[Air-L] Communicating preprint fellowship

[Alice Fleerackers]

*Postdoctoral fellowship opportunity: Communicating preprint research*

The Scholarly Communications Lab <https://www.scholcommlab.ca/>
(ScholCommLab) is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join our
interdisciplinary team of researchers for a one-year paid research stay in
Vancouver, BC, Canada. This position is part of *Sharing Health Research, a
multi-year, SSHRC-funded project examining the online communication of
health science.*

Some key details are copied below, but the full fellowship description
(including details for how to apply) is available at
https://www.scholcommlab.ca/join-us/postdoct-preprint-comm/.

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*About the fellowship*

This fellowship will offer the successful applicant an opportunity to
collaborate with our team on a project of their own design focused on *the
public communication of scientific uncertainty and/or the online
circulation of health-related preprints. *Applicants are asked to submit
one or two brief research proposals (half a page or less each) relating to
this broader topic. These are meant to give us a sense of your research
interests and methodological approach; *they are not formal proposals, so
there is no need to explain every detail or include a reference list*.

In addition to relevant research interests and experience, successful
*applicants
will have the following qualifications: *

   - A PhD (or set defence date)
   - Ability to work well independently and as part of a diverse team
   - Ability to conceive, scope, and execute a project within the 1-year
   timeline
   - Excellent interpersonal skills
   - Fluency in English, both written and verbal
   - Deep disciplinary knowledge and interdisciplinary curiosity

You should apply even if you don’t feel that your background is a 100%
match with the position description. We place less emphasis on credentials,
publications, and metrics, and more emphasis on interesting research
questions and the relevant skills and experience to work with us to answer
them.

The position start date is negotiable but aims for February 1, 2021. The
gross salary is set at $60,000 CAD annually. Additional funding may be
available to present results of the collaboration at agreed upon
conferences.

—
Alice Fleerackers (she/her)
phd student, simon fraser university
lab manager, scholcommlab.ca
freelance writer, alicefleerackers.com