Subject: Postdoc and PhD positions available in Oslo From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Arnt_Maas=F8?= <arnt.maaso@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:36:50 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail=_01DD1C50-5AE1-417F-8765-09ADC0FDA0FA Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 One postdoctoral research fellowship and one doctoral research = fellowship are available at the University of Oslo, Norway. Both = positions are available from January 2012. Deadline for applications: = September 2011. The positions will be attached to the research project 'Clouds and = Concerts - Mediation and Mobility in Contemporary Music Culture' = directed by Prof. Anne Danielsen and Associate prof. Arnt Maas=F8 and = funded by the Norwegian Research Council. The project is a collaboration = between Department of Musicology and Department of Media and = Communication. The overall aim of the project is to investigate the role of digital = technologies for the distribution and reception of music. Of particular = interest is how the content and value of liveness has changed with the = new forms and combinations of mediation and live performance made = possible by online communication and distribution. A second field of = investigation is the interaction of individuals in new digital = environments, particularly through the use of mobile phones. The project = is organized in two main subprojects: A) The role of =91liveness=92 in = the era of digital mediation and B) Activities of fans and audiences on = digital music services and social network sites=20 The postdoctoral research fellow is expected to contribute to subproject = A and the successful applicant should submit a project proposal that is = thematically related to this research area. This subproject will examine = how live and mediated forms are being used and mixed in contemporary = live concerts and/or what aspects of the contemporary live format that = represent =91liveness=92 to the audience, as well as how these may have = changed or not changed from the analog era.=20 The doctoral research fellow is expected to contribute to subproject B = and the successful applicant should submit a project proposal that is = thematically related to this research area. This subproject will examine = how different media platforms typical of the digital age are used, with = a special focus on the role of mobile media. In particular, we wish to = shed light on the diffusion and use of music on social network sites and = streaming services such as WIMP and Spotify, as well as the relationship = between mediated forms of sharing and non-mediated personal = communication. Experience from 'data mining' and/or competence in = quantitative analysis of large data sets will be regarded particularly = useful for the PhD position. Please see the following links for more information about the PhD = position and the postdoctoral research fellowship, as well as = information about the project (and results from the pilot project in = 2010) on this link. -- Arnt Maas=F8 Associate Professor, Dr. art. Dept. of Media and Communication University of Oslo PO BOX 1093 Blindern 0317 Oslo, Norway W: +47-22 85 04 19=20 M: +47-41 42 08 25=20 http://bit.ly/imk-english twitter: arnte --Apple-Mail=_01DD1C50-5AE1-417F-8765-09ADC0FDA0FA Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; = "><div><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial">One postdoctoral research fellowship and one doctoral = research fellowship are available at the <a = href=3D"http://www.uio.no/english/">University of Oslo, = Norway</a>.</font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"> </font></span><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">Both = positions are available</font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"> </font></span><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">from = January 2012. Deadline for applications: September = 2011<b>.</b></font></span></div><div><p class=3D"Body1" = style=3D"margin-top: 5pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 5pt; = margin-left: 0cm; line-height: normal; "><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">The positions will be attached = to the research project '<i>Clouds and Concerts - Mediation and = Mobility</i></font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><i> in Contemporary Music = Culture</i>'</font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"> directed by Prof. Anne = Danielsen and Associate prof. Arnt Maas=F8 and funded by = the Norwegian Research Council. </font></span><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">The = project is a collaboration between Department of Musicology and = Department of Media and Communication.</font></span></p><p class=3D"Body1"= style=3D"margin-top: 5pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 5pt; = margin-left: 0cm; line-height: normal; "><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">The overall aim of the project = is to investigate the role of digital technologies for the distribution = and reception of music. Of particular interest is how the content and = value of liveness has changed with the new forms and combinations of = mediation and live performance made possible by online communication and = distribution. A second field of investigation is the interaction of = individuals in new digital environments, particularly through the use of = mobile phones. The project is organized in two main = subprojects:</font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"> </font></span><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">A) The = role of </font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">=91</font></span><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial">liveness</font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">=92</font></span><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"> in = the era of digital mediation and B) Activities of fans and = audiences</font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"> </font></span><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">on = digital music services and</font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"> </font></span><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">social = network sites</font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"> </font></span></p><p = class=3D"Body1" style=3D"margin-top: 5pt; margin-right: 0cm; = margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 0cm; line-height: normal; "><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">The = postdoctoral research fellow is expected to contribute to subproject A = and the successful applicant should submit a project proposal that is = thematically related to this research area. </font></span><span = lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"color: rgb(6, 6, 6); "><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">This subproject will = examine </font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">how live and mediated forms = are being used and mixed in contemporary live concerts and/or what = aspects of the contemporary live format that = represent </font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">=91</font></span><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial">liveness</font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">=92</font></span><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"> to = the audience, as well as how these may have changed or not changed from = the analog era.</font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"> </font></span><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial"><o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class=3D"Body1" = style=3D"margin-top: 5pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 5pt; = margin-left: 0cm; line-height: normal; "><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">The doctoral research fellow = is expected to contribute to subproject B and the successful applicant = should submit a project proposal that is thematically related to this = research area. </font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"color: = rgb(6, 6, 6); "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">This = subproject will examine how different </font></span><span = lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"color: windowtext; "><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">media platforms typical of the = digital age are used, with a special focus on the role of mobile media. = In particular,</font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"color: rgb(6, = 6, 6); "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"> we wish = to shed light on the diffusion and use of music on social network sites = and streaming services such as WIMP and Spotify, as well as the = relationship between mediated forms of sharing and non-mediated personal = communication.</font></span><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"color: rgb(6, = 6, 6); "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial"> </font></span><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; = ">Experience from 'data mining' and/or competence in quantitative = analysis of large data sets will be regarded particularly useful for the = PhD position.</span></p><div><br></div><div>Please see the following = links for more information about the <a = href=3D"http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/576890/62047?iso=3Dno">PhD = position</a> and the <a = href=3D"http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/forskning/prosjekter/skyogscene/postdocto= r.html">postdoctoral research fellowship</a>, as well = as information about the project (and results from the pilot = project in 2010) on <a = href=3D"http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/research/projects/cloudsandconcer= ts/">this link</a>.</div></div><div><br></div><div> <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><div><div><div><div><div>--</div><div>Arnt = Maas=F8</div><div>Associate Professor, Dr. art.</div><div>Dept. of Media = and Communication</div><div>University of Oslo</div><div>PO BOX 1093 = Blindern</div><div>0317 Oslo, Norway</div><div><br></div><div>W: +47-22 = 85 04 19 </div><div>M: +47-41 42 08 25 </div><div><a = href=3D"http://bit.ly/imk-english">http://bit.ly/imk-english</a></div><div= >twitter: arnte</div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span> </div> <br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_01DD1C50-5AE1-417F-8765-09ADC0FDA0FA--