HASTAC is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to carry out social network data analysis for a newly awarded $294,000 NSF EAGER project "Assessing the Impact of Technology-Aided Participation and Mentoring on Transformative Interdisciplinary Research: A Data-Based Study of the Incentives and Success of an Exemplar Academic Network.” Through a large-scale analysis of the HASTAC social network, the Postdoc will investigate the interplay of cyberinfrastructure and scholarly communication, combining cutting-edge data mining methods with thoughtful human and institutional questions to examine how virtual interdisciplinary connections and mentoring can promote new modes of research, learning, teaching, and career development. Computational analysis, data extraction, and social networking analysis will be used to examine six years’ worth of data from the HASTAC website, which is built on the Drupal platform. The full call, as well as the abstract and a link to the full proposal, is posted below. *Interested parties should submit their materials by Wednesday, May 15, 2013.* *OPEN POSTDOCTORAL POSITION:* NSF OCI-1243622 Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER), Division of Cyberinfrastructure, National Science Foundation *Title*: “Assessing the Impact of Technology-Aided Participation and Mentoring on Transformative Interdisciplinary Research: A Data-Based Study of the Incentives and Success of an Exemplar Academic Network” *Skills*: Demonstrated experience with social network analysis, quantitative and qualitative methods (including case study and ethnographic) for mapping collaborative networks, citation networks, professional networks, mentoring relationships, structural cohesion and integration within and across disciplines and institutions. Candidate must be able to communicate findings, in written and graphical form, to an interdisciplinary audience, to participate in and generate dialogue with faculty and students, and test hypotheses using HASTAC’s data or gathering new data (survey, interviews, case study, ethnography). *Organizational assignment*: The postdoctoral fellow will work in the PhD Lab in Digital Knowledge at Duke University or possibly in the Information Futures Project Space (under construction) and will be part of a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary Technology-Aided Participation Advisory Board. The fellow will be expected to maintain a virtual presence on the HASTAC site, regularly reporting on preliminary findings through blog posts, posting working papers for peer-to-peer feedback from the HASTAC community, and working within HASTAC’s network structure to generate new ideas, problems, and questions to be addressed. *Position availability*: Start date late July/early August 2013; residency at Duke University highly desirable. In an exceptional case, fellow may reside virtually, with a telepresence accessible during business hours and a monthly residence (week long) for site-specific meetings, collaborations, and events. There will be a one-week period of overlap with the outgoing Fellow, to facilitate your transition into the project. *Outcomes*: In addition to working with the HASTAC team to produce a number of local and webcast events (seminars, webinars, conferences), the postdoctoral fellow will be expected to maintain a virtual presence on the www.hastac.orgsite, reporting on preliminary findings, posting working papers for peer-to-peer feedback from the HASTAC community, and working within HASTAC’s network structure to generate new ideas, problems, and questions to be addressed. The fellow will also be expected to present papers at scholarly conferences and to submit final work to refereed journals in social science, science studies, and other relevant fields. *Type of contract*: 1 year *Salary*: $48,000-55,000 annually, prorated for months worked and commensurate with experience *Application deadline*: 5pm EST, Wednesday, May 1, 2013 *To apply*: Please submit your letter of interest and CV to Mandy Dailey, Director of Administration, HASTAC and EAGER Program Manager at mandy.dailey@duke.eduby 5pm EST, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Read more details and see the full NSF proposal at http://goo.gl/cEDgF