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****Closing date: 26 January 2007****
NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY's Records Management team in the Information &
Knowledge Systems Research Group has an Arts & Humanities Research Council
(AHRC) funded full-time PhD Studentship. It is associated with a research
project entitled 'Accelerating positive change in electronic records:
understanding issues and developing practical approaches' (Jan 07-Dec 09).
The 3-year PhD study will investigate RISK and RISK MANAGEMENT in the
global context of information and records, with a particular focus on
ELECTRONIC information and records. It will involve conducting a
systematic review of the literature, gathering global attitudes and
approaches to risk management via a blog, and undertaking a series of
small case studies.
The studentship covers fees and maintenance (the latter is approx. £12,300
for 2006/07 with annual rises). The appointed person will also participate
in the associated AHRC research project above. Applicants for the
studentship should hold an MA/MSc in records or archives management or
another relevant subject such as business or information systems
management. The start date is not later than end of March 2007
For an informal discussion please contact Dr Julie McLeod (tel: 0191 227
3764 or email: [log in to unmask]). Applicants should submit a
CV and letter of application to:
Dr Julie McLeod, Reader in Records Management, School of Computing,
Engineering & Information Sciences, Pandon Building, Camden Street,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1XE.
http://northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/ceis/re/isrc/themes/?view=Standard
****Closing date:26 January 2007****
Further details:
The doctoral research will be a qualitative study into the meaning, nature
and attitudes towards risk and risk management within the context of
managing information and records in the electronic environment. This means
risk in the sense of risk of litigation or legal discovery, risk as it
relates to corporate governance and the audit culture, rather than risk in
the narrower sense of disaster planning and business continuity management
in the event of man-made or natural disasters.
The study will begin with a systematic literature review. Global attitudes
and approaches to risk management will be gathered via a weblog and by
undertaking a series of small case studies. The case study organisations
will be selected from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors with
examples from different types of organisations. Having developed a deeper
understanding of attitudes and approaches the aim will be to identify how
electronic records can be better managed within the context of risk. Are
different levels of management processes appropriate depending on the
nature and extent of the risk and organisational attitudes to risk
management? If risk is not a driver for electronic records management what
are the drivers?
The studentship has been awarded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council
in association with a 3-year research project entitled 'Accelerating
positive change in electronic records: understanding issues and developing
practical approaches'.
The doctoral project is on a critical issue within electronic records
management. The data collected within the PhD study will feed into and
inform the research project; the networks and contacts used by the PhD
student may wish to participate.
The student will be one of the two researchers required to conduct the
project's systematic literature review and will benefit from the
experience of the other project researchers in conducting such a review.
They will also participate in some of the data collection phase of the
investigation and therefore gain first-hand experience of the methods used
i.e. electronic Delphi studies, focus groups and blogs. They will be
responsible for developing the project's web site and will be able to
create their own website linked to the project. As a result the doctoral
research and project will be mutually beneficial whilst the former
maintains its own focus.
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