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[1] From: Luke Stark
Subject: Postdoc in Data Science Studies at the University of Washington, eScience Institute (152)
[2] From: Maria Rentetzi
Subject: Postdoctoral funding schemes in TU Berlin (38)
[3] From: Mahendra Mahey
Subject: Job Opportunity - British Library Labs Technical Lead Position - Closing Date 4 August 2019 (62)
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Date: 2019-07-23 15:53:35+00:00
From: Luke Stark
Subject: Postdoc in Data Science Studies at the University of Washington, eScience Institute
Postdoc in Data Science Studies
University of Washington, eScience Institute
The eScience Institute at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle
seeksa qualitative researcher of data-intensive technologies and
practices for a postdoctoral research associate position, starting in
Autumn of 2019. The hired candidate will work with Research Scientist
Anissa Tanweer at the eScience Institute, in collaboration with
Associate Professor of Human-Centered Design and Engineering David
Ribes and Assistant Professor of Information Megan Finn, both also at
the University of Washington. The postdoc is a full-time position
available for one year (12 months)
Review of applicants will begin immediately and the position will
remain open until filled. Please check the web version of this job
announcement to find out if the postdoc is still available, as it will
be updated when the position is filled:
https://escience.washington.edu/postdoc-data-science-studies/.
Requirements:
PhD awarded by anticipated start date (September-December 2019) in
fields such as science and technology studies, information
studies, communication, history, anthropology, media studies,
geography or related disciplines.
Commitment to collaborating on research and publications.
Excitement about working on a multidisciplinary team.
Excellent organizational and planning skills.
Outstanding qualitative (e.g. ethnographic, interview, oral
history, archival) research skills.
Strong publication record.
Familiarity with the cultural, organizational, or ethical
dimensions of data-intensive technologies and practices.
Preferences:
Experience conducting and analyzing interviews a plus.
Familiarity with sociotechnical theory and perspectives beneficial.
Experience organizing seminars, workshops, programs, or other
events appreciated.
Job Description:
The successful candidate will join the multi-disciplinary Data Science
Studies community at the University of Washington and contribute to
ongoing research on the practice and culture of data science. The
position has been designed as a training opportunity for a recent
graduate entering the job market, and as such offers a balance of
carefully-scoped supervised research activities, networking
opportunities with scholars at UW and beyond, and ample time to
produce publications based on previous doctoral work:
1) One aspect of the position will involve conducting follow-up
interviews and analysis with established research participants in an
ongoing ethnographic study of data science practice and culture. The
project is concerned with social and technical challenges associated
with adopting, integrating, and sustaining data-intensive
technologies; emergent organizational arrangements accompanying the
uptake of data science approaches; and sense-making around ethical
issues implicated in data-intensive methods and systems. The postdoc's
interview study will complement five years of ethnographic fieldwork
examining cross-sector collaboration in âData Science for Social Goodâ
programs.
2) A second aspect of the position will involve participation in
activities of the Data Science Studies community
(https://sites.google.com/uw.edu/data-science-studies/home)
on campus. This includes organizing the campus visits of invited
speakers for the Data Then and Now seminar series. The postdoc
will also be involved in other Data Science Studies activities,
which may include discussion groups, workshops, special interest
group meetings, etc.
3) The third aspect of the position involves working on the postdoc's
own research and publications. The ideal candidate's scholarship will
be broadly relevant to the interests of the position's supervisors and
the Data Science Studies community, as there will be plenty of
opportunities to engage on works-in-progress.
About us:
The location of the position is in Seattle, WA. The postdoc will be
part of the research community centered around the eScience Institute at
the University of Washington, which holds numerous seminars and
training activities on data-intensive methods, fosters
interdisciplinary collaboration, supports cohorts of graduate students
and postdocs from a wide range of data-intensive fields, and houses
the Data Science Studies Special Interest Group. The postdoc will be
co-advised by David Ribes of Human-Centered Design and Engineering,
and Megan Finn of the Information School and will have access to the
activities and intellectual communities in those units, including the
Data Ecologies (deLAB) run by David Ribes and the DataLab with
which Megan Finn is a member.
The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation's
premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most
important asset in our pursuit of excellence in education, research,
and outreach. Our employees not only enjoy outstanding benefits and
professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for
diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic
pursuits, and natural beauty.
Compensation:
The position comes with a base salary of US$65,000, plus benefits and
$4,000 in travel money that may be used for relocation expenses
(taxable income) or for conference travel (non-taxable). Additional
sources of money will be available for professional development
expenses on a discretionary basis.
