tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20168087803644539612024-03-13T07:31:32.359-07:00Sociology @ MillsDan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380226325325300201noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-26797484347018622342016-01-29T14:56:00.000-08:002016-01-29T14:56:34.274-08:00Frances Fox Piven at UCB Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380226325325300201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-85363844645377284332016-01-25T10:02:00.007-08:002016-01-25T10:02:55.804-08:00Survey research in the digital age at UCB Colloquium<h4 style="text-align: center;">
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Survey research in the digital age: The past, present, and very bright future </h3>
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The digital age has transformed how researchers are able to study social behavior. Contrary to claims about the demise of the survey, in this talk, I will argue that the digital age actually increases the value of surveys. I will use the traditional total survey error framework to organize the landscape, and then I’ll highlight three broad areas for development: changes in who we ask, changes in how we ask, and changes in how we link surveys to other sources of data. The talk will conclude with some predictions for the future. This talk represents one chapter from a book I’m currently writing about social research in the digital age.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Matthew Salganik is Professor of Sociology at Princeton University. His research interests include social networks and computational social science. Salganik's research has been published in journals such as Science, PNAS, Sociological Methodology, and Journal of the American Statistical Association. His papers have won the Outstanding Article Award from the Mathematical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association and the Outstanding Statistical Application Award from the American Statistical Association. Popular accounts of his work have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Economist, and New Yorker. Salganik's research is funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Joint United Nations Program for HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Facebook, and Google.
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Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380226325325300201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-55563835735674303272016-01-12T11:24:00.000-08:002016-01-12T11:24:37.954-08:00Great Summer Internship at UCB: Health and Environment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-49978638250657016002016-01-06T10:48:00.001-08:002016-01-06T10:48:48.108-08:00Information Science Is Not Library Science Anymore<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;">
<b><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 11pt;">Indiana University Ph.D. Program in Information Science Accepting Applications by January 15<sup>th</sup>, 2016</span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 11pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 11pt;">We welcome applications to our doctoral program at Indiana University Bloomington. Our Ph.D. in Information Science celebrates over 50 years and over 185 graduates. Our <a href="http://www.soic.indiana.edu/graduate/degrees/information-library-science/phd-information-science/index.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">doctoral program</a>is one of the longest continuously running Information Science programs in the U.S. and has one of the highest number of graduates, including distinguished and productive professors, deans of schools and libraries, directors of doctoral programs, editors of journals, excellent educators, and presidents of national professional associations. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 11pt;">Our Ph.D. in Information Science trains the next generation of information scientists—the people who will advance the knowledge in this field. Doctoral students are advised by faculty that are engaged in cutting-edge research areas such as:</span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 11pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 11pt;">Our students can benefit from our active community of scholars that includes these Research Centers:</span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 11pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 11pt;">Located in the university town of Bloomington, Indiana, the program is supported by both an extensive <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">research infrastructure and a beautiful setting.</span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">The technology and library resources at IU are stellar while the</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 11pt;"> abundance of and access to nature, the arts, and international cuisine in Bloomington enrich out-of-class hours. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<tr><td style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 9px 18px;" valign="top"><strong><span style="color: black;">Visit the <a href="http://harvard.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=769fced03d&e=f0c59b9a82" style="color: #007fff; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Berkman summer internship page</a> to learn more about the program and to apply!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">The application deadline for all students for summer 2016 is <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1293170493" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday, February 12, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. ET</span></span><br /><br />Please spread word of the opportunity to great candidates, and help us continue to develop our shared network of Internet researchers working to advance scholarship with impact.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 9px 18px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black;"><strong>About Berkman's Summer Internship Program:</strong></span><br /><span style="color: black;">Each summer the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University swings open the doors of our vibrant yellow house to welcome a group of talented and curious students as full-time interns - </span><a href="http://harvard.us10.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=cb53db0189&e=f0c59b9a82" style="color: #007fff; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Berkterns!</a><span style="color: black;"> - who are passionate about the promise of the Internet. Finding connected and complementary research inquiries among their diverse backgrounds, students represent all levels of study, are being trained in disciplines across the board, and come from universities all over the world to tackle issues related to the core of Berkman’s research agenda. Summer interns jump head first into the swirl of the Berkman universe, where they are deeply and substantively involved in our research projects and efforts.</span><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;">
<span style="color: black;">Becoming invaluable contributors to the Center’s operation and success, interns conduct collaborative and independent research under the guidance of Berkman staff, fellows, and faculty. Specific roles, tasks, and experiences vary depending on Center needs and interns' skills; a list of expected opportunities for Summer 2016 is on the <a href="http://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=ffd3194cd9&e=f0c59b9a82" style="color: #007fff; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Berkman summer internship page</a>. Typically, the workload of each intern is primarily based under one project or suite of projects, with encouragement and flexibility to get involved in additional projects across the Center.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">In addition to joining research teams, summer interns participate in special lectures with Berkman Center faculty and fellows, engage each other through community experiences like weekly interns discussion hours, and attend Center-wide events and gatherings with members of the wider Berkman community. As well, each year interns establish new channels for fun and learning, such as organizing debates; establishing reading groups and book clubs; producing podcasts and videos; and hosting potlucks, cook-offs, and BBQs (fortunately for us, people share).</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The word "awesome" has been thrown around to describe our internships, but don't take our word for it. Former intern Zachary McCune had this to say: "it has been an enchanting summer working at the berkman center for internet & society. everyday, i get to hang out with some of the most brilliant people on the planet. we talk, we write (emails), we blog, we laugh, we play rock band. and when things need to get done, we stay late hyped on free coffee and leftover food. it is a distinct honor to be considered a peer among such excellent people. and i am not just talking about the fellows, staff, and faculty, though they are all outstanding. no, i mean my peers as in my fellow interns, who are almost definitely the ripening next generation of changemakers."<br /><br /><strong>Time Commitment:</strong><br />Summer internships are full time positions (35 hours/week) for 10 weeks.<br />The Summer 2016 program will run from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1293170494" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Monday, June 6</span></span> through <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1293170495" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday, August 12</span></span>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><strong>Payment:</strong><br />Interns are paid $11.50 an hour, with the exception of a number of opportunities for law students who are expected to receive some version of summer public interest funding (more about these specific cases at the link for law students).<br /><br />No other benefits are provided, and interns must make their own housing, insurance and transportation arrangements.<br /><br /><strong>Commitment to Diversity:</strong><br />The work and well-being of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University are strengthened profoundly by the diversity of our network and our differences in background, culture, experience, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and much more. We actively seek and welcome applications from people of color, women, the LGBTQIA community, and persons with disabilities, as well as applications from researchers and practitioners from across the spectrum of disciplines and methods.<br /><br /><strong>Eligibility:</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><strong>To Apply:</strong><br />We know what you're thinking. </span><em><span style="color: black;">Yes please. I want that. That sounds magical. Did I mention that I have </span><a href="http://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=f8c65ea27f&e=f0c59b9a82" style="color: #007fff; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">incredible dance moves</a><span style="color: black;">?</span></em><span style="color: black;"> Here's what you should do...</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Students from disciplines other than law:</strong> please find more information and application instructions <a href="http://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=152a82d508&e=f0c59b9a82" style="color: #007fff; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></li>
