Open UCLA Post-Doctoral Research Position
UCLA Post-Doctoral Research Position
One-year appointment beginning October, 2013, with possibility for renewal.
Review of applications begins August 15; submission deadline is September 15.
We seek a postdoctoral researcher to join our research project (2012-2015), The
Transformation of Knowledge, Culture, and Practice in Data-Driven Science: A
Knowledge Infrastructures Perspective http://knowledgeinfrastructures.gseis.ucla.edu/index.html.
We are conducting interview, ethnographic, and document studies of scientific
data practices such as data collection, analysis, management, sharing, and
reuse at four distributed research projects in astronomy and earth sciences.
Our project is funded by the Sloan Foundation Digital Information Technology
Program http://www.sloan.org/program/28
The postdoctoral researcher will participate actively in the collaboration,
including the design, conduct, and analysis of interviews, document analysis,
ethnographic fieldwork, and writing for publication. The postdoctoral
researcher will gain experience in collaborative research, research project organization,
and digital data research practices. The project is based at the University of
California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and residence nearby is required for the
duration of the postdoctoral research appointment. Some travel is required for
research and conferences.
Required background includes completion of the PhD; experience in interview,
document analysis, or ethnography; strong writing skills; research experience
studying astronomy, physical sciences, or earth sciences; substantial knowledge
of scholarly communication, practice and policy in data-driven research, Information
Studies, or Science, Technology, and Society studies. Preferred
background includes experience in writing for publication, expertise in
knowledge organization (metadata, ontologies, archival analysis), and in the
physical or earth sciences.
Please submit a statement of interest that discusses your qualifications and
interests with respect to the required and preferred background for the
position. Your application should also include two scholarly writing samples
(e.g., refereed journal articles or conference papers, dissertation),
curriculum vitae, and list of three references. Send these to Prof. Christine
Borgman, PI, borgman@gseis.ucla.edu
and to Prof. Sharon Traweek, Co-PI traweek@history.ucla.edu
The starting salary is $50,000 per year, plus benefits.
Selected candidate may enroll in UC sponsored benefits or opt
out. Official documentation for completion of the PhD is required (certificate
of completion, transcript, or diploma).
Work is to be done 12 months of the year, excluding university holidays; the
postdoctoral researcher is entitled to 24 paid personal days and 12 paid sick days
per year. For further information about postdoctoral appointments at
UCLA: http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/postdocs.html
Postdoctoral Researchers at UC are represented by UAW Local 5810. http://uaw5810.org/
Postdoctoral Researchers at UC are represented by UAW Local 5810. http://uaw5810.org/
More information about the investigators:
Christine Borgman, Professor & Presidential Chair in Information Studies http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/cborgman/
Sharon Traweek, UCLA Gender Studies & History Departments http://www.genderstudies.ucla.edu/people/faculty/Sharon-Traweek http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/traweek/
Christine Borgman, Professor & Presidential Chair in Information Studies http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/cborgman/
Sharon Traweek, UCLA Gender Studies & History Departments http://www.genderstudies.ucla.edu/people/faculty/Sharon-Traweek http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/traweek/
Interviews will be conducted at UCLA, by video, and at conferences attended
by the principal investigators prior to the time the position is filled.