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Apologies for cross-posting. Thanks for sharing this widely. Best regards, Suzie ********* Post Doctoral Researcher: School of Information Sciences, College of Communication and Information, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Full Time, 12 months. Renewable up to four years. Applications will be accepted starting immediately and until position is filled. Starting date: August 1, 2010. To address the growing environmental, social, and technological challenges facing the world, scientists, educators, librarians, resource managers, and the public need open, persistent, robust, and secure access to well-described and easily discovered data about the Earth's ecosystems. DataONE is designed to provide the distributed framework, sound management, and reliable technologies which enable the long-term preservation of diverse and complex multi-scale, multi-discipline, and multi-national science data. The Post-Doctoral researcher will be part of the NSF-funded DataONE project and will work with UT School of Information Sciences faculty, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers, and interdisciplinary teams of communication and information researchers, life scientists, computer scientists, librarians and others who are studying the user experience in working with data, text, and other forms of information. The post doc will participate in team efforts, particularly in the areas of assessment and socio-cultural issues. The researcher will be responsible for baseline and ongoing assessment of scientists' data and information needs, including data gathering, statistical analysis, and report writing. The researcher will design and implement research projects, assist other researchers with the design and implementation of their user-based projects, and supervise all aspects of needs assessment and a user experience laboratory. Some administrative duties and logistical support tasks will be required. Some travel will be required. Under the supervision of Professors Carol Tenopir and Suzie Allard, this Post-Doctoral researcher will play a major role in the on-going assessment and usability testing for DataONE at the University of Tennessee, School of Information Sciences and will supervise user testing and the user experience laboratory in the University of Tennessee, College of Communication and Information. REQUIRED: PhD completed or near completion in Information Science, Library Science, Communication, Earth/Environmental Science, or equivalent. Interest in and experience with both quantitative and qualitative social science research methods and statistical data analysis. Expertise in statistical methods. Strong oral and written communication skills. DESIRED: Experience with survey methods, usability testing, user experience testing, and bibliometrics. Interest or experience in earth or environmental sciences is helpful. SALARY: $45,000 per year plus benefits. CONTACT: Send a cover letter and c.v. to Dr. Suzie Allard, [log in to unmask] or Dr. Carol Tenopir, [log in to unmask] Include the phrase Post-Doctoral Researcher in the subject line. ************************************************ Suzie Allard, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Assistant Director University of Tennessee College of Communication & Information School of Information Sciences 453 Communication Building Knoxville, TN 37996-0341 phone: 865.974.1369 fax: 865.974.4967 email: [log in to unmask] P Please consider the environment before printing this email. *************************************************