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1 Postdoc position and 1 position for Scientific Programmer at VKS Amsterdam
The VKS is looking for a postdoc researcher and a scientific programmer (each position 38 hours per week.) for its new 18 month project, Knowledge Space Lab: mapping knowledge interactively.
The project “Knowledge Space Lab” contributes to the new research area of “maps of science”. The project addresses the difference between representing scholarly knowledge in (external) classification systems (such as thesauri, ontologies, bibliographic systems) and “internal” representations based on data- and user-tagging (such as network analysis, user annotations/tagging, folksonomies).
During the project a visualization tool (CatVis) will be developed which allows two different representations of the same information (e.g. classification space vs. network). CatVis enables switching between them or displaying them in parallel.
As a simulation tool CatVis will be applied to “real data” focusing on scientific information and analyzing the historical roots and current development in computational fields.
The project team consists of a postdoc with a natural sciences/mathematics/computer sciences background (PostDoc math), a postdoc with a social sciences/humanities background (PostDoc hum) and a scientific programmer (SciProg). There will be intensive collaboration between the team members. The project leader is Dr. Andrea Scharnhorst.
You can apply for these jobs before 1 September 2009 by sending a c.v. and letter of motivation, detailing your ambitions and suitability for this position to to the attention of Marjoleine Cornelissen (Head of Human Resource department).
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De VKS zoekt per direct een secretarieel medewerker (m/v) voor 16 uur per week
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Wij zoeken een secretarieel medewerker voor een gevarieerde functie in een klein team. Je valt rechtstreeks onder de Organizational Coordinator. Je ondersteunt het management team en de onderzoekers in de Studio en in het bijzonder de Organizational Coordinator bij haar werkzaamheden. Je ondersteunt de planning procedures en implementeert de beste methode hierbij. Je voert op secure wijze de eindredactie uit voor uitgaande documenten. Je verricht gebruikelijke secretariële werkzaamheden zoals agendabeheer, archiveren, het verzorgen van de correspondentie. Een aantal taken wordt uitgevoerd in nauwe samenwerking met de andere secretarieel medewerker. De voertaal van de VKS is Engels.
Deadline: 27 April 2009.
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Postdoc position at VKS Amsterdam
The VKS is looking for a Postdoc Researcher (f/m) (36-38 hours per week) for the project Alfalab.
Alfalab is a collaborative project, in which five institutes of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) participate. This project aims to contribute to the future of the humanities by building a digital research infrastructure. Alfalab’s ambition is to unite digital sources and tools for analysis, and to deliver them in a web-based form that is easily accessible for humanities researchers.
The participating institutes are the Huygens Instituut, Fryske Akademy, Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), the Virtual Knowledge Studio(VKS)and the Meertens Instituut. In the course of the project, additional partnerships inside and outside the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences will be established.
Deadline: 3 April 2009.
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PhD positions at the Maastricht VKS
The Maastricht VKS offers two PhD positions:
- Technological Urbanism and Knowledge Production
- Digital Technologies and the Everyday Life of Scholars
Deadline first round: 16 March 2009
For more information, please see the website of the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences: http://www.fdcw.org/phdprogram/2007/06/sts.html
Postdoc position at Erasmus Studio
application deadline: 15-05-2008
“Imaging Economic Brains” is a two-year postdoctoral research project, to be carried out within ERIM, aiming at the analysis of the emergence of a new technology-driven social science field: neuro-economics, a new field in economics and management science. This field seeks to mobilize advanced brain imaging techniques from neuroscience to analyze the biological basis of economic decision making. It sits at the interface between economics, management science, psychology, and neuroscience. The emergence and dynamics of neuro-economics is viewed as a special case of technological change in the development of research cultures. Historians of science have made clear that technology and research instrumentation are main factors in the development of scientific research. By integrating new measurement and observational instruments in their research practice, scientists have redefined their objects of research and consequently also the key questions in their field. Imaging technologies have traditionally played an important role in this dynamics (as illustrated by e.g., the invention of the microscope). The new brain imaging technologies (in particular fMRI and its related brain scanning techniques) have already had a strong influence on medical science, neuroscience, and the cognitive sciences. But how will they influence the social and behavioral sciences?
