[Air-L] post-doctoral position - Ireland.

Eileen Lübcke eluebcke at uni-bremen.de
Fri Jan 25 02:14:43 PST 2008


wäre ja auch noch ne super position

Aphra Kerr schrieb:
> Hi all,
>
> The following post-doctoral position should be of interest to people 
> submitting or finished their Phd research.
>
> The focus is on internet users, innovation and creativity.
>
> Enquiries to myself.
>
> best
>
> Aphra Kerr.
>
> **************
>
> *NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH*
>
> *Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Rep. of Ireland. *
>
>
> *DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY*
>
>
>    *POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION*
>
>
> Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position in the 
> Department of Sociology at NUI Maynooth, tenable from April 2008 for 
> two and a half years, working on an interdisciplinary and 
> inter-institutional research project focussed upon the future of the 
> internet.
>
> Funded by the HEA's Programme for Research at Third Level Institutions 
> (PRTLI) in Ireland the ‘Serving Society: Future Communications 
> Networks and Services’ project involves research partners at NUI 
> Maynooth, Waterford IT and the University of Limerick.
>
> The applicant will work directly with Dr. Aphra Kerr at the Department 
> of Sociology at NUI Maynooth (NUIM) (see 
> _http://sociology.nuim.ie/AphraKerr.shtml_) and colleagues at the 
> Interaction Design Centre at the University of Limerick (see 
> http://www.idc.ul.ie/ ) to conduct a study of intensive users of the 
> internet.
>
>
> *Postdoctoral Researcher (2.5 Year Contract)*
>
> This post involves advanced research on internet use, creativity and 
> innovation. It aims to select a number of contrasting groups whose 
> patterns of use challenge the limitations of existing internet 
> infrastructure and services. Potential groups might include (but are 
> not limited to) open source software development teams, massively 
> multiplayer online game communities, transnational social movements 
> and transnational migrant groups.
>
> Applicants should hold a PhD in a related area and have a good 
> publishing record. The post-holder should be well versed in the 
> literature related to some or all of the following: sociology of 
> innovation, sociology of technology, sociology of work and 
> consumption, internet and game studies, governance and legal aspects 
> of the internet.
>
> Good interpersonal communication, computing and presentation skills 
> are required.
>
> Proficiency in both written and spoken English is required.
>
> The position is based at NUI Maynooth, a campus based university 25Km 
> west of Dublin, in Ireland which is served by good rail and bus 
> services. The applicant will be based in the Department of Sociology, 
> a department of 16 staff and a number of postdoctoral researchers. The 
> Department is part of a number of national initiatives to promote and 
> develop postgraduate education including the Irish Social Science 
> Platform.
>
>
> *Salary: €38,623 per annum. *
>
>
> *I**nformal inquiries to: *Dr. Aphra Kerr, Department of Sociology.
>
> Tel: +353 (0)1 708 6140 or e-mail: _aphra.kerr at nuim.ie 
> <mailto:Paschal.Preston at dcu.ie>_
>
> *To apply: * candidates should submit a cover letter stating why they 
> think they would be suited to this position, a detailed CV and a 
> sample of their writing as well as the names, email, addresses, fax 
> and telephone numbers of three referees to:
>
> *Dr. Aphra Kerr, Department of Sociology, Auxilia, National University 
> of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland* so as to arrive 
> not later than *5pm on the 15^th of February, 2008.
> *
>
> *Electronic applications accepted.
> *
>
>
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