[Jobs] Fwd: [Air-L] post-doctoral position - Ireland.

[Jeremy Hunsinger]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Aphra Kerr <Aphra.Kerr at nuim.ie>
> Date: January 23, 2008 9:03:37 AM CST
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: [Air-L] post-doctoral position - Ireland.
> Reply-To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>
> 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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Jeremy Hunsinger
Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research,  
School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu 
)

Words are things; and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a  
thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.  
--Byron