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NUFFIELD COLLEGE, OXFORD
APPLICATION FOR POSTDOCTORAL PRIZE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
2010
FAMILY NAME Jordan Title (e.g. Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr) MR
First names Jordan

Please complete this form either electronically, in block letters, or by typewriter. All questions should be answered in
the order as stated. This form should be accompanied by:
i) a curriculum vitae;
ii) a one-page description of your current research;
iii) a one-page description of the research you would plan to undertake as a Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow;
iv) at least two samples of your written work (e.g. research papers or thesis chapters), together with a one-page
abstract for each written work sample. At least one sample should be single-authored work if at all possible.
The application should be sent, preferably via e-mail with the enclosures as PDF attachments, to pprf@nuffield.ox.ac.uk
or by post to the Administrative Officer, Nuffield College, New Road, Oxford OX1 1NF, UK. The deadline for receipt of
applications is Friday 6 November 2009.

1. Please tick the subject areas in which you work.

Political Science Sociology X Other (please specify)*
*Please note there is a separate competition for economics; see http://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/General/jobs/
1a. Title of your doctoral thesis:
“Creating Threat Constructing Cooperation: Presidential Rhetoric and Foreign Policy”
1b. Proposed area of research:
Political Discourse

University or college attended From To Degree subject and class obtained

2a. First Degree Course 05-2000 08/2003 B.A. History and Sociology
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN, USA
2b. Postgraduate Courses 08-2004 05-2010 M.S. Sociology
Florida State University Ph.D. Sociology Expected 2010

2.

2c. Give dates and details if you were NOT a full-time student during any of these periods:
From 8/2003 to 08/2004 I worked as a research assistant for the History Department at Indiana University

If you completed your undergraduate study before October 2002 please answer question 2d. otherwise proceed to 2e.
2d. To be eligible, candidates should not, by the date at which they take up a Fellowship (anticipated as 1 September 2010)
have spent more than a total of eight years in postgraduate study in the social sciences and/or in employment in a
teaching or research post in the social sciences, nor should they have previously held a research fellowship similar to
that advertised. Please state the total number of years you will have spent in such study or employment by 1 September
2010:

2e. Present position and recent career:

Doctoral Candidate, Adjunct Professor

2f. Please give details of any research fellowship you have previously held.

2g. Scholarships, prizes or other academic distinctions:

Research and Teaching Assistanceship Florida State University
 Graduate Student Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Sociology Florida State University
2h. If you have not yet completed your PhD then please provide an estimated submission date:
05/15/2010
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FAMILY NAME Brown Title (e.g. Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr) MR

First names Jordan

3. List of publications, working papers, and manuscripts (use separate sheet if necessary):

• 2009 Rohlinger, Deana A. and Jordan Brown, "Democracy, Action and the Internet after 9/11"
American Behavioral Scientist. (In Press)
• 2008. Parham, Lori, Jill Quadagno, and Jordan Brown, “Race, Policy, and Social Politics” Handbook
of Social Policy, Second Edition, by James O.Midgley and Michelle Livermore.
• Deana Rohlinger, Jordan Brown, and Lisa Weinberg “Specifying the Role of the Internet in Social
Movement Mobilization” Social Problems (Revise and Resubmit)
• Brown, Jordan “Feeling Threat: Emotional Resonance in Presidential Speeches.”
• Brown, Jordan “Creating Conflict: Media Representations of the Global Warming Debate”
• Rohlinger, Deana A., Leslie Bunnage, and Jordan Brown “Bridging the Gap: The Role of the Internet
and Progressive Politics”
•
4. Names and postal and e-mail addresses of two referees:

Deana Rohlinger Jill Quadagno

Department of Sociology Department of Sociology
Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy
Florida State University Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2270 Tallahassee, FL 32306-2270
(850) 644-2493 (850) 644-8827
E-mail: Deana.Rohlinger@fsu.edu E-mail: jquadagn@fsu.edu
APPLICANTS SHOULD ASK REFEREES TO SEND REFERENCES DIRECTLY TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICER ( pprf@nuffield.ox.ac.uk ) TO ARRIVE NO LATER THAN Friday 6th November 2009.

5. Address(es) for contact for the period from now up to mid-March 2010, including telephone, fax and e-mail.
2803 Seagate Lane North
St. Augustine, FL, USA
Telephone numbers: 850-559-0687 or 904-808-1524

Email: jtb04e@fsu.edu

I declare that to the best of my knowledge I satisfy the conditions of eligibility set out in question 2d., and that the
information given in this application is correct, and I consent to it being held on file under the terms of the Data
Protection Act 1998.

Date........11/4/2009....................... Signature ..........Jordan Brown........................................

(type name if submitting electronically)

APPLICATIONS MUST REACH THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, NUFFIELD COLLEGE, NEW ROAD
OXFORD OX1 1NF, UK OR BY E-MAIL:pprf@nuffield.ox.ac.uk by FRIDAY 6th November 2009.
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voluntary. Please answer the questions by completing the appropriate box. The information given on this form will be
separated from your application and passed to the College's Human Resources Department. It is not part of the selection
process and will not be seen by any member of the selection committee.

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3. Please tick one or more boxes to describe your disability:
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