Project leaders: Ale Smidts, Paul Wouters
Duration: 2008 – 2010
More information can be found on the Erasmus Studio website
PhD position in Semantic Scholarly Publishing
application deadline: 15-05-2008
“Argumentation Discovery and Semantic Scholarly Publishing” is a project linked to the research programme of the Erasmus Studio, to be carried out within the Erasmus School of Economics in collaboration with the Erasmus University Library.It aims to develop models, methods and algorithms for argumentation discovery that can support semantic scholarly publishing: the integration and use of information from different modalities, such as text, graphics, multimedia, raw data and software, in new semantic combinations to enhance knowledge production.
The project will rely on methods and techniques from multiple disciplines including argumentation theory, text mining and knowledge management. It should result in (i) a semantic scholarly publishing model that is dynamic and multidimensional and makes cognitive and semantic relation patterns visible and (ii) a set of validated analysis tools as well as an authoring environment that can offer a proof of concept for the envisaged approach. The project will focus on scholarly publishing in one or more specific domains, e.g., health economics and/or agent-based economics.
Project leaders: Gert Goris, Uzay Kaymak, Paul Wouters; Participants: Gusta Drenthe
Duration: 2008 – 2012
More information can be found on the Erasmus Studio website
Postdoc position in Erasmus Studio project ‘Digital garbage cans and public innovation’
Postdoc position in social informatics at Erasmus Studio. How can digital technologies be used to support innovation of the public sector, such as product, process, organizational, conceptual and institutional innovation? Based on the so-called atelier method this question will be addressed in the project Digital garbage cans and public innovation . The project will be carried out as a collaboration between the Department of Public Administration and the Erasmus Studio. For this project the Erasmus Studio seeks a researcher who received his/her PhD in information science, science and technology studies or another social science field (‘social informatics’). Applicants need moreover to have sufficient expertise in the development of ICT as well as knowledge of, or at least affinity with, innovation and public sector dynamics in governance studies. A strong international research record is demanded as well as proficiency in the English language.
Project duration: 2 years
Starting date: August-September 2008
Deadline for application: 1 May 2008
For details on the job and the application procedure, download file.
More information can be found on the Erasmus Studio website
Virtual Knowledge Studio, third 3-month Postdoctoral Fellowship
Applications are invited for three-month fellowships within the Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences (VKS-KNAW) for Autumn 2008. The fellowship is designed for junior scholars who have recently received their PhD in order to provide the following: experience of working within an interdisciplinary research group, an opportunity to prepare material for publication and to develop new research ideas. Deadline for applications is 15 May 2008.
Please find more information in the Research opportunities section
PhD Position at Erasmus Virtual Knowledge Studio
Project: Argumentation Discovery and Semantic Scholarly Publishing
“Argumentation Discovery and Semantic Scholarly Publishing” is a project linked to the research
programme of the Erasmus Studio, to be carried out within the Erasmus School of Economics in
collaboration with the Erasmus University Library. It aims to develop models, methods and algorithms
for argumentation discovery that can support semantic scholarly publishing: the integration and use of
information from different modalities, such as text, graphics, multimedia, raw data and software, in new
semantic combinations to enhance knowledge production.
For this project we sollicit applications for the position of
Deadline for submission: 29 February 2008.
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PhD-positie bij de Erasmus Virtual Knowledge Studio
Vacaturesluiting: 18 Februari 2008
Binnen het interdisciplinaire porgramma van de Erasmus Virtual Knowledge Studio en het onderzoeksprogramma Arbeid, Organisatie en Management van de afdeling Sociologie van de Faculteit de Sociale Wetenschappen (FSW) van de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam bestaat een vacature voor een
De promovendus zal in het kader van het project “Studying the Transformation of Large Dutch Corporations’ onderzoek verrichten naar recente veranderingen in de samenstelling en het beleid van het topmanagement van grote, mede in Nederland gevestigde ondernemingen.
