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These studentship are now being re-advertised, following clarification
of the eligibility criteria.
Following successful funding for the European Union FP7 EveryAware
<http://povesham.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/everyaware-enhanced-environmental-awareness-through-social-information-technologies/>
and the EPSRC Extreme Citizen Science
<http://povesham.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/extreme-citizen-science-excites/>
activities, the department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic
Engineering at UCL <http://www.cege.ucl.ac.uk/> is inviting applications
for a postdoctoral position and 3 PhD studentships. *Please note that
*these ***studentships are fully funded for UK/EU resident applicants,
for a period of 3.5 years*, providing both fees and a bursary for living
expenses.**
These positions are in the*'Extreme Citizen Science' (ExCiteS)
<http://povesham.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/extreme-citizen-science-excites/>
research group*. The group's activities focus on the theory,
methodologies, techniques and tools that are needed to allow any
community to start its own bottom-up citizen science activity,
regardless of the level of literacy of the users. Importantly, Citizen
Science is understood in the widest sense, including perceptions and
views -- so participatory mapping and participatory geographic
information are integral parts of the activities.
The *research themes that the group explores* include Citizen Science
and Citizen Cyberscience; Community and participatory mapping/GIS;
Volunteered Geographic Information (OpenStreetMap, Green Mapping,
Participatory GeoWeb); Usability of geographic information and
geographic information technology, especially with non-expert users;
GeoWeb and mobile GeoWeb technologies that facilitate Extreme Citizen
Science; and identifying scientific models and visualisations that are
suitable for Citizen Science.
The positions that are opening now are part of an effort to extend Dr
Jerome Lewis' <http://www.ucl.ac.uk/anthropology/staff/j_lewis>research
with forest communities (see BBC Report <http://bbc.in/fD1tDE> and
report on software development <http://bit.ly/b9SVLC>):
*PhD Studentship -- understanding citizen scientists' motivations,
incentives and group organisation* -- a 3.5-year fully funded
studentship. We are looking for applicants with a good honours degree
(1st Class or 2:1 minimum), and an MA or MSc in anthropology, geography,
sociology, psychology or related discipline. The applicant needs to be
familiar with quantitative and qualitative research methods, and be able
to work with a team that will include programmers and human-computer
interaction experts who will design systems to be used in citizen
science projects. Travel will be required as part of the project. A
willingness to live for short periods in remote forest locations in
simple lodgings, eating local food, will be necessary. French language
skills are desirable.
The research itself will focus on motivations, incentives and
understanding of the needs and wishes of participants in citizen science
projects. We will specifically focus on engagement of non-literate
people in such projects and need to understand how the process -- from
data collection to analysis -- can be made meaningful and useful for
their everyday life. The research will involve using quantitative
methods to analyse large-scale patterns of engagement in existing
projects, as well as ethnographic and qualitative study of participants.
The project will include working with non-literate forest communities in
Cameroon as well as marginalised communities in London.
Complete details about this post and application procedure are available
on the UCL jobs website
<https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?owner=5041178&ownertype=fair&jcode=1181111>.
*PhD Studentship in geographic visualisation for non-literate citizen
scientists *- a 3.5-year fully funded studentship. The applicant should
possess a good honours degree (1st Class or 2:1 minimum), and an MSc in
computer science, human-computer interaction, electronic engineering or
related discipline. In addition, they need to be familiar with
geographic information and software development, and be able to work
with a team that will include anthropologists and human-computer
interaction experts who will design systems to be used in citizen
science projects. Travel will be required as part of the project. A
willingness to live for short periods in remote forest locations in
simple lodgings, eating local food, will be necessary. French language
skills are desirable.
Complete details about this post and application procedure are available
on the UCL jobs website
<https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?owner=5041178&ownertype=fair&jcode=1181112>.
In addition, we offer a *PhD Studentship* on How interaction design and
mobile mapping influences participation in Citizen Science
<http://www.findaphd.com/search/showproject.asp?projectid=32354&inst=LOND-UCGE&searchtype=i&theorder=2&page=1>,
which is part of the EveryAware
<http://povesham.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/everyaware-enhanced-environmental-awareness-through-social-information-technologies/>
project and also *open to any EU citizen*.
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Dr. Muki Haklay: Senior Lecturer in GIS
Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering
University College London (UCL)
Gower St. London WC1E 6BT
T: +44 20 7679 2745
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W: http://www.ge.ucl.ac.uk/~mhaklay/ <http://www.ge.ucl.ac.uk/%7Emhaklay/>
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<http://www.sstc.ucl.ac.uk/>
Bridging the Gaps - www.ucl.ac.uk/btg <http://www.ucl.ac.uk/btg/>
Mapping for Change - www.mappingforchange.org.uk
<http://www.mappingforchange.org.uk>
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