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Apologies for cross-posting.
Thanks for sharing this widely.
Best regards,
Suzie
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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.
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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:
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