From michel.menou at orange.fr Mon Mar 5 05:32:33 2018 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 11:32:33 +0100 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: Air-L Digest, Vol 164, Issue 5 1. Two funded digital media PhD studentships @ University of Sheffield In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Message: 1 Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2018 19:33:18 +0000 From: Helen Kennedy To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Two funded digital media PhD studentships @ University of Sheffield Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Two funded PhD studentships are available at the University of Sheffield in the field of digital media, for commencement in October 2018 ? details below. Note that each studentship is funded by a different body, and so each has different eligibility criteria, deadline and application process. *Visualizing, Exploiting and Experiencing Global Data on Children?s Media Use (*four-year funded integrated PhD and MSc in Data Analytics and Society *)* *Lead supervisor:* Professor Helen Kennedy, Sociological Studies/Digital Society Network *Co-supervisor:* Dr Mark Taylor, Sheffield Methods Institute *Partner:* Dubit, http://www.dubitlimited.com/, children?s digital media strategy, research & development company *Funder*: Data Analytics & Society ESRC CDT (Centre for Doctoral Training), https://datacdt.org/ *Deadline:* 19th April 2018 *Interviews:* 4th May 2018 *Details:* https://datacdt.org/projects/sh22/ *Exploring the role of social norms in contributing to sustainable reduced meat food choices, offline and on social media **(*four-year funded PhD*)* *Lead supervisor:* Dr Nicola Buckland, Psychology *Co-supervisor:* Professor Helen Kennedy, Sociological Studies/Digital Society Network *Funder:* Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, http://grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/ *Deadline:* 26th March 2018 *Interviews:* 10th April 2018 *Details:* http://grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/research/opportunities/ exploring-the-role-of-social-norms-in-contributing-to- sustainable-reduced-meat-food-choices-offline-and-on-social-media/ -- Professor Helen Kennedy, Chair in Digital Society University of Sheffield T: 0114 2226488 E: h.kennedy at sheffield.ac.uk FORTHCOMING ARTICLE: 'Living with data: aligning data studies and data activism through a focus on everyday experiences of datafication', *Krisis*, 2018. From michel.menou at orange.fr Mon Mar 12 12:35:51 2018 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:35:51 +0100 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [Sigmetrics] Available PhD positions in Scientometrics and Text & Data Mining in the Knowledge Media institute, United Kingdom In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Sigmetrics] Available PhD positions in Scientometrics and Text & Data Mining in the Knowledge Media institute, United Kingdom Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:42:15 +0000 From: Petr Knoth To: sigmetrics at mail.asis.org, LIS-BIBLIOMETRICS at jiscmail.ac.uk Apologies for cross-posting. ======================= The Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) is a leading research centre associated with the Open University, UK. Research in KMi focuses on web & data science, natural language processing, information retrieval, machine learning and their applications to solve real-world problems. We are currently offering fully-funded PhD studentships in the area of Text and Data Mining of Scientific Literature. Applications are invited from UK, EU and international students. KMi is located in Milton Keynes, 30 minutes by train from London. *Available PhD positions:* - Web-scale research analytics for identifying high performance and trends: data-driven approaches to scientometrics - Large-scale information extraction from unstructured textual resources - Large-scale real-time aggregation and synchronization of web & knowledge resources - Identifying and predicting research & innovation - Discovering facts to support or refute claims - Reproducibility of text and data mining workflows *Application deadline: 12**^th **April* *We offer:* - A team of young, friendly and highly motivated colleagues, who are passionate?about research. - A work environment that is well equipped with the newest hardware technology - Strong support for your personal development and career planning - Ability to publish and attend key conferences - An attractive work environment both within the research group and beyond - Collaboration with industry partners and excellent prospects of getting your work integrated in real-world applications - No teaching duties, 100% focus on research and development - Budget for new kit (typically Mac Pro, large screen, etc.) - Competitive funding *You bring:* - Master?s degree in Computer Science or related field (Bachelor degree in programs highly related to the advertised topic might be sufficient in few cases) - Ability to communicate ideas clearly both orally as well as in writing and fluency in English. -????????? Good theoretical foundation and some practical experience with at least two of the following: data analysis/statistics, machine learning, natural language processing, information retrieval, semantic web. - Ability to design and prototype software solutions. -????????? Solid programming skills. - Ability to analyse data in Python, R or Matlab. -????????? Good knowledge and experience of working with and querying databases. -????????? Good knowledge of the Linux environment (deployment, essential scripting, configuration, logging, etc.). - Willingness to learn new things every day and seek solutions to complex problems. -????????? You are able and willing to relocate to the UK and carry out your research from within the Open University campus. Prospective candidates fulfilling the above criteria are encouraged to contact me to receive further details prior to official application. -- Dr Petr Knoth Senior Research Fellow Knowledge Media institute, The Open University Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, BUCKS, United Kingdom phone: +44 (0)1908 654548, Web: http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/member/petr-knoth, Twitter: @petrknoth Garanti sans virus. www.avg.