[Air-l] Fwd: Postdoc in Information Science in UK

[jeremy hunsinger]

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> From: Shobita Parthasarathy <sp73 at cornell.edu>
> Date: Wed Nov 6, 2002  8:07:53 AM US/Eastern
> To: STSGRAD-L at cornell.edu (STSGRAD-L)
> Subject: Postdoc in Information Science in UK
> Reply-To: sp73 at cornell.edu
>
>
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> Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Information Science
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> - to Study the Impact of European Science,
> Technology and Innovation Research on the Web
>
> A position has become available for a postdoctoral
> researcher to work on a 3-year long EU funded project
> into developing and implementing Web link based metrics
> to analyse the impact of science, technology and
> innovation research on the Web. The Wolverhampton
> research group (http://cybermetrics.wlv.ac.uk/) has
> played a significant part in laying the foundations for
> this exciting new area of research and the successful
> applicant will have the opportunity to use the tools
> developed by the group and to build on the methodologies
> in order to make an important contribution to the
> development of this new field.
>
> In the nature of the post it is not expected that
> applicants will have prior experience of similar work
> but those with a Ph.D. in an area related to Information
> Science, Computer Science or Maths will be considered.
> The successful applicant will have working knowledge of
> the Web, the Internet and basic statistics, and will be
> able to apply their existing research skills to this new
> area.
>
> The project involves international collaboration and the
> researcher should expect to have to occasionally visit
> other countries in Europe for team meetings and
> conferences, in addition to attending a conference in
> China. Good communication and team working skills are
> essential, and knowledge of one or more other European
> languages would be an advantage. Applicants from European
> countries outside the UK are particularly encouraged to
> apply. The salary will be on the researcher B scale from
> £17624 - £22948 per year and the starting date will be as
> soon as possible after the interview.
>
> Please contact Mike Thelwall m.thelwall at wlv.ac.uk with
> any queries.
>
> For detailed further particulars and an application form
> (returnable by 22 November 2002) and quoting the reference
> number Ref A3164, contact the Personnel Services Department,
> University of Wolverhampton, Molineux Street, Wolverhampton
> WV1 1SB, UK. Tel: 01902 321049 (ansaphone).
> For hearing impaired candidates our minicom number is
> 01902 321249. Email address: per at wlv.ac.uk
> The University is eager to attract larger numbers of
> applications from groups of people currently under-
> represented in the staff population, especially from women
> and people from ethnic minority groups.
>
> Related jobs are also available in Amsterdam, see also
> http://www.webindicators.org
>
>
>
> Dr. Andrea Scharnhorst
> NERDI
> Netherlands Institute for Scientific Information Services (NIWI)
> KNAW
> Joan Muyskenweg 25
>
> Postbus 95110
> 1090 HC Amsterdam
> The Netherlands
> Tel: +20 4628 670
> www.niwi.knaw.nl/nerdi </blockquote></x-html>
>
>
jeremy hunsinger
jhuns at vt.edu
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www.cddc.vt.edu
www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy
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