From: D F J Wood [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 22 September 2003 12:18
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Subject: Post-doctoral fellowship, Queen's University
Post-doctoral fellowship, Queen's University
The Surveillance Project, based in the Sociology Department at Queen's
University, Kingston, Ontario, seeks a post-doctoral fellow to join the
team researching Surveillance, Risk, and Social Ordering in a Global
Information Society, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada under the Knowledge-Based Economy Strategic
Grant theme.
The successful candidate will construct, develop, and contribute to
appropriate projects in conjunction with team members. These currently
include the role of surveillance technologies, including biometrics, at
borders and at airports; workplace monitoring and supervision; Closed
Circuit Television in public places in Canadian cities; personal data
processing in electronic commerce and database marketing; smart card IDs
and other government card schemes; surveillance of welfare recipients;
comparative surveillance studies, especially following September 11
2001.
Some knowledge of surveillance and privacy issues, and of the sociology
of communication and information technologies is an asset. Applicants
should have social science training, preferably a PhD in sociology.
Some teaching responsibilities may be available to suitably qualified
candidates.
The position will be for eight months starting on October 15, 2003 and
finishing on June 15, 2004, with the possibility of a four month
extension. The stipend is $30,000 per annum. For more information about
the project see:
http://qsilver.queensu.ca/sociology/Surveillance/intro.htm
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Please send a curriculum vitae, transcripts, a sample publication or
work-in-progress, 3 letters of reference and a letter of application by
September 30 2003 to:
David Lyon, the Surveillance Project, Sociology Department, Queen's
University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6.
Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be considered first.
Queen's University is committed to employment equity and welcomes
applications from all qualified applicants, including visible
minorities, aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, gay men and
lesbians.
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