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please feel free to share!** Apply Now for a LEADS Fellowship Drexel University's College of Computing & Informatics (CCI), the Metadata Research Center, and project partners invite doctoral students to participate in the LIS Education and Data Science-4-the National Digital Platform (LEADS-4-NDP) program and become LEADS Fellows. LEADS Fellows will receive a $5,000 stipend and additional financial support for a three-day Data Science Bootcamp at Drexel University (early June 2018), an NDP site visit during the summer, and conference travel during the 2018/2019 academic year to share project outcomes. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 30, 2018. LEADS is a virtual fellowship program. Students located near their selected site may have more on-site interaction. Applicants must be doctoral students at an institution with an ALA-accredited master's degree program. Drexel University and the Metadata Research Center are dedicated to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic team of fellows. For more information on the LEADS fellowship, projects at NDP sites, and the application process, please visit drexelcci.info/LEADS4NDP Kerry Boland, MS Assistant Director, Creative Content and Publications The College of Computing & Informatics Drexel University 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Tel: 215.895.6271 | Fax: 215.895.2494 drexel.edu/cci ________________________________________ ASIS&T 2017 Annual Meeting Crystal City, VA Oct. 27th - Nov. 1, 2017 Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the Physical and Virtual Worlds ________________ Asis-l mailing list Asis-l at asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l --- Cet email a fait l'objet d'une analyse antivirus par AVG. http://www.avg.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Fri Mar 16 04:57:34 2018 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:57:34 +0100 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [Asis-l] Data Carpentry Workshop @ UF, 3/20-3/21/18 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <46ef8328-5c9d-697a-54d2-9bd90bc8702c@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Asis-l] Data Carpentry Workshop @ UF, 3/20-3/21/18 Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 15:49:04 +0000 From: Smith, Plato To: asis-l at asis.org Good morning all, Please share with your graduate students, doctoral, and postdocs involved with data management. Data Carpentry Workshop @ UF - 3/20-3/21/18 The 1st Annual UF Data Symposium and the UF Carpentries Club are offering a two day Data Carpentry workshop to help the UF community get started learning R and common data management tools such as the spreadsheets, OpenRefine, and SQL. Need to learn some programming for a class? Have data you're scared to work with in Excel? Want to collaborate effectively with your peers? We were there once too. Come start learning with us. Our instructors are trained by the Carpentries in evidence-based pedagogy and our materials have been developed collaboratively over years by dozens of contributors. The University of Florida Informatics Institute and Biodiversity Institute have generously volunteered space and resources for this workshop in order to advance the skillset of the UF community. The organizers, instructors, and helpers are volunteering their time to help UF, and you! Register here: https://uf-carpentry.github.io/2018-03-20-UFDataSymposium/ Thank you. Plato ________________________________________________________ Plato L. Smith II, Ph.D. Data Management Librarian University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries, USA Office: + 1 352-294-1077 | Cell: + 1 850-319-7924 | Email: plato.smith at ufl.edu ORCiD: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1814-0151 ________________________________________ ASIS&T 2017 Annual Meeting Crystal City, VA Oct. 27th - Nov. 1, 2017 Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the Physical and Virtual Worlds ________________ Asis-l mailing list Asis-l at asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l --- Cet email a fait l'objet d'une analyse antivirus par AVG. http://www.avg.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Thu Mar 22 07:12:43 2018 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:12:43 +0100 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: Air-L Digest, Vol 164, Issue 21 Postdoc Opportunity with Cornell's new Initiative on AI, Policy, and Practice (Solon Barocas) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3cb5a93f-0f41-5362-df36-901b729734ec@orange.fr> > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 22:31:48 +0000 > From: Solon Barocas > To:"air-l at listserv.aoir.org" > Subject: [Air-L] Postdoc Opportunity with Cornell's new Initiative on > AI, Policy, and Practice > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Postdoc Opportunity with Cornell's new Initiative on AI, Policy, and Practice > > https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/10902 > > Artificial Intelligence, Policy, and Practice (AIPP) is a new initiative at Cornell University, led by faculty in Computing and Information Science and spanning the Ithaca and New York City campuses. The initiative brings together researchers pursuing fundamental technical advances in AI with scholars considering its ethical, legal, and social implications. > > We seek a Postdoctoral Researcher who will help us explore how an integrated interdisciplinary approach to these issues can generate unique insights and provide an effective foundation for future innovation, policy, and advocacy. > > The initiative will focus on a number of key challenges in the near-term future of AI. We will investigate how AI might improve the quality of decision-making, while also posing new challenges to fairness, equality, autonomy, dignity, and privacy, among other core values. We will consider how AI risks exacerbating information and power asymmetries, while also providing a way to measure, model, and mitigate these dynamics. Our goal is to establish the appropriate role for AI in addressing