester to provide students with practical videoconferencing experience and so that they can chat and have a fun exchange with PR or communication students elsewhere in the world for 20 or so minutes after a phone or email precursor.

If you are keen and equipped to participate, and preferably if you are in a time zone east of Melbourne, please email Steve Mackey.

International Journal of Business and Information (ISSN: 1728-8673)

The International Journal of Business and Information (IJBI) is a quarterly publication dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary and multifunctional academic research and management practice across business and information technology (IT) or information system (IS). Since IJBI seeks to contribute to the integration of the fields of business and information, papers in the areas of business and information, management and technology, and theory and practice are highly welcomed for publication in IJBI. As a bi-disciplinary international journal, IJBI particularly encourages multidisciplinary manuscripts reflecting how the successful implementation of IT/IS in international or local businesses and how best to adjust business process, strategy, culture, or organization structure to comply with new IT/IS adoption. However, since IJBI serves as a worldwide forum for scholars involved in both business and information, manuscripts are also welcomed that focused solely on either management or information issues, such as marketing, banking, finance, accounting, operation management, supply chain management, project management, e-commerce, online-banking, internet marketing, consumer behavior in web sites, virtual organization, etc. To achieve a broad range of academic and professional topics, cases studies providing new conceptual or theoretical insights for academics, practicing managers, or information consultants are also invited if they contribute uniquely to understanding business or IT/IS practice.

Submission Guidelines:
IJBI welcomes papers in all areas within business and Information. Please submit manuscript with a brief abstract (100-150 words) and 3-10 keywords indicating the content. Please also provide a cover letter containing the following key information: (1) Title of the article; (2) Names, titles, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, and email addresses of all authors; (3) A statement that the manuscript contains original unpublished work and is not being submitted for publication elsewhere. Authors should submit papers via the website http://atisr.org/journal/ which also provide additionally useful information on the submission process (for example. manuscript format and reviewing process).
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Kwei Tang, Purdue University (USA), ktang@mgmt.purdue.edu