[LINK] Citizen Journalism Research Job

[Tom Worthington]

The Queensland University of Technology is advertising a research job 
with Citizen Journalism (appended). This is to work with projects 
such as Online Opinion <http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/> (I am on 
the editorial advisory board).

Queensland is working hard at being a power in the digital media, 
with their Creative Industries Precinct 
<http://www.ciprecinct.qut.edu.au/>. They are hosting the 2007 China 
Media Centre Conference in July <http://cea.cci.edu.au/> (I am 
speaking on web design for the Beijing 2008 Olympics 
<http://www.tomw.net.au/2003/bws.html>).

>Research Associate in Digital Media and Citizen Journalism - 
>Creative Industries Faculty, QUT 
><http://www.hrd.qut.edu.au/recruitment/forapplicant/careersatqut/27173.jsp>
>
>A Research Associate is required to work collaboratively with a team 
>of researchers on an ARC Linkage Project on digital media and 
>citizen journalism. The Research Associate will be part of a 
>collaborative research project based in the Creative Industries Faculty.
>
>This position is required to work collaboratively with a team of QUT 
>and externally-based researchers in Brisbane and Sydney. Partners on 
>this project include the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), 
>National Forum (publishers of On Line Opinion) and The Brisbane 
>Institute. The position is for two years, and the starting salary is 
>$63 285 to $72 781 pa.
>
>This position will involve working with an academic and industry 
>team on the development of new forms of digital media that 
>facilitate citizen journalism, and an investigation of their impact. 
>It involves project management, management of stakeholder 
>participation, development of research methodologies and performance 
>metrics, and documentation of project outcomes.
>
>The person will work with the project team, under the direction of 
>the Chief Investigators, on managing relations with external 
>stakeholders, developing appropriate methodologies and performance 
>metrics for embedding and evaluating online participation in 
>cross-platform media environments, with a focus upon news and 
>current affairs and factual programming.
>
>The successful applicant will have an understanding of social 
>networking media, and a capacity to work collaborative across a 
>range of user communities, as well as project participants in 
>government, industry and media, and skills in the areas of applied 
>social research, and project management.
>
>The Research Associate will report to the Chief Investigator at QUT 
>on the project for regular supervision, and will be required to 
>liaise with the Management team. This will require an ability to 
>commit to interstate travel, particularly for meetings with the 
>Sydney and Brisbane-based project members.
>
>The person should have an understanding of the broader context in 
>which debates surrounding citizen journalism have gained increasing 
>significance in the digital media environment. Information 
>technology skills, particularly as they relate to the establishment 
>and maintenance of collaborative media environments (e.g. blogs, 
>wikis, social networking media) are desirable, but not essential. ...
>
>The closing date for applications is Friday 27 April, 2007. ...




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