[Air-L] Research Officer in Digital Methods - University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

[Paul Henman]

A vacancy exists for a research officer in Digital Methods at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

The role
In conjunction with the Chief Investigator Associate Professor Paul Henman, and other non-UQ investigators, the appointee will be responsible for supporting the conduct of research using digital research methods in two ARC funded projects. The role will develop a virtual machine platform and associated database to collect survey participant data using a pre-build Firefox extension. Database query and analysis of findings of user's web navigation and accuracy in finding government-related information will then be undertaken. The role will also undertake large-scale webcrawling and analysis of subsequent hyperlink nextworks using visualisation, network analysis techniques and other computational social science. These tasks require a working knowledge of R, SQL, JavaScript and PHP.
The person
Applicants should possess a degree in relevant computer science, information systems, data analytics, or social sciences, and have a demonstrated ability to programme in R, SQL, JavaScript and PHP. You should also have a strong desire to work in a multidisciplinary environment, good general research skills, knowledge of computational social science, and good writing abilities.
Salary: AU$77,400.25 - $83,267.08 + generous superannuation
http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/507117/research-officer-digital-methods

Due: 25 March 2019

Paul

Paul Henman
Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures &
Associate Professor of Digital Sociology and Social Policy, School of Social Science
University of Queensland  QLD  4072
T: +61 7 3443 3142| E: P.Henman at uq.edu.au<mailto:P.Henman at uq.edu.au> | W: http://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/708 | www.digitalsocialpolicy.com<http://www.digitalsocialpolicy.com/>

Selected recent publications:
Webportal vs google for finding government information on the web<https://content.iospress.com/articles/information-polity/ip180071?resultNumber=2&totalResults=18&start=0&q=henman&resultsPageSize=10&rows=10>, Information Polity (with Tim Graham)
Of algorithms, apps and advice: digital social policy and service delivery<https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/fJCkMsRAtUsFJHky4i2m/full>, Journal of Asian Public Policy
Affording choice: how website designs create and constrain 'choice'<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369118X.2018.1476570>, Information Communication & Society (with Tim Graham)
The computer says 'DEBT'<https://zenodo.org/record/884117#.WcTlEsh97IU>: Towards a critical sociology of algorithms and algorithmic governance, Data for policy conference, London.
Performing the state<https://www.routledge.com/Performing-the-State-Critical-encounters-with-performance-measurement/Henman-Gable/p/book/9781138104587>: Critical encounters with performance measurement in social and public policy, Routledge.

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