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Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-7721270886198211442015-11-30T09:35:00.001-08:002015-11-30T09:37:10.645-08:00UCB Colloquium<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-66522620104702279162015-11-20T09:33:00.001-08:002015-11-20T09:33:44.329-08:00Intellectual and Career Trajectories, no. 102b.4<div class="tr_bq">
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The <a href="http://www.american.edu/soc/" target="_blank">School of Communication at American University</a>, Washington, D.C., invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Public Communication Division beginning August 1, 2016. Responsibilities include teaching a 2-2 load of undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as participation in department, school and university activities. </blockquote>
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We are seeking candidates with demonstrated expertise in the different <b><span style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;">ways that </span><span style="color: #674ea7;">political campaigns, NGOs, nonprofits, corporations and federal, state and local governments</span><span style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;"> dissect data and analyze the digital, behavioral, media and economic footprints of consumers, voters or constituents</span></b><span style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;">. </span> </blockquote>
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Candidates will show a strong potential for scholarly and/or professional growth in identifying and targeting audiences, using analytics to <b style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;">evaluate impact, and utilizing micro-targeting to understand public </b><b style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">attitudes</span></b><b style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;">, lifestyle </b><b style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">preferences</span></b><b style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;">, </b><b style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">values</span></b><b style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;">, consumer </b><b style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">interests</span></b><b style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;">, political </b><b style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">concerns</span></b><b style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;">, and media and technology </b><b style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">habits</span></b><b style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px;">.</b><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://www.coursera.org/course/mmds" target="_blank">large-scale data mining</a></span></b>.</blockquote>
Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380226325325300201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-82994694530196941762014-10-15T09:45:00.002-07:002014-10-15T09:45:45.773-07:00Undergraduate Student Research Training Workshop SPRING 2015<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.7272720336914px;">
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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) invites fellowship applications for an Undergraduate Student Education Research Training Workshop to be held <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_465464371" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Thursday, April 16 - Saturday, April 18, 2015</span></span> during the 2015 Annual Meeting in Chicago. This workshop is designed to build the talent pool of undergraduate students who plan to pursue doctorate degrees in education research or in disciplines and fields that examine education issues. Applicants are sought who have potential and interest in pursuing careers as education researchers, faculty members, or other professionals who contribute to the research field.<br /><br />The workshop, led by junior and senior scholars, will give fellows an overview of how education research is designed across fields, how quantitative and qualitative research methods are used in studies, and how research is applied to education policy and practice. Senior researchers and faculty from both academic institutions and applied research organizations (i.e., The American Institutes for Research, Educational Testing Service, the College Board, and the Urban Institute) will introduce education research as a field and share their area of expertise and knowledge with the fellows. Workshop activities will also focus on exploring graduate education, applying to graduate school, and beginning a career in education research.<br /><br />Fellows will be paired with a faculty member and a graduate student who will serve as program mentors. In addition to attending the workshop, fellows will attend pre-selected paper sessions and presentations during the AERA Annual Meeting.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-24875480715358296532014-10-08T14:08:00.000-07:002014-10-08T14:08:00.132-07:00PhDships in Information<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The University of Texas at Austin School of Information<u></u><u></u></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Research Assistant Position for ICT4D Research<u></u><u></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">A graduate research assistant position in ICT4D research is available at The University of Texas at Austin School of Information for a new doctoral student entering the PhD program in Fall 2015. Interested applicants must apply to the doctoral program and be admitted through the school’s normal selection process as explained online: </span><a href="https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/admissions/phd" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">iSchool PhD admissions</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">. Please note the application deadline is <b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_146896588" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">November 15, 2014</span></span></b>.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Interested students should contact Professor Diane Bailey via email: </span><a href="mailto:debailey@ischool.utexas.edu" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">debailey@ischool.utexas.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">. Applicants must be fluent in Spanish, willing to conduct extended qualitative fieldwork in South America (likely as the sole researcher on our team at a site) as well as quantitative work, and interested in the topic of information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D). This </span><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1412924&HistoricalAwards=false" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">abstract</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> describes the research project.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">The position includes three years guaranteed (and four expected) of full tuition plus a stipend of $24,000 dependent upon satisfactory performance in the doctoral program and on the project. As a Ph.D. student in the School of Information, you would be eligible for continued funding through in-coming grants, teaching assistantships, and instructor positions. We welcome inquiries from students interested in pursuing academic careers, coming from diverse academic and social backgrounds. Applicants with professional work experience are particularly encouraged to apply, as are students currently completing their masters or undergraduate degrees.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Research Assistant Position for Research in Information Work and Workers<u></u><u></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">A graduate research assistant position in research on information work and workers is available at The University of Texas at Austin School of Information for a new doctoral student entering the PhD program in Fall 2015. Interested applicants must apply to the doctoral program and be admitted through the school’s normal selection process as explained online: </span><a href="https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/admissions/phd" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">iSchool PhD admissions</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">. Please note the application deadline is <b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_146896589" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">November 15, 2014</span></span></b>.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">The faculty and students in the </span><a href="http://blogs.ischool.utexas.edu/iwrg/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Information Work Research Group</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (IWRG) undertake empirical studies of information workers in their workplaces, exploring how work and occupations are changing. We draw primarily on ethnography, participant observation, interviews and archive analysis to explore occupations such as records managers, remote financial professions, digital humanists, open source software developers and online community managers. Please contact any IWRG </span><a href="http://blogs.ischool.utexas.edu/iwrg/iwrg-directors/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">faculty member</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> to discuss your interest in the position.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">The position provides full tuition, a stipend of $20,000 and research travel support for one year. As a Ph.D. student in the School of Information, you would be eligible for continued funding through in-coming grants, teaching assistantships, and instructor positions. We welcome inquiries from students interested in pursuing academic careers, coming from diverse academic and social backgrounds. Applicants with professional work experience are particularly encouraged to apply, as are students currently completing their masters or undergraduate degrees.</span></div>
Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-2541353916381930272014-07-28T15:27:00.000-07:002014-07-28T15:27:44.702-07:00Job Posting<i>Reposted from Glenfriends Listserve</i><br />
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We are hiring a full time Administrative Assistant to join our staff of five. The job pays $16/hour to start (with increase after 6 months) and includes health insurance and paid time off. This is a great entry-level job for a self-starter with attention to detail and strong aptitude for technology (we use a recruiting database and the full suite of Microsoft Office products).<br />
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Our office is in Berkeley on Solano Avenue, right next to a bus line and a 25 minute walk/quick bike ride from El Cerrito Plaza BART. (And close to lots of great, cheap places to eat lunch!!) We offer a relaxed, fun, team-oriented work environment. This job is perfect for a recent college grad who is interested in the nonprofit sector, or for someone looking to work full time while going to school.<br />
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<a href="http://leadershipsearch.com/">http://leadershipsearch.com/</a>Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-11204419676570525172014-06-15T16:39:00.004-07:002014-06-15T17:06:52.793-07:00Media Sociology Conference at Mills<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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8:00-8:30 Registration/Sign-in </h4>
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8:30-9:00 Opening Remarks </h4>
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9:00-10:00 Keynote Address </h4>
Clayton Childress (University of Toronto – Scarborough)<br />
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10:00-10:20 BREAK </h4>
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10:20-11:30 Parallel Panel Sessions 1
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<b>1.1 Work and Careers in Media</b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Moderator: Casey Brienza</span><br />
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<li><i>Digital Vocations: Race, Capital, and Creativity in the Information Economy,</i> Alex Cho(University of Texas at Austin) and Vivian Shaw (University of Texas at Austin) </li>
<li><i>Becoming Jaded: Aging Out and Short Careers in the Music Business,</i> Alexandre Frenette(John Jay College, City University of New York) </li>
<li><i>Creatives: Initial Findings on the Early Careers of Commercial Artists,</i> Matthew Rowe(University of California, Los Angeles) </li>
<li><i>“All Hits Have Fans”: Small Group Decision Making and the Rhetoric of Reality Television Program Development,</i> Junhow Wei (University of Pennsylvania) </li>
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<b>1.2 New Theoretical Interventions</b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Moderator: Matthias Revers </span><br />
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<li><i>Gated Publics, Walled Gardens and the Dilemma of Privacy in the Digital Age,</i> Payal Arora (Erasmus University Rotterdam) </li>
<li><i>Is the Toronto School of Communication Too Old for the New Media?</i>, Thomas Crosbie (Yale University) and Jonathan Roberge (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique) </li>
<li><i>Social Movements and Popular Culture,</i> Jesse Klein (Florida State University) </li>
<li><i>Building a Theoretical Framework for a Cultural Sociology of Journalism,</i> Stephen F. Ostertag(Tulane University) </li>
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<b>1.3 Race and Media </b><br />
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<li><i>Controlling Race in the Public Sphere: A Collaboration between the State and Media Capitalists,</i> Nathalie Byfield (St. John’s University) </li>
<li><i>Does Popular Network and Cable Television Programming Simultaneously Promote Colorblindness and Stereotypes of Nonwhites and If So, How?</i>, Aaryn L. Green (University of Cincinnati) </li>
<li><i>A Darker Horizon: Demographic Narratives, Racial Affects, and the Cultural Politics of the Future,</i> Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz (Brown University) </li>
<li><i>Hollywood’s Colorblind Racism, </i>Nancy Wang Yuen (Biola University) </li>
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<b>1.4 Information Dissemination</b><br />
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<li><i>Beltway Bubble: How Political Ideas Fail to Spread From Elite News Organizations to Other Websites,</i> Noah Grand (University of California, Los Angeles) </li>
<li><i>Social Media and Disasters: The Case of Hurricane Sandy and Twitter,</i> Dhiraj Murthy(Goldsmiths, University of London) and Alexander J. Gross </li>
<li><i>Fear, Empathy, and Government Intervention: Television News Coverage of September 11th and the 2008 Financial Crisis,</i> Timothy Recuber (Princeton University) </li>
<li><i>Newspaper Images of Protest: The Pictorial Framing of Occupy Wall Street</i>, Michael Neuber (Humboldt University of Berlin), Beth Gharrity Gardner (University of California, Irvine), and David A. Snow (University of California, Irvine </li>
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11:50-1:00 Parallel Panel Sessions <b>2</b></h4>
<b>2.1 Gender and Media</b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Moderator: Andrea Press </span><br />
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<li><i>Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Looking for Women in Late-Night TV: An Examination of Comedy, Gender, and Late-Night Television,</i> Katie Cooper (University of South Florida) </li>
<li><i>Women, Work and Family through the Generations: Mothers and Daughters in Four National Contexts View Televisual Representations of Motherhood and Work,</i> Andrea Press (University of Virginia) </li>
<li><i>From Stigma to Acceptance: Contemporary Teen Mothers in Popular Media,</i> Tara M. Stamm (Florida State University) </li>
<li><i>Invisible Feminism: BDSM Relationships and Fifty Shades of Grey Portrayals,</i> Francesca Tripodi (University of Virginia) </li>
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<b>2.2 Legitimation and Self-Presentation </b><br />
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<li><i>Ambiguity and Dissent in Cinema Classification,</i> Elif Alp (Columbia University) </li>
<li><i>The Field of Online Journalism: A Study of the Legitimizing Practices of Online News Organizations, </i>Gillian Brooks (University of Cambridge) </li>
<li><i>Omnivorous Gentrification: Restaurant Reviewing and Neighborhood Change on the Downtown Eastside,</i> Zachary Hyde (University of British Columbia) </li>
<li><i>Lawyers’ Self-Presentation on Sina Weibo,</i> Huangpei Zhangzhen (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication) </li>
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<b>2.3 Media Framing and Public Opinion</b><br />
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<li><i>Newspapers and Social Perception: The Representation of Organized Crime in Italy,</i> Giovanni Frazzica (Università degli Studi di Palermo) </li>
<li><i>What the Frack Are We Talking About? Defining the Fracking Debate in North Carolina,</i> Kylah Hedding (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) </li>
<li><i>China’s “Airpocalypse” Gives Rise to the Civil Sphere, </i>Haoyue Li (State University of New York at Albany) </li>
<li><i>Exploring the Context between the Urban Local Print Media, the Pensioners, Pensions, Healthcare Benefits, and Detroit’s municipal bankruptcy,</i> Robin West Smith (Wayne State University) </li>
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2.4 Interactive Workshop </h4>
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<li><i>Promoting Scholarship with Social Media,</i> Dustin Kidd (Temple University) </li>
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1:00-2:30 LUNCH </h4>
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2:30-3:40 Parallel Panel Sessions 3
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<b>3.1 Social Media and Organizations </b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Moderator: Matthias Revers </span><br />
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<li><i>Social Media Marketing of Russian Regional Mass Media in Facebook,</i> Aleksandr Berezkin(Far Eastern Federal University) </li>
<li><i>Digital Media Diversity and Convergence: How the Nonprofit Organizations Choose and Use Digital Media,</i> Boyang Fan (Peking University) </li>
<li><i>Becoming Data: The Making of Web Analytics for Journalists,</i> Caitlin Petre (New York University) </li>
<li><i>Drones, Balloons, and Villages: An Analysis of Tech Corporations’ Digital Divide Initiatives, </i>Cynthia Yee (New York University) </li>
