Category: Updates

  • 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…

  • Why “notice and choice” approaches to privacy reduce our privacy

    Why “notice and choice” approaches to privacy reduce our privacy

    In a recently published article, we (Lemi Baruh and Mihaela Popescu) discuss the limitations of reliance on market mechanisms for privacy protection. Self-management frameworks such as “notice or choice” are inherently biased towards 1) reducing the level of privacy enjoyed by the members of the society and 2) creating privacy inequities (i.e., privacy haves and have…

  • New Media Faculty Positions at Kadir Has University

    The New Media Department at Kadir Has University, Istanbul, invites applications for an associate/assistant professor and for a lecturer position in new media beginning 2015-2016 academic year. Successful candidates should have following qualifications. Qualifications for the associate/assistant professor position: A Ph.D. degree in the field of Communication and Media, Sociology, Economy or Management; A record of scholarly achievement…

  • Design Lab at Koç University Presents: A Cinematic Talk with Peter Greenaway

    Academic, painter and master of cinema, Peter Greenaway, will release his new film, “Eisenstein in Guanajuato”, this year. Prior to the film’s release, Mr. Greenaway will meet with designers in a talk organized by Koç University Design Lab. At the event that will take place as part of the Istanbul Design Biennial, and with support…

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