-----Original Message----- From: gcnp-admin@globalcn.tc.ca [mailto:gcnp-admin@globalcn.tc.ca] On Behalf Of David R. Newman Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 5:21 AM To: ciresearchers@vancouvercommunity.net; communityinformatics@vancouvercommunity.net; gcnp@globalcn.tc.ca; conet@ukco.org.uk; eacn@ukco.org.uk Subject: [gcnp] E-consultation research project in Ireland: Ph.D./M.Phil studentship We expect to get final confirmation of funding for a research project on e-consultation in Ireland next week. So we have advertised a studentship. Here is the advertisement which appeared in the Belfast Telegraph today Friday 12 December 2003. Please circulate this to people who might be interested in doing a postgraduate degree on electronic public consultation. Note that under QUB fair employment practice I cannot answer questions from applicants, as I will be on the selection panel. That's why my colleague Brian Webb has been put down as a contact for further information. To help all applicants, I've put full details of the position and the research proposal on http://econsult.mgt.qub.ac.uk/ Dr. David Newman, Queen's University Belfast ---<advertisement starts>--- M.Phil./Ph.D. studentship in e-consultation School of Management and Economics, Queen's University Belfast How can we use electronic communications technologies, such as the Internet and mobile 'phones, to support more effective and efficient public consultation and decision-making? This is a question the School of Management and Economics, in partnership with the University of Maynooth and Letterkenny Institute of Technology, is going to investigate, in a research project funded under the Cross Border Programme for R&D contributing to Peace and Reconciliation. The School of Management and Economics in QUB is now offering a postgraduate research studentship to work as part of the project team and complete a Ph.D. or M.Phil. programme of research. The work will include: 1. A critical review of the worldwide literature on e-consultation technologies and techniques for their appropriateness to communities affected by conflict and public bodies in Northern Ireland and the border countries. 2. Evaluation in small-scale experiments of e-consultation technologies compared to human mediation. 3. Designing, supporting and evaluating two larger-scale consultations, one in Northern Ireland, the other in Donegal. Applicants should hold at least a 2.1 Honours degree (or equivalent) in either a technical discipline such as Information Systems, Computer Science or Psychology or a social science discipline such as Management, Law, Politics or Anthropology. Ideally, you should have experience or qualifications in both computing and social sciences, as the project aims to understand the interactions between the technologies and civil societies. Skills in facilitation or mediation, programming and web design, analysis and interpretation of data, and writing research reports are desirable. A good understanding of the community and voluntary and public sectors in Northern Ireland and/or Donegal would be beneficial. A stipend of £9,000 rising to £10,500 in year 2, will be paid, along with postgraduate research fees for UK and EU students. Applicants should forward to Mrs Sonia O’Hare, School Administrator, a detailed curriculum vitae in conjunction with an outline proposal of how their skills would contribute to each of the stages of the project. <s.ohare@qub.ac.uk> or Mrs. Sonia O'Hare, Queens University Belfast, School of Management and Economics, 25 University Square, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland (UK). For further information and particulars, please contact Dr. Brian Webb (e-mail: b.webb@qub.ac.uk or tel: +44 (0)28 90 27 3592). Also see http://econsult.mgt.qub.ac.uk/ Closing Date for applications: Monday 5th January 2004 Starting Date: 26th January 2004 or as close to this date as can be arranged The School of Management and Economics reserves the right to withdraw the offer of a studentship and alter any terms and conditions stated. ---<advertisement ends>--- _______________________________________________ gcnp mailing list gcnp@globalcn.tc.ca http://globalcn.tc.ca/mailman/listinfo/gcnp Hosted by Telecommunities Canada http://www.tc.ca/