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<b>3.2 Media and Identity </b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Moderator: Andrea Press </span><br />
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<li><i>Just Move to Michigan and Start a Revolution: Girls, the Midwest and the Creative Class, </i>Simone Becque (Southern Illinois University) </li>
<li><i>The Modern Working Woman in African American Romance Films,</i> Maryann Erigha(University of Pennsylvania) </li>
<li><i>Who is Nicki Minaj? Queer-Making & Gender Reconstruction in Hip Hop,</i> Sonita Moss(University of Pennsylvania) </li>
<li><i>The Middle Class as a Media Creation: A Comparative Study of Japan and China in a High Economic Development Period,</i> Abigail Qian Zhou (University of Tokyo) </li>
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<b>3.3 Web-based Methods and Social Action </b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Moderator: </span><br />
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<li><i>Sampling Methods in Studying Same-Sex Couples: The Importance of Web-based Techniques, </i>Eli Alston-Stepnitz (San Francisco State University), David M. Frost (Columbia University), and Allen J. LeBlanc (San Francisco State University) </li>
<li><i>Connecting with College Students: A Literature Review on Internet Communication Methods Used to Inform College Students,</i> Valarie Burke (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) </li>
<li><i>Use Your Skills to Solve This Challenge: Discourses of Micro-Action Online,</i> Carla Ilten(University of Illinois at Chicago) </li>
<li><i>From Solitude to Solidarity: The Internet as Face-to-Face Intermediary,</i> Robyn Keith(University of Texas at Austin) </li>
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3:40-4:00 BREAK </h4>
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4:00-5:10 Parallel Panel Sessions 4 </h4>
<b> 4.1 Chinese Media Sociology </b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Moderator: </span><br />
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<li><i>Can Public Intellectuals Expand Social Influence by Using Social Media? The Case of China</i>, Zhou Dai (University of Warwick) </li>
<li><i>Research on Regional Differences of Public Opinions’ Communication Characteristics,</i> Dan Ji (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) and Yungeng Xie (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) </li>
<li><i>Talking Politics in China: A Comparison of Microblog and Official Media’s Report on Public Policy,</i> Muyang Li (State University of New York, Albany) </li>
<li><i>Behind the Great Firewall of China,</i> Fan Mai (University of Virginia) </li>
</ul>
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<b> 4.2 Alternative/Niche Media </b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Moderator: </span><br />
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<li><i>Jamming Culture: Webs of Meaning and Cultural Entropy in Adbusters Magazine,</i> Matthew J. Chandler (University of Notre Dame) and Terence E. McDonnell (University of Notre Dame) </li>
<li><i>Title TBA (Museums as Media),</i> Helge Johannes Marahrens (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukie) </li>
<li><i>Shoot ‘em in the Head: On the Transgressive Potency of Modern Horror Cinema,</i> Andrew Owen (Cabrini College) </li>
<li><i>In Defense of Selfies: The Conspicuous Prosumption of Experience on Social Media,</i> Apryl Williams (Texas A&M University) </li>
</ul>
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<b>4.3 Media and Social Movements </b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Moderator: </span><br />
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<li><i>Contemporary Forms of Democracy, Social Actors and New Media, </i>Leocadia Díaz Romero (Murcia State University) </li>
<li><i>When the Internet Becomes Marginal: Digital Divide and Political Participation in Putin’s Russia, </i>Polina Kolozaridi (National Research University Higher School of Economics) andTatiana Tatarchevskiy </li>
<li><i>Are They Not Worthy?: Social Movements, Legitimacy, and Partisan Media,</i> Eulalie Jean Laschever (University of California, Irvine)</li>
<li><i>From Street Protests to Facebook Campaigns: Political Cynicism, Efficacy and Online Political Engagement of Sri Lankan Students,</i> Chamil Rathnayake (University of Hawai’i at Manoa) </li>
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5:10-5:30 BREAK</h4>
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5:30-7:00 Plenary Discussion Panel </h4>
<i>Media Sociology as Vocation</i><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Moderator: Casey Brienza </span><br />
Laura Grindstaff (University of California, Davis)
Paul Hirsch (Northwestern University)
Ronald Jacobs (University at Albany, SUNY)
Paul Lopes (Colgate University)
Guobin Yang (University of Pennsylvania)<br />
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7:00 CLOSE
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Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-16766606671717222672014-06-03T10:28:00.000-07:002014-06-03T10:28:07.650-07:00SUMMER COLLEGE INTERN POSITION OPEN - PAIDJOB DESCRIPTION: Administrative/Office Assistant<br />
COMPENSATION: up to $15.00/hour depending on work experience and GPA<br />
DURATION: 3 months - June to August 2014 (flexible)
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Wentworth Consulting Group is offering a paid internship position. We are </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">seeking a motivated individual to join our small but mighty team. Our </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">company is in the business of leadership coaching, teamdevelopment, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">strategic planning and organizational change. We work in a small office in </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">the Glenview residential area of Oakland. </span><a href="http://www.wentworthconsulting.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" target="_blank">www.wentworthconsulting.com</a><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">This internship position will provide you the opportunity to gain work experience plus insight into the management consulting/executive coaching industry. You can expand your employable skills, develop new techniques and learn how coaching and organization consulting works. We anticipate 20-25 hours of work per week and these hours can be flexibly scheduled on weekdays; a minimum of 3 days a week. This work must be done on site in our office.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">We are a small 3 person office. This position will be the 4th person. We need an adaptable, flexible, self-motivated individual who can quickly pick up what is needed and work with minimal supervision (although there is always one of us around for questions that are bound to arise).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Please send resume to: </span><a href="mailto:audrey@wentworthconsulting.com" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">audrey@wentworthconsulting.com</a>Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-59463411023213367142014-05-08T19:43:00.003-07:002014-05-08T19:43:37.673-07:00Parttime Work, Not Sociology Related<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
Posting for a friend of a friend who owns a construction company with offices in Emeryville. If interested, please contact Sheryl at <a href="mailto:sheryl@getsmartbuilding.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">sheryl@getsmartbuilding.com</a> or <a href="tel:510.444.7678" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+15104447678">510.444.7678</a>. Here’s the specifics of the job.</div>
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We are a growing construction company headquartered in Emeryville. We are looking for a part-time, entry level office assistant. You should be an outgoing, self starter who is eager to learn about how an office and business work. Duties will include, but not be limited to: office organization, filing, phones, errands (either in company vehicle or we will reimburse for mileage), mail distribution, supply room management, and other duties as needed and assigned. You must be detail oriented and accountable. You should have real experience juggling multiple tasks and priorities. Basic computer experience required. Bi-lingual English – Spanish is a plus.</div>
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The job is very flexible to accommodate school, family and a busy life. We anticipate the job will be about 16 to 20 hours a week. Wages will be $10 to $14 / hours.</div>
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Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-4140665713844761812014-05-08T13:37:00.000-07:002014-05-08T13:37:00.585-07:00SOC 149 in the News!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">By <a href="http://www.thecampanil.com/author/alexinaestrada/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alexina Estrada</a>
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Mills College sociology major Caitlin McWilliams works at a tire shop, and never expected she would be interviewing a customer about immigration to America. From a short conversation about tax returns and how to spend them, McWilliams learned that one of her regular customers, Tina, hadn’t been to her home country, Indonesia, since arriving in America. A few weeks later, McWilliams sat down and spent 3 hours listening to Tina’s journey and struggles for life in America.</span><br />
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McWilliams is one of the students in Mills College Sociology of Immigration class this semester, taught by Margaret Hunter. The oral history project, where students interview someone who immigrated to the United States as an adult, is a requirement for the class. The students conduct an interview for an hour and then write a 1,000-1,200 word essay telling the interviewee’s story. The essay must include sociological research to magnify the interviewee’s story as part of a bigger picture of immigration.
