[Air-L] Fwd: Vacancy: Research Associate for social aspects of software engineering (f/m/d)

[Sol Martinez Demarco]

* Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this PhD position *
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Dear colleagues,

The DFG-funded project *INKleSS - Understanding the Importance of 
Non-Knowledge for Software Engineering on Social-Coding Platforms* is 
looking for a PhD candidate who is intrigued to study social aspects of 
software engineering. The project is based at the Harz University of 
Applied Sciences. *Deadline* for applications is *10.12.24*.

More information below and in attachment.

Please share the announcement widely.

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We are looking for a PhD candidate who is intrigued to study social 
aspects of software engineering.

The PhD position is part of the DFG-funded research project INKleSS - 
Understanding the Importance of Non-Knowledge for Software Engineering 
on Social-Coding Platforms. The project is based at the Faculties of 
Business Studies and Automation & Computer Science of the Harz 
University of Applied Science, Wernigerode.

The project aims to gain new insights into the dynamics and processes of 
non-knowledge and knowledge in software engineering. A challenging 
aspect of software engineering is dealing with various forms of 
non-knowledge related to implementing, re-engineering, maintaining, 
updating, and enhancing increasingly complex pieces of software. 
Non-knowledge can appear as missing knowledge, intentionally hidden 
knowledge, tacit knowledge, or strategically used non-knowledge. The 
project aims to improve understanding of the roles that these forms of 
non-knowledge plays in social interactions within software development 
teams. This will enable the development of strategies for better 
managing non-knowledge in this context, and provide guidance for 
organizations and open-source communities in their non-knowledge 
management. The project comprises an engineering component and a social 
science component.

The PhD candidate will focus on the phenomenon of non-knowledge in 
software engineering from a technical perspective, including 
contextualizing it within software development and implementing new 
analysis techniques.

*The PhD candidate is expected to*

  * Develop a doctoral project in the thematic field of non-knowledge
    dynamics in software engineering practices,
  * Participate in and contribution to the research project,
  * Develop and program technical solutions,
  * Collect data in/related to software engineering projects (semi
    structured interviews, qualitative text analysis, data mining,
    natural language processing),
  * Complete a dissertation for a PhD degree (possible at the IWIT
    virtual faculty) within the time frame of the position,
  * Present research outputs at conferences

*Your profile*

  * Master’s degree (or equivalent qualification) in Software
    Engineering/Computer Science, or relevant disciplines (sociology,
    psychology) with computer science background (particularly programming),
  * Documented experiences with and/or well described interest in the
    following fields: Programming, Software Engineering, Social-Coding
    Platforms (ideally GitHub),
  * Basic background in natural language processing or related AI topics
    may be helpful,
  * Fluency in English,
  * The ability to work autonomously and collaborate in teams.

*We offer*

  * 3 years fixed-term position, full-time, classification up to EG 13 TV-L,
  * Ongoing supervision by Prof. Thomas Leich and Prof. Jacob Krüger
    (PIs) with continuous exchange with the project team: PhD candidate
    from social sciences and the respective PI Prof. Alena Bleicher,
  * Collaborative work in an interdisciplinary project team (software
    engineers, social scientists),
  * Remote work is possible, regular presence on site for joint research
    is recommended,
  * Opportunity to conduct research that is both, theoretically
    innovative and practically relevant,
  * Scientific engagement in national and international networks.

Apply online in just a few steps via our application system 
<https://auskunft3.hs-harz.de/erp/servlet/de.his.servlet.RequestDispatcherServlet?state=bwm&moduleParameter=bwmapplication&next=bwm/bewerbung.vm&nextdir=sva&jobadid=255&topitem=qissvaCareer&subitem=svabwmstellenuebersicht&fullscreen=y> 
by December 10, 2024.

Information about the Harz University of Applied Sciences is available 
on the Internet at www.hs-harz.de <https://www.hs-harz.de/>

If you have any questions about the requirements or criteria, please 
feel free to contact Dr. Thomas Leich (tleich [at] hs-harz.de) or Prof. 
Jacob Krüger (jkrueger [at] hs-harz.de).

Best wishes,
Sol Martinez Demarco

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Sol Martinez Demarco (they/them)
Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in / Research Associate
Projekt INKleSS / Project INKleSS
FB Wirtschaftswissenschaften / Faculty of Business Studies
Hochschule Harz / Harz University of Applied Sciences
Friedrichstr. 57-59, 38855 Wernigerode, Deutschland / Germany
+49 39-4365-9285
https://www.hs-harz.de