Category: Updates

  • COVID19 ve Medya Kullanımı Anketine Bekliyoruz

    COVID19 ve Medya Kullanımı Anketine Bekliyoruz

    Reklam zamanı: TÜBİTAK ARDEB 1001 kapsamında açılan “COVID-19 ve Toplum: Salgının Sosyal, Beşeri ve Ekonomik Etkileri, Sorunlar ve Çözümler” tarafından desteklenen “Türkiye’de Medya Kullanımı ve COVID-19” adlı projemiz başlıyor. Projende amacımız bireylerin COVID-19 ile ilgili risk algılarını ve COVID-19 hastalığına karşı kendi sağlıklarını ve toplumdaki başka bireylerini sağlığını korumaya yönelik veya riske atabilecek davranışlarını etkileyebilecek…

  • Two Open Rank, Tenure-Track Positions at Department of Media and Visual Arts, Koç University

    Two Open Rank, Tenure-Track Positions at Department of Media and Visual Arts, Koç University

    It is that time of the year again. We have two open-rank, tenure-track positions at Koç University, Department of Media and Visual Arts:  1) Computational Social Sciences, 2) Interaction Design. Computational Social Sciences We are looking for scholars specializing in computational social sciences or data science. Areas of expertise include critical data studies, social media…

  • Factory by Teyit.org: Developing Multidisciplinary Solutions to the Problem of False Information

    Factory by Teyit.org: Developing Multidisciplinary Solutions to the Problem of False Information

    Teyit.org, one of the premier organizations in Turkey for fact-checking, has recently announced “Factory.” It is a multidisciplinary program using “Design Sprint” approach to develop “innovation and design-oriented solutions for the problem of false information”. The program aims to get participants from different disciplines to develop and test solutions to counter false information. The first…

  • Open Rank Position in Media and Communication Studies

    Open Rank Position in Media and Communication Studies

    Koç University, Department of Media and Visual Arts (MAVA) invites applications for full-time faculty positions of any rank (beginning September 2019). Areas of specialization are open, but candidates specializing in emerging media, media and politics, media and cultural studies are particularly encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will be expected to teach two courses per semester…

  • Call for Papers – 6th International Communication Days

    Call for Papers – 6th International Communication Days

    Üsküdar University (Istanbul) Communication Faculty is hosting the sixth International Communication Days on 02 – 03 May 2019. This year’s symposium title is “Digital Transformation”. For more info and paper submission click here. Call For Papers In addition to the digital communication technologies that marked the era, the media sector and communication sciences have undergone…

  • Full time Faculty Positions in Media and Visual Arts

    Full time Faculty Positions in Media and Visual Arts

    It is that time of the year when we seek candidates for our growing Department of Media and Visual Arts at Koç University. This year we have two open-rank positions: Fulltime Faculty Position in Interaction Design Koç University, Department of Media and Visual Arts (MAVA) and the Koç  University – Arçelik Research Center for Creative…

  • Do online privacy concerns predict privacy behavior?

    Do online privacy concerns predict privacy behavior?

    In a new article, we (Lemi Baruh, Ekin Seçinti, Zeynep Cemalcılar) meta-analytically chime in on the frequently debated concept of “privacy paradox”.  We  investigate whether users’ reported privacy concerns and literacy influence the extent to which they utilize online services (including but not limited to SNSs), disclose personal information and adopt measures to protect their privacy. Privacy…

  • Call for Papers: Situational Awareness Systems in Disaster and Emergency Medicine

    Call for Papers: Situational Awareness Systems in Disaster and Emergency Medicine

    Situational awareness (SA) is a prerogative for effective decision making during emergencies. A burgeoning number of ICT tools and analytical methods are being developed to enhance both individual, as well as shared (team) situational awareness during large or small scale medical emergencies and d  isasters. In this light, Situational Awareness Systems track of The World…

  • Cyberpsychology’s special issue on self-disclosure and privacy published

    Cyberpsychology’s special issue on self-disclosure and privacy published

    Privacy and disclosure special issue of Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace edited by Michel Walrave, Sonja Utz, Alexander P. Schouten, Wannes Heirman is now out and available for download (and hopefully for wide reading, discussing, citing). Also included in the special issue is an article from SIMLAB (Murat Kezer, Barış Sevi, Zeynep Cemalcılar, and Lemi Baruh). The…

  • PhD Studentship(s) at Social Interaction and Media Lab, Koç University, Istanbul

    PhD Studentship(s) at Social Interaction and Media Lab, Koç University, Istanbul

    SIMLAB at Koç University, Istanbul is looking for candidates for PhD studentships interested in working in the following topics: Online socialization Impression formation, relationship initiation and maintanance on social media Self-disclosure, communication and detection of emotions on social media Social media and identity Privacy attitudes, preferences and privacy management behavior of users Candidates should have…