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“Initially, I wanted students to be able to use their ‘sociological imaginations’ to connect one person’s real life experience with the larger social trends of immigration to the U.S.,” Hunter said. “This helps make the larger social patterns meaningful.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The project is a larger collaboration with the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF), which will be posting the essays on it’s website. AIISF works to help better inform the public about immigration, specifically on the Pacific Coast, so society can understand what immigration means for America, our lives and community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“These stories will be used to build educational programs for the public,” said Michael McKechnie, Executive Director of AIISF. “These stories convey the true immigration experience.”</span><br />
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Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-69454284978011028982014-04-28T16:01:00.000-07:002014-04-28T16:01:34.749-07:00Capitalism as a World System: Next Week at Berkeley Colloquium<h3 style="text-align: center;">
Immanuel Wallerstein, Yale University </h3>
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To close our year-long colloquium series we welcome Immanuel Wallerstein. For 30 years he was Director of the<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Fernand Braudel Center for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems, and Civilizations at the State University of New York, Binghamton. He is now Senior Research Scholar at Yale University. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Among living sociologists no one has exercised more influence on the social sciences than Immanuel Wallerstein. His contributions to social science go well beyond producing a 50-year series of exceptional award-winning books and articles too numerous to count. He is one of those very rare scholars whose work has been paradigm shifting. Having started out analyzing colonialism and national liberation struggles in Africa in the 1960’s, he turned to the broadest possible intellectual project, the analysis of the emergence and subsequent dynamics of the “modern world-system,” carefully grounding his theoretical enterprise in deep, detailed historical scholarship. Beginning in 1974 with the first volume of his <i>Modern World-System</i> (of which three further volumes appeared in 1980, 1989 and 2011) his approach revitalized sociology as a comparative historical enterprise, bringing it back to classic concerns with long term change. His world-systems framework continues to be a thriving area of social science, attracting some of its best minds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wallerstein is not just an intellectual giant. He has also been a genuine servant of sociology as a global discipline, traveling tirelessly around the world and serving in a multitude of organizational roles, including Chair of the Gulbenkian Commission on the Restructuring of the Social Sciences (1993-1995) and President of the International Sociological Association (1994-1998). In these and other ways, Wallerstein created a receptive space in the global arena for social scientists from Latin America, Africa and Asia, while expanding the meaning of sociology in the United States. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Summarizing his talk, Professor Wallerstein writes: “The modern world-system, which is a capitalist system, is in structural crisis. Capitalists themselves no longer want the system. This crisis began in the 1970s and will continue for another 20-40 years, when we shall enter a new historical system. We cannot know what this system will be but we can know what are the likely alternatives. We shall discuss the political implications of this reality and what we as individuals and groups can do to affect the outcome.”
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</span>Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-15947602623866311482014-04-28T10:46:00.000-07:002014-04-28T10:46:17.768-07:00Got Art History? Paid Internship in SF<div id="job_header" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.333332061767578px; margin-bottom: 1.2em;">
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<tr><td class="snip" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.3; width: 43em;"><span class="summary" style="unicode-bidi: embed;">The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are looking for current undergraduate or graduate college/university students for the Summer 2014 Joseph F. McCrindle Internship in European Paintings. This is a 12 week, 30 hours per week, paid internship from June 2014 - August 2014. The hourly rate of pay is $15.00.<br /><br /><b style="unicode-bidi: embed;">General Description of Program: </b><br /><br />Under the supervision of the Associate Curator, European Art, provides support to the curatorial staff in the day-to-day operation of the European Paintings Department. The intern will assist the paintings curators with daily administrative tasks and exhibition planning research. The intern will shadow curatorial staff to learn how a curatorial department is managed as well as how exhibitions are planned, designed, and implemented. The intern may work closely with the staff in other museum departments including, but not limited to Exhibitions, Graphic Design, Education, and Publications. The internship may also include general office needs within the European Paintings Department and attending and assisting with special programs.<br /><br /><b style="unicode-bidi: embed;">Schedule: </b><br /><br />The internship will last from June 2014 - August 2014 (dates may be flexible).<br /><br />The internship is a total of 30 hours per week for 12 weeks.<br /><b style="unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />Duties: </b><br /><br />
<li>Participates in the day-to-day administrative operations of the department, including in-house actions required for the permanent collection's preservation and exhibition.</li>
<li>Assists with maintenance of the European Art Department object files.</li>
<li>Participates in the preparation of exhibition-related materials, notebooks, and lists.</li>
<li>Performs other duties as assigned, including writing labels, preparation of digital presentations, and small, directed research projects.</li>
<li>Internship may include opportunities to observe permanent collection gallery installation/de-installation and to assist with exhibition catalogue/label research and editing.</li>
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<li>Learn the basics of curatorial work via assignments, observation, and visits to other areas of the museum, such as conservation.</li>
<li>Learn general administrative tasks generated by the collection, its oversight, installation, conservation, photography, and publication.</li>
<li>Learn the research skills required to generate labeling and other interpretive material for permanent collection and temporary exhibitions.</li>
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Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-11436012076703874732014-04-24T13:39:00.003-07:002014-04-24T13:39:30.826-07:00Summer Internship : GIS, Tech, and City Neighborhoods<div id="header" style="padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 120px; padding-top: 0px !important;">
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Are you passionate about using the power of technology to build community? Do you believe residents can strengthen their neighborhoods through dialog and collaboration? Would you like to join a transformative company and play a significant role in shaping its future? If so, we’d love to meet you.</div>
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At Nextdoor, our mission is to bring back a sense of community to the neighborhood, one of the most important communities in each of our lives. Our product is a private social network for neighborhoods. One in five neighborhoods in the U.S. already relies on Nextdoor as its communication platform.</div>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-81e198eb-94c7-ab36-20a8-1344a031dfaf">Nextdoor is looking for exceptional and tech-savvy intern candidates for a 3-month paid internship on the City Partnerships Team. The team partners with local public agencies to help them share relevant information with the communities they serve. The City Partnerships Intern will work with internal and external stakeholders to support and manage all phases of the process to integrate public agency partners. The ideal candidate is passionate about Nextdoor’s mission, and has the necessary technical and soft skills to help us achieve it. If you hold your work to the highest of standards, have both excellent GIS skills, as well as strong acumen for written and verbal communication, we’d love to hear from you. This internship may convert to full-time employment based on top-tier performance and business need.</span></div>
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<li>Develop world class digital representations of city neighborhood boundaries: acquire and integrate GIS mapping data from public agency partners and other sources; use in-house software to integrate feedback from partners and neighborhood residents to refine digital representations of neighborhood boundaries</li>
<li>Provide exceptional support to our public agency partners and members: solve issues related to neighborhood boundaries, data integrity, and other technical matters</li>
<li>Partner with internal teams and external partners to help launch Nextdoor in cities across the country: assist with internal and external messaging announcing Nextdoor partnership; tailor marketing collateral and press communications to the proper audience</li>
<li>Support public agency partners as they prepare to use Nextdoor and announce our partnership: help manage project plan, timelines, and troubleshoot technical and other issues; respond to inbound help requests from partners and members</li>
<li>Help us and our public agency partners understand key performance metrics as they use Nextdoor: evaluate membership growth metrics and distribute them to relevant stakeholders; analyze data, synthesize results, and communicate recommendations</li>
