ESRC-funded PhD studentship on the ‘Relating to Data through Visualisation’ PhD Network
*Please forward to potential candidates* We are seeking an excellent candidate to join the ‘Relating to Data through Visualisation’ PhD network. The PhD studentship is funded by the ESRC through the White Rose Doctoral Training Centre (WRDTC). The network consists of three PhD projects: · *Developing** visualisation** literacy* (based at The University of Sheffield) · *Engaging diverse users in** visualisation** design and evaluation* (based at The University of York) · *Measuring visualisation engagement* (based at The University of Leeds) We are seeking to recruit a student for the third project, *Measuring Visualisation Engagement* (based at The University of Leeds). The project will build on Seeing Data research (seeingdata.org), which experimented with capturing responses to visualisations through automated processes ( http://seeingdata.org/understandingdata-visualisations/ rate-these-visualisations/). The project will advance these experiments to develop an open source application which aims to support visualisation evaluation. Through this process, it will address questions relating to how data-generating systems make and shape the data that they produce and the role of measurement in contemporary culture. The ‘Relating to Data through Visualisation’ Network aims to develop new knowledge about how people relate to data through their visualisation, the narratives and meanings people attach to visualisations and the potential understanding produced by them. It is led by Professor Helen Kennedy of the University of Sheffield and supported by award-winning visualisation agencies Visualising Data (http://www.visualisingdata.com/) and Clever Franke (https://www.cleverfranke.com/), active participants in network activities. For more information about the network visit: http://seeingdata.org/relating-data-visualisation/ The supervisors for the *Measuring Visualisation Engagement* PhD are Dr Chris Birchall from the University of Leeds and Professor Paul Clough from the University of Sheffield. *Studentship details*: · The PhD studentship covers UK/EU academic fees and a tax-free maintenance grant paid at standard Research Council rates (£14,296 in Session 2016/17) for full-time study, together with other allowances if appropriate · EU applicants will be eligible for an award paying tuition fees only, except in exceptional circumstances, or where residency has been established for more than 3 years prior to the start of the course *Application details*: · Applicants should possess an Upper Second Class Honours Degree and preferably a Masters Degree · Applicants must first submit the relevant study application form(s) and be in receipt of a Student ID Number (see http://media.leeds.ac.uk/pg/ph d/apply/) · Applicants must then complete the University’s ESRC WR DTC Studentship Application Form <http://www.leeds.ac.uk/rsa/postgraduate_scholarships/ESRCAppForm16>. This should be returned to pg_scholarships@leeds.ac.uk by 20 November 2016 · Please contact Chris Birchall on c.t.birchall@leeds.ac.uk to express an interest or to request more information about entry requirements and how to apply · Deadline: 20/11/2016; interviews during the week commencing 21st November · Start date: 1/1/2017 -- Professor Helen Kennedy, Chair in Digital Society Department of Sociological Studies / Faculty of Social Sciences Elmfield, Northumberland Road Sheffield S10 2TU T: 0114 2226488 E: h.kennedy@sheffield.ac.uk LATEST BOOK: *Post, Mine, Repeat: social media data mining becomes ordinary* (Palgrave Macmillan)
*Please circulate to interested candidates* Are you interested in the Internet of Things? Experienced in ethnographic research and want to take it in new directions? LSE’s Department of Media and Communications, established in 2003, comprises internationally acclaimed faculty who conduct critical, empirical and engaged research into the central role of media and communications within contemporary society. We are currently seeking a research officer to join us on the EU Horizon 2020 VIRT-EU project - “Values and Ethics in Innovation for Responsible Technology in Europe.” The project includes five European research partners: ITU (DK); Open Rights Group (UK), Uppsala University (SE), Politechnico di Torino (IT) and Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (DK). The goal of the project is to analyze and map the ethical practices of European hardware and software entrepreneurs, maker and hacker spaces, and community innovators in order to: * understand how IoT innovators enact ethics as they design future devices, * generate a new framework for Privacy, Ethical and Social Impact Assessment (PESIA) * develop tools to support ethical reflection and self-assessment as part the design and development process for IoT technologies. You can find out more about the project here: http://tinyurl.com/zcgmle4 *Salary from £34,156 to £41,317 pa inclusive* *This is a fixed term appointment for 24 months, beginning Jan 1, 2017* The ideal candidate hascompleted a PhD, or is working towards completion of a PhD, or has other research experience that demonstrates the capability to produce independent original research. They are experienced in conducting ethnographies of technical cultures, and comfortable working in a transdisciplinary research project employing quantitiative, qualitative, legal and design methods. The post-holder should have the ability to analyse and research complex ideas, concepts or theories, and to apply appropriate research methodologies, and be self-directed with excellent communication skills. A strong interest in science and technology studies, philosophy of technology or technical cultures would be an advantage, as would previous experience working with Internet of Things related development communities across Europe. For more information and to apply, go here: https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/ViewVacancyV2.aspx?enc=mEgrBL4XQK0+ld8aNkwYmGGMlg8hup... **For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Dr Alison Powell directly (a.powell@lse.ac.uk <mailto:j.luyten@lse.ac.uk>) -- Dr Alison Powell Assistant Professor, Director of MSc Media and Communication (Data & Society) London School of Economics and Political Science Tower 3, 701.J, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE Twitter: @a_b_powell Feedback and Consultation Hours Michelmas Term 2016: Tuesdays 9:15-10:15 and 1:30-2:30. Drop-in from 2:30. Recent publication: Hacking in the Public Interest: Authority, legitimacy, means and ends. New Media & Society, April 2016; vol. 18, 4: pp. 600-616.doi: 10.1177/1461444816629470
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