To apply:
Interested applicants should send a /single/ pdf document to Anissa
Tanweer (tanweer@uw.edu), David Ribes (dribes@uw.edu), and Megan
Finn (megfinn@uw.edu). This document should include:
1-2 page letter of interest that clearly articulates how the
candidate's interests and expertise align with each of the three
activities outlined in the job description
CV
Writing sample
Names and contact information of three references
The University of Washington and the International Union, Automobile,
Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local 4121
(UAW 4121) currently are negotiating their first collective bargaining
agreement for Postdoctoral Scholars. Employees in this title are
represented by UAW 4121 and will be subject to the applicable
collective bargaining agreement, unless agreed exclusion criteria
apply. For more information and updates on the bargaining process,
please visit
https://hr.uw.edu/labor/unions/uaw/postdoc-negotiationupdates.
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal
opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age,
protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. For more
information, see
https://ap.washington.edu/eoaa/equal-opportunity-and-accommodation-
statements.
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Anissa Tanweer
Research Scientist, eScience Institute
Ethnography & Human-Centered Data Science
University of Washington
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Date: 2019-07-22 14:54:02+00:00
From: Maria Rentetzi
Subject: Postdoctoral funding schemes in TU Berlin
Dear colleagues
the grant listed below is a great initiative of the Technical University
in Berlin.
I would be happy to support suitable applications in history of nuclear
sciences, science diplomacy, or gender and science/technology. In case
of interest do not hesitate to contact me
IPODI:
https://www.ipodi.tu-berlin.de/ipodi/ipodi/
An additional funding scheme includes
Marie Curie Actions:
https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/funded-projects
TU info
https://www.tudoc.tu-berlin.de/menue/nachwuchsbuero/parameter/en/
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Professor Dr. Maria Rentetzi,
ERC Consolidator Grantee
Institute for Philosophy, Literature and
History of Science and Technology
Technical University Berlin
skype name: maria.rentetzi
email: mrentetz@vt.edu
President of the Gender Commission of DHST (2017-2021)
International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science
http://mariarentetzi.weebly.com/
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Date: 2019-07-18 07:41:57+00:00
From: Mahendra Mahey
Subject: Job Opportunity - British Library Labs Technical Lead Position - Closing Date 4 August 2019
Dear All
We are seeking an outstanding candidate to provide technical leadership for the
British Library Labs (BL Labs). BL Labs enables researchers, artists,
entrepreneurs, educators and other innovators to work with large scale digital
collections and data. The Labs has gained a strong international profile since
its founding in 2013 and plays a key role in the British Libraryâs strategy to
drive forward digital research and scholarship. It has supported over 150
projects and made digital content and data openly available to inspire many
more.
You will work with researchers to formulate and carry out innovative and
inspiring experiments often with large scale content and data ranging from
ancient digitised manuscripts to todayâs UK web space. You will delight in
learning about the challenges in a wide range of disciplines as you engage with
historians, social scientists, data scientists, computational linguists, other
research software engineers and more to help co-design and implement solutions.
Your work will identify patterns and practices to make working with our data and
collections more efficient, and design ways to make them repeatable and so that
they can be integrated into everyday workflows at the Library.
You will be a creative, agile, technical and analytical problem solver. You will
have a strong background in computing with experience and passion for learning
and applying methods including text and data mining, visualisation, natural
language processing, image analysis, machine learning, data wrangling. You will
get value from seeing methods and data packaged so that researchers can use
them.
You will know how to deliver projects on time, are an excellent communicator and
a generous team worker. You will value the opportunity to share your expertise
through presentations and training events throughout the UK and internationally.
This is an excellent opportunity to be working for a world-leading organisation
which is carrying out ground-breaking research in Digital Scholarship.
The deadline for applications for the post is Sunday 4 August 2019, at midnight
BST.
The job description and details of how to apply is available here:
http://tiny.cc/zf3v9y
Please pass this on to anyone you know who might be interested.
Mahendra Mahey
BL Labs Manager
Landline: +44 (0)20 7412 7324
Mobile and WhatsApp +447871 287026
Skype for Business mahendra.mahey@bl.uk
Personal Skype mr_mahendra_mahey
Email mahendra.mahey@bl.uk
Twitter @BL_Labs @mahendra_mahey
Web http://www.bl.uk/projects/british-library-labs/
British Library Labs
The British Library, St Pancras, London, NW1 2DB
Email labs@bl.uk
Imaginary Cities
Check out the new exhibition that BL Labs has played a role in making happen:
https://www.bl.uk/events/imaginary-cities
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