<li>Assist city partnerships team prioritize and manage a list of prospective public agency partners; closely track and monitor interactions with prospects</li>
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<li>Bachelors degree with a strong academic record; graduate degree (earned or in progress) in Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Affairs, Urban Planning, Geography, or related fields is preferred, but not required. Work experience in or with local government is helpful in lieu of graduate degree</li>
<li><span style="color: red;">Strong performance in GIS related coursework, or comparable work experience with GIS systems and technologies</span></li>
<li>Exceptional written and verbal communication skills</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to master technical skills and work effectively across functions in a fast-paced startup</li>
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<li>Fully stocked kitchen</li>
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<li>Downtown SF location close to awesome food, shopping, and transit!</li>
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<span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">GO TO <a href="https://nextdoor.com/jobs/?gh_jid=9862" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NEXTDOOR WEBSITE</a> FOR MORE INFO AND TO APPLY</span></div>
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Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-79135317155420809422014-04-23T15:45:00.003-07:002014-04-23T15:45:38.069-07:00Paid Internship at US Pretrial Services in SFThe deadline has been extended until Friday, May 9. Some of you may remember Kalisi Kupu: she's worked at USPTS since graduation. Speaks highly of the opportunity.<br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> If PDF not visible below, try <a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13897743/INTERN%2004-09-2014.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this link</a>.</span><iframe height="600" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/ca/u/0/?ui=2&ik=d0c080ce51&view=att&th=14590a4b9f4b8792&attid=0.1&disp=inline&safe=1&zw" width="100%">INTERN OPPORTUNITY – San Francisco, California<br />
Announcement PSA SF 04-14INT Opens: April 9, 2014 <br />
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT <br />
U.S. Pretrial Services Agency, Northern District of California <br />
The U.S. Pretrial Services Officer is often the first court representative that defendants encounter
after their arrest. It is this agency’s responsibility to investigate defendants charged with federal
crimes; recommend to the court whether to release or detain these individuals; and supervise
individuals who are released to the community while they await their day in court. The officer
must balance the presumption that “an individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty” with
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attorneys, state and local law enforcement agencies, and treatment providers, this agency
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Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-9452558864092518932014-04-19T08:20:00.001-07:002014-04-19T08:20:15.113-07:00Time Use Research<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-5231460695512401782014-04-10T22:41:00.002-07:002014-04-10T22:41:18.299-07:00Former AnthSoc Adjunct on the NYT Opinion Page<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Katrina Karkazis taught medical anthropology for us as an adjunct a few years ago.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In 2009, the South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya was barred from competition and obliged to undergo intrusive and humiliating “sex testing” after fellow athletes at the Berlin World Championships questioned her sex. Ms. Semenya was eventually allowed to compete again, but the incident opened the world’s eyes to the process of sex testing and the distress it could bring to an athlete who had lived her whole life as a girl. When an endocrinologist, a gynecologist and a psychologist were brought in to determine whether the teenager was really a woman, she simply asserted, “I know who I am.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">From 2011, major sports governing bodies, including the International Olympic Committee, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association and the International Association of Athletics Federations, instituted new eligibility rules that were intended to quell the outrage over the handling of the Semenya case. Instead, as recent cases attest, they may have made things worse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Rather than trying to decide whether an athlete is “really” female, as decades of mandatory sex tests did, the current policy targets women whose bodies produce more testosterone than is typical. If a female athlete’s T level is deemed too high, a medical team selected by the sport’s governing bodies develops a “therapeutic proposal.” This involves either surgery or drugs to lower the hormone level. If doctors can lower the athlete’s testosterone to what the governing bodies consider an appropriate level, she may return to competition. If she refuses to cooperate with the investigation or the medical procedures, she is placed under a permanent ban from elite women’s sports.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The first evidence of this new policy in action was published last year in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Four female athletes, ages 18 to 21, all from developing countries, were investigated for high testosterone. Three were identified as having atypically high testosterone after undergoing universal doping tests. (They were not suspected of doping: Tests clearly distinguish between doping and naturally occurring testosterone.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Sports officials (the report does not identify their governing-body affiliation) sent the young women to a medical center in France, where they were put through examinations that included blood tests, genital inspections, magnetic resonance imaging, X-rays and psychosexual history — many of the same invasive procedures Ms. Semenya endured. Since the athletes were all born as girls but also had internal testes that produce unusually high levels of testosterone for a woman, doctors proposed removing the women’s gonads and partially removing their clitorises. All four agreed to undergo both procedures; a year later, they were allowed to return to competition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The doctors who performed the surgeries and wrote the report acknowledged that there was no medical reason for the procedures. Quite simply, these young female athletes were required to have drastic, unnecessary and irreversible medical interventions if they wished to continue in their sports.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Many conditions can lead to naturally high testosterone, including polycystic ovarian syndrome or an ovarian tumor during pregnancy, but women with intersex traits tend to have the highest T levels. And it is these intersex traits that sports authorities want “corrected.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Sports authorities argue that screening for high T levels is needed to keep women’s athletics fair, reasoning that testosterone improves performance. Elite male athletes generally outperform women, and this difference has been attributed to men’s higher testosterone levels. Ergo, women with naturally high testosterone are thought to have an unfair advantage over other women.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But these assumptions do not match the science. A new study in Clinical Endocrinology fits with other emerging research on the relationship between natural testosterone and performance, especially in elite athletes, which shows that T levels can’t predict who will run faster, lift more weight or fight harder to win. The study, of a sample of 693 elite athletes, revealed a significant overlap in testosterone levels among men and women: 16.5 percent of the elite male athletes had testosterone in the so-called female range; nearly 14 percent of the women were above the “female” range.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This finding undermines the idea that sex-linked performance differences are mainly because of testosterone. The authors suggest that lean body mass, rather than hormone levels, may better explain the performance gap. They also conclude that their research makes the I.O.C.’s testosterone-guided eligibility policy for women “untenable.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Some might argue that the procedures used to lower T levels are simply part of the price athletes must pay to compete at the elite level. But these choices aren’t temporary hardships like training far from home or following a rigorous diet. The required drug and surgical treatments are irreversible and medically unjustifiable. Clitoral surgery impairs sexual function and sensation; gonadectomy causes sterility; and hormone-suppressive drugs have side effects with potentially lifelong health risks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> Moreover, the policy places a disproportionate burden on poor women who may have limited career opportunities and are likely to face enormous pressure to submit to these interventions in order to continue their athletic careers. Under the current policies, more and more female athletes with naturally high T levels will be confronted with these harsh choices — and not just at the elite level. The I.O.C. requires that each country’s Olympic committee investigate cases of female athletes with high T levels before naming them to national teams. Some countries, like India, now apply such policies to all female athletes, not just those competing internationally.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Barring female athletes with high testosterone levels from competition is a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. Worse, it is pushing young women into a choice they shouldn’t have to make: either to accept medically unnecessary interventions with harmful side effects or to give up their future in sports.