pressing issues, while ensuring that it does so with due consideration of social context and ethical norms. > > The Postdoctoral Researcher will have the opportunity to help launch and shape this new initiative, conduct research, run seminars, stage events, and foster a truly interdisciplinary community. S/he will collaborate with one or more of the faculty supervisors associated with the initiative: Solon Barocas, Jon Kleinberg, Karen Levy, and Helen Nissenbaum. > > Applications are welcome from recent Ph.D. graduates with a range of disciplinary backgrounds (e.g., computer and information science, data science, the social sciences, public policy, philosophy, media studies, science and technology studies, or related fields). Law graduates or ABDs with strong backgrounds or work experience in related fields are also eligible to apply. An interest in and ability to do translational, cross-disciplinary work between fields is crucial. This is a one-year position with the possibility of a second year depending on performance and funding. > > The Postdoctoral Researcher may be located in Ithaca or New York City, depending on the location of the primary supervising faculty, but will have ample opportunity to spend time on both campuses. Applications should be submitted to:https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/10902 and should include a CV, up to two publications (or writing samples), the names and contact information of three references, and a cover letter summarizing the candidate's relevant background, accomplishments, and fit with the position. A transcript of graduate work (unofficial is acceptable) may also be requested. For substantive questions related to the initiative or position, please contactsbarocas at cornell.edu. > > The position is available for a Fall 2018 start (or sooner, given the candidate?s availability). We began to review applications on March 5th, but continue to welcome submissions. > > Diversity and inclusion are a part of Cornell University?s heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chirags at rutgers.edu Thu Mar 22 13:17:49 2018 From: chirags at rutgers.edu (Chirag Shah) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 17:17:49 +0000 Subject: [Students-l] Help Make Web Searching Better Message-ID: [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message.] We invite you to participate in a research study on information searching intentions! The purpose of this study is to understand search behavior to better improve the web searching experience. This study is hosted by the Library and Information Science Department of Rutgers University, under a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Requirements * Approximately 7 hours of work over 10 days. * Must be at least 18 years old * Must be a non-student and employed * Proficiency in English required * Intermediate typing + online search skills required * You must use Google Chrome on a laptop/desktop computer for the study Total compensation for participation is $95. For more information, please consult the registration site at: https://tinyurl.com/istudynat [cid:D99D4CC7-10FA-486C-90DF-9254824F6B91 at rutgers.edu] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flyer_final.png Type: image/png Size: 239175 bytes Desc: flyer_final.png URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Fri Mar 23 12:21:21 2018 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:21:21 +0100 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: Air-L Digest, Vol 164, Issue 23 . Funded PhD Studentships - Improving the Health of Our Online, Civic Culture Centre for Doctoral Training (Andrew Chadwick) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:33:29 +0000 From: Andrew Chadwick To: "air-l at listserv.aoir.org" Subject: [Air-L] Funded PhD Studentships - Improving the Health of Our Online Civic Culture Centre for Doctoral Training Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear AoIR list, May I draw your attention to some PhD studentships here at Loughborough University? This is the first wave of positions and they?re part of a new interdisciplinary centre for doctoral training we?re setting up. If you know talented students who are seeking funding for their doctoral research I?d be grateful if you would alert them to this message. Also, do feel free to distribute it more widely. The description is below. More detail and information on how to apply here: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crcc/doctoralresearch/civic-culture-cdt These positions are also formally advertised next week on jobs.ac.uk and findaphd.com Informal enquiries can be directed to me at a.chadwick at lboro.ac.uk and/or to the primary supervisor for the specific project applicants are considering. Many thanks. Andy - - - Improving the Health of Our Online Civic Culture: A New Centre for Doctoral Training at Loughborough University Established in 2018 with an award from Loughborough University?s Adventure Research Programme, the Online Civic Culture Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) applies cutting-edge concepts and methods from social science and information science to understand the role of social media in shaping our civic culture. Led by Professor Andrew Chadwick, it features a team of ten academic supervisors drawn from the disciplines of communication, information science, social psychology, and sociology. The CDT enables interdisciplinary teams of researchers and PhD students to work together on issues of misinformation, disinformation, and the rise of hate speech and incivility online. It develops evidence-based knowledge to mitigate the democratically-dysfunctional aspects of social media. At the same time, it identifies and promotes the positive civic engagement benefits of social media. http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crcc/doctoralresearch/civic-culture-cdt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Professor Andrew Chadwick, Professor of Political Communication, Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. (e) a.chadwick at lboro.ac.uk (w) www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crcc (w) www.andrewchadwick.com (t) www.twitter.com/andrew_chadwick