[Air-l] Post-doc & RA positions in social network research

[Caroline Haythornthwaite]

Positions at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Please send
questions to contacts listed below in message.

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> Post-Doctoral Research Positions & Graduate Research Assistants in
> Social Network Research
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> The Science of Networks in Communities (SONIC) Research Group at the
> National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and the Department of
> Speech Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
> invite applications for two post-doctoral research positions and five
> graduate research assistantships to work on a large multi-university,
> multi-national, multi-year effort funded in part by the US National Science
> Foundation to understand the emergence of networks. In addition to advancing
> the science of networks, a central goal of the effort is to develop
> "Cyberservices" to map, nurture, and leverage large scale social networks
> within distributed communities utilizing the next generation
> "Cyberinfrastructure" as envisioned by the US National Science Foundation.
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> Qualifications 
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> For the post-doctoral and graduate research appointments, we invite US and
> international applicants from a wide variety of disciplines with interest
> and expertise in one or more of the following areas:  
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> *	Development and testing of social network theories 
> *	Modeling of networks:  mathematical, statistical, computational
> *	Visualization of networks
> *	Data-mining algorithms to detect networks
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> Compensation
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> The post-doctoral research appointments will carry an annual stipend
> commensurate with qualifications and experience but no less than $50,000, in
> addition to standard benefits provided to employees of the University of
> Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 
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> The graduate research assistants will be enrolled in the graduate program in
> the Department of Speech Communication and will receive stipends in
> accordance with University and Department guidelines.
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> Application Procedures
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> Applicants for the post-doctoral research appointments must submit via hard
> copy or email the following:  1) a curriculum vitae, including a list of
> publications and prior research experience if applicable; 2) a 2-page
> statement of research interest and experiences highlighting qualifications
> and interest, and 3) names, affiliations, and contact information for three
> references. 
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> Please send application materials as well as any inquiries to Professor
> Noshir Contractor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 244 Lincoln
> Hall, 702 S. Wright Street, Urbana IL 61801, Email: nosh at uiuc.edu
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> Applicants for the graduate research assistantships must meet all the
> criteria for admission to the graduate (Master's or Doctoral) program of the
> Department of Speech Communication. Please send application materials as
> well as inquiries to Professor Dale Brashers, 244 Lincoln Hall, 702 South
> Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-2683; E-mail: dbrasher at uiuc.edu 
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> Review of applications will begin on March 15th 2005 and will continue until
> the positions are filled. 
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>  <http://www.uiuc.edu/> 
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