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Katrina Karkazis is a senior research scholar at the Center for Biomedical Ethics at Stanford University.Rebecca Jordan-Young is an associate professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Barnard College.</span></i></div>
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Dan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544690248354631910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016808780364453961.post-83890562062855214662014-04-05T13:43:00.000-07:002014-04-05T13:43:22.833-07:00One Night Job Op<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Not your glamorous internship at the UN, but a chance for a few quick dollars just down the road.</span><br />
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<strong>2014 College Summer Internship Program</strong> </div>
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<strong>PROGRAM DESCRIPTION </strong></div>
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<span color="#000000" face="Times" size="3" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">BACKGROUND<br />For over 16 years, the Port of Oakland has provided summer jobs, work experience and exposure to careers for hundreds of students through its Summer Internship Program. An internship can be a student's very first job or a stepping stone in a career path that can help open up doors and opportunities for the future.<br /><br /><br />PROGRAM OBJECTIVES<br />The overall aim of the College Internship Program is to provide a professional work experience to both undergraduate and graduate college students pursuing careers in Maritime, Aviation, Commercial Real Estate, Engineering, Finance, Communications, Corporate Social Responsibility and other areas of business. The College Internship Program aims to engage high caliber students and recent graduates in an effort to:<br /> Gain substantive professional experience as well as exposure to critical issues pertaining to Port of Oakland operations;<br /> Develop a comprehensive perspective on the Port of Oakland's mission and service delivery at the local, national and international levels.<br /> Receive networking, personal and professional development opportunities, including opportunities to meet with Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners and senior management as well as the organization's key external stakeholders.<br /><br />PROGRAM OPERATIONS<br />Based on a competitive selection process, successful applicants will begin internship assignments on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1642337547" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">June 16, 2014</span></span>and end on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1642337548" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">August 15, 2014</span></span>. (On a case by case basis, consideration will be given to students needing to return to school earlier or wanting to extend their internship). Required workshops, meetings, trainings and activities will be part of the internship program.<br /><br />PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND SELECTION CRITERIA<br />SELECTION OF INTERNS<br />College or Graduate students will be selected through a competitive process; a total of sixteen (16) students will be selected for the 2014 College Internship Program. Port Departments request students with specific skills and knowledge areas, or students who have a strong interest or are majoring in specific fields. The Port will base selection on meeting program and department requirements and the results of an oral interview. Those interns selected will be matched with a specific department where they will work on advancing critical projects or assignments.<br /><br />ABOUT THE PROGRAM<br />The College Internship Program is a 9-week paid internship opportunity designed to provide exposure to professional careers, obtain work experience and develop work habits and communication skills that can be helpful in shaping future career interests. The types of duties interns will perform may vary from managing a project to analytical, work that will require some technical tasks and/or field work that may require specific proficiencies, writing abilities and/or particular computer skills. The varied skills and expertise of Port staff offer interns an opportunity to gain insight into a variety of fields including, but not limited to, engineering, aviation, maritime, real estate, social responsibility, media, governmental affairs, legal and security.<br /><br />INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TERM AND PAY<br />The term of the College Internship Program is 9-weeks. The Program starts on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1642337549" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Monday, June 16, 2014</span></span> and ends on<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1642337550" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday, August 15, 2014</span></span>. Intern assignments are located at either the Port Administration Building, 530 Water Street (Oakland's Jack London Square), the Oakland International Airport (East Oakland) or the Port Maritime at Harbor Facilities (651 Maritime Street).<br />Interns will work no more than 25 hours per week, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1642337551" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Monday</span></span> - <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1642337552" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday</span></span> during normal business hours.<br />The program pay range for Graduate students is $16.15 per hour and $13.45 for Undergraduate students.<br /><br />EVALUATION<br />The intern's department manager for his/his designee will be required to work closely with the intern and evaluate the student's work performance at the end of the internship. Interns will be required to attend required workshops and trainings to supplement their intern experience.<br /><br />ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS<br />Applicants must meet all of the requirements listed below. Applications must be completed online from the Port of Oakland's website at <a href="http://www.portofoakland.com/jobcenter" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.portofoakland.com/<wbr></wbr>jobcenter</a><br /> Must be currently enrolled in college<br /> Minimum grade point average of 3.0 GPA<br />(Submit a copy of latest transcript)<br /> Submit 2 -3 letters of recommendation from advisor/counselor/dean<br /> Must be a resident in San Francisco Bay Area during the term of internship:<br />SF Bay area includes nine counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa,<br />San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma<br />(Preference provided to residents of Alameda and Contra Costa counties)<br /> Completed application - all questions must be answered completely<br /> Submit Internship Opportunity Form with Choice Selections Ranked 1 - 3<br /> Oral Interview will be scheduled for applicants that meet all requirements of the internship program<br /><br />Students who are selected must pass a Port medical examination. Those that are assigned to the Oakland International Airport may be required to complete and pass a background check, which will include fingerprinting and a Criminal History Records Check (CHRS) prior to being considered for employment at the Port of Oakland.<br />The final candidates are recommended to the Executive Director for final approval.<br /><br />APPLICATION DUE DATE: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1642337553" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">April 25, 2014 @ 4:00 pm</span></span> Submit Online Application with the following attachments: Most recent transcript, Letters of recommendation, and Internship Opportunity form.<br />Apply at <a href="http://www.portofoakland.com/jobcenter" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.portofoakland.com/<wbr></wbr>jobcenter</a><br />For questions, please call <a href="tel:%28510%29%20627-1419" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+15106271419">(510) 627-1419</a> or email us at<br /><a href="mailto:portofoaklandintern@portoakland.