The University of Sheffield is seeking to appoint a two-year Postdoctoral Research Assistant to contribute to the Faculty of Social Science’s vibrant, interdisciplinary Digital Society Network (DSN,

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/faculty/social-sciences/digital-society-network), to support and enable digital society research. 

The successful candidate will work with DSN Director Professor Helen Kennedy (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/socstudies/staff/staff-profiles/helen-kennedy) and the DSN steering committee on a broad portfolio of research in the field of Digital Society. The role has a large developmental element, encompassing assisting with proposal writing and identifying funding and grant opportunities across the digital society field in the UK and Europe. You will work with the DSN steering committee to implement a strategy which is interdisciplinary and international, and you will work with Professor Helen Kennedy on large, interdisciplinary bids and fellowship applications, providing support as appropriate, specifically in the areas of data in society, human-data interaction and data visualisation. You will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of tasks in the preparation of research applications, including literature reviews, liaison with research partners and specific writing tasks. You will have a PhD (or equivalent experience) in a relevant subject (e.g. Sociology, STS, Media Studies, Digital Media), with specialist academic experience in and knowledge of data in society (human-data interaction, data visualisation, data ethics, algorithmic accountability).

This full-time, fixed-term post is available immediately for 24 months. Further details can be found at:  https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs.

 

Job Reference Number: UOS016927
Contract Type: Fixed-term, available immediately for 24 months
Working Pattern: Full-time
Faculty: Social Sciences

Salary: Grade 7: £30,175 to £38,183 per annum
Closing Date: 7th September 2017.


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Professor Helen Kennedy, Chair in Digital Society
Department of Sociological Studies / Faculty of Social Sciences
Elmfield, Northumberland Road
Sheffield S10 2TU
T: 0114 2226488
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