Apols for any cross postings. Post-doc position at the Open University in the UK (open to all nationalities). Although this position is in a computing dept, the role will require either a social science / internet studies / HCI background. Feel free to contact me (joinson@gmail.com) with any questions Rgds Adam. -------------------------------------------- Adam Joinson, PhD Senior Lecturer, Information Systems School of Management University of Bath Bath BA2 7AY E-mail: A.Joinson@bath.ac.uk http://people.bath.ac.uk/aj266 -------------------------------------------- Research Fellow: Privacy and Mobile Computing Department of Computing (Centre for Research in Computing) The Open University (Ref: 4758) £27,466 - £32,796 (subject to inflation increase from October 2008) 3 year contract available from 1 September 2008 Applications will be considered from 13 June 2008, until the position is filled. Privacy Rights Management in Mobile Applications (PRIMMA) is a major new three year research project funded by the EPSRC that will investigate privacy in mobile computing. The research fellow, based at the Open University, will work as part of a team comprising researchers at the Open University, University of Bath, Imperial College London and IBM. The research fellow will conduct research that both investigates users' current requirements in terms of mobile privacy, and that also asks fundamental questions about the nature of privacy, trust, social interaction and human relations in the context of mobile social networking. We are looking for candidates who display the talent, creativity, and enthusiasm necessary to perform outstanding research into privacy that will make a difference - to ask original, concrete questions and to adopt incisive methodologies for exploring them, in order to help positively shape the development of pervasive, location-aware mobile systems, and those whose lives are affected by it. Applicants should have (or expect to receive by September 2008) a Masters level degree (ideally a PhD) in a relevant subject (e.g. human-computer interaction, software engineering, computer science, information systems, psychology, communication studies), and an interest in privacy, security, social networks or pervasive and mobile computing. For further details about the position, contact the project principal investigator, Professor Bashar Nuseibeh: B.Nuseibeh@open.ac.uk. Informal enquiries are encouraged. A 'Further Particulars' document elaborating on the project and the post is available (see link below) Applications should include a completed application form, a CV, and a cover letter/research statement explaining the candidate's suitability for the position. Applications should be sent electronically to Professor Bashar Nuseibeh and copied to mct-recruitment@open.ac.uk . Disabled applicants who meet the essential job requirements will be interviewed. Further particulars are available in large print, disk or audiotape (minicom 01908 654901). We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Related websites: PRiMMA project: http://crc.open.ac.uk/primma Project summary: http://mcs.open.ac.uk/akb235/research/PRiMMA-Summary.pdf Department of Computing: http://www.computing.open.ac.uk/ The Open University: http://www.open.ac.uk/ Application form (Word): http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/appform.doc Application form (PDF) http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/appform.pdf Further Particulars: http://www3.open.ac.uk/events/jobs/2008130_33303_o3.doc (Note: Research Fellow 1 in above document)