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">portofoaklandintern@<wbr></wbr>portoakland.com</a><br />Stay Connected with the Port of Oakland,<br />Your Port, Your Partner.<br /><a href="http://www.portofoakland.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.portofoakland.com</a><br /><br />2014 COLLEGE SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES<br />Please read each description carefully. You must select the internship opportunity you are most interested in and qualified for by indicating Choice 1, 2, or 3 in the column provided.<br />Opportunity<br />Division and Project Scope<br />Location<br />Select Desired Internship Opportunity (Choice 1, 2, or 3)<br /><br />1. Aviation Landside Operations<br />1) Ground Transportation file management (ensure information is current and old data is purged from files). 2) Research important Ground Transportation topics such as ride- sharing vehicles. 3) Assist with streamlining other processes or assisting others in the dept with clerical task. 4) Attend and assist with logistics of outreach events and activities for Ground Transportation Stakeholders. 5) Participate in surveying other Airports regarding their Ground Transportation Operations.<br />Oakland Maintenance Center at Oakland International Airport<br /><br />2. Aviation Marketing<br />New in-terminal survey initiatives (international arriving passengers). Assist in OAK video distribution. Assist in developing contact database. Assist in web site content editing/improvement. Assist in collecting photography for OAK marketing efforts.<br />Oakland International Airport<br /><br />3. Aviation Planning and Development<br />Perform data collection and inventory, field visit support, research, and other tasks as needed.<br />Graphic design skills highly desired.<br />530 Water Street, 6th Floor<br /><br />4. Communications<br />Media monitoring from the internet; Light writing (preparing short descriptions of media stories; possible press releases and other writing assignments). Media contact list updating; Preparing Media kits. Possible news event support. Light media outreach for pitching a Port story.<br />Searching the Internet. Updating media contact lists. Must have an excellent command of English for communicating over the phone and in writing; have a pleasant demeanor; and is confident enough to make cold calls to media outlets.<br />530 Water Street, 3rd Floor<br /><br />5. Community Relations<br />Assist with Community Relations functions. Projects will include: Project A: Event coordination -Volunteer coordination - Develop communications for Community Relations events. Project B: Create an online mechanism to track volunteer activities, community service, charitable contributions, in-kind technical assistance and other forms of giving by Port employees. Community relations and public affairs assignments will be undertaken.<br />530 Water Street, 3rd Floor<br /><br />6. Engineering/Geomatics<br />Specifically looking for college interns enrolled in a 4-year (Fresno State) or 2-year (Santa Rosa Junior College, Evergreen College) surveying/geomatics curriculum. Project duties will mostly involve field surveying activities - high precision differential leveling, GPS control surveying, traverse for boundary control. Project duties will also include office processing of measurements, user calibration of survey equipment.<br />530 Water Street, 2nd Floor<br /><br />7. Engineering Services<br />Organizing files and entering information into database. Assist with revision of fee ordinance. Assist with permit processing, review of plans and application documents.<br />530 Water Street, 2nd Floor & Port Area field work<br /><br />8. Engineering Services<br />Engineering Process Streamlining Project. Review our processes, particularly those pertaining to Construction Management, and propose improvements to increase efficiency. The processes to be reviewed include, but are not limited to, processing of construction submittals, processing of contract payments, and scanning of records. Duties and responsibilities will include: Researching options for Construction Management software (compatible with Oracle) that among other functions could electronically distribute and track submittals. Researching options for scanning hard-copy records directly into digital directories. Contacting similar agencies to research their construction management procedures. Compiling the information gathered and the software options identified into a report with recommendations.<br />Skills required include excellent writing ability and researching skills. Engineering background preferred.<br />530 Water Street, 2nd Floor<br /><br />9. Engineering/Utilities<br />Support Port's utility engineering and administrative functions including collecting and evaluating technical data to assist Port engineers in utility planning, design review, construction support, contract administration, preparation of technical studies and regulatory compliance reports; interacting with other Port departments to exchange information and coordinate activities; conducting as-built search and utility research; assisting with other administrative duties as assigned.<br />530 Water Street, 2nd Floor<br /><br />10. Engineering/Utilities<br />Assist an engineer with developing a meter tree and documentation. Use Autocad and read electrical drawings and diagrams. Assist a Senior Account Clerk with updating meter books and preparing for meter books for the next fiscal year. Assist with updating the Port's utility rate book; perform rate analysis on water usage.<br />530 Water Street, 2nd Floor<br /><br />11. Environmental Programs & Planning<br />Develop an inventory of industrial facilities in the Port Area, including type of business, permit status, and contacts. Will require working with various Port staff, operating units and regulatory agencies. Perform inspections and program audits of Port-wide operations. Help organize records from contaminated site investigations and remediation.<br />530 Water Street, 2nd Floor<br /><br />12. Government Affairs<br />Track state, federal and local legislation relevant to the Port; attend public meetings and summarize issues raised; conduct policy and analytical research; assist with drafting elements of Government Affairs Department electronic publications; other projects as determined necessary.<br />530 Water Street, 3rd Floor<br /><br />13. Human Resources<br />Completing the upload of all of our job descriptions into Neogov. Creating a class for employees on key Admin policies. Setting up the Neogov Online Hiring Center (OHC). Performance review follow up and tracking. Assisting with training class preparation including logistics and set up. Assisting with preparing materials for training classes.<br />Responsibilities will involve helping with the Port's Wellness Program and assisting with daily HR functions.<br />College intern majoring in HR or a related wellness field, such as physical education or nutrition is desired.<br />530 Water Street, 3rd Floor<br /><br />14. Maritime<br />As part of the Oakland Army Base redevelopment program, intern will be responsible for conducting financial analysis, working on business development strategies and project management support, etc.<br />530 Water Street, 6th Floor<br /><br />15. Port Attorney Office<br />Will assist attorneys in researching legal issues, drafting legal documents, and working with clients in active legal proceedings.<br />Current students at accredited law schools only.<br />530 Water Street, 4th Floor<br /><br />16. Social Responsibility Division<br />Analyze small and disadvantaged local business participation on Port projects. Outreach to identify potential businesses to work with the Port. Develop a social media/outreach program for the department.<br />530 Water Street, 3rd Floor<br /></span></div>
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