Voor meer informatie over de vacature, klik op pdf
Postdoctoral Researcher (m/v)
Deadline: 21 January 2008
The Erasmus Virtual Knowledge Studio and the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Erasmus University Rotterdam are looking for a postdoctoral researcher for three years for the project “Improving web survey methodology for social and cultural research”. The project aims at studying methodological issues concerning web surveys, and in particular at furthering insights into bias in volunteer samples, the possibilities of propensity score weighting using reference samples and the effects of other weighting procedures. In addition, it aims to improve insight into drop-out, item-non-response and optimal questionnaire length, using data of the large, continuous WageIndicator web survey on work and wages on www.wageindicator.org. For more information on the job, see www.academictransfer.org, or check the Erasmus Studio website:
http://www.eur.nl/erasmusstudio/about_erasmus_studio/open_positions/
Secretarieel Medewerker (m/v)
8 uur per week
Wij zoeken een secretarieel medewerker voor een gevarieerde functie in een klein team. Je valt rechtstreeks onder de Organizational Coordinator. Je verricht de gebruikelijke secretariële werkzaamheden zoals agendabeheer, archiveren en het verzorgen van de correspondentie. Daarnaast houd je je bezig met het boeken van reizen en ondersteunende werkzaamheden t.b.v. conferenties. Je verricht bibliotheekwerkzaamheden, je bestelt boeken en maakt digests. De voertaal van de VKS is Engels.
Schriftelijke sollicitaties (brief met c.v.) kunt u voor 26 november 2007 sturen naar:
Marjoleine Cornelissen (hoofd algemene dienst), IISG, Cruquiusweg 31, 1019 AT Amsterdam of per e-mail: adm_medewvks@iisg.nl
Nadere inlichtingen kunnen worden ingewonnen bij Jeannette Haagsma (organizational coordinator), e-mail: jeannette.haagsma@vks.knaw.nl of tel. 020-8500 270
Meer informatie vindt u door te klikken op onderstaande link:
Avertentie Secretarieel medewerker
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VKS Postdoctoraal Onderzoeker (m/v)
19 uur per week
De postdoctoraal onderzoeker zal de ontwikkeling van collaboratories in de sociaal-economische geschiedenis analyseren, zoals deze vorm krijgen in het project “Global Hubs for Global History” van het Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis.
Schriftelijke sollicitaties (brief met c.v. en een voorbeeld van uw publicaties) kunt u voor 23 november 2007 sturen naar:
Marjoleine Cornelissen (hoofd algemene dienst), IISG, Cruquiusweg 31, 1019 AT Amsterdam of per e-mail: postdocvks@iisg.nl.
Nadere inlichtingen kunnen worden ingewonnen bij dr. Jan Kok (senior onderzoeker), e-mail: jan.kok@vks.knaw.nl of tel. 020-6685866
Meer informatie vindt u door te klikken op onderstaande link:
documents/adv-postdoc-vks.doc
Maastricht Virtual Knowledge Studio
On 1 October 2007, the Maastricht Studio will begin. It is a cooperation between the VKS and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University. The focus is on ‘digital cultures in development’. Dr Sally Wyatt will be the director of the Maastricht Studio. Applications for one PhD and one post-doc position are now open. The deadline for applications is 22 October.
The two positions are:
Post-doc Position: Cities and citizens writing history and shaping the future
Please follow this link for a full description: Post-doc position
Click on the title for a Dutch version of the project description
“City and citizens writing history”.
For the same document in English please click here
PhD Position: Simulation and the vulnerability of technological culture
Please follow this link for a full description: PhD position
For more information, contact Sally at sally.wyatt@vks.knaw.nl
Virtual Knowledge Studio, second 3-month Postdoctoral Fellowship, KNAW, Amsterdam
Applications are invited for three-month fellowships in Spring 2008 within the Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences (VKS).
The fellowship is designed for junior scholars who have recently received their PhDs in order to provide the following: experience of working within an interdisciplinary research group, an opportunity to prepare material for publication and to develop new research ideas. During the three months of the fellowship, a senior member of the VKS staff will act as mentor.
Application deadline: 20 October 2007
Please find more information following this link:
http://www.virtualknowledgestudio.nl/opportunities.php
Virtual Knowledge Studio, 3-month Postdoctoral Fellowship, KNAW, Amsterdam
Applications are invited for three-month fellowships within the Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences (VKS).
The fellowship is designed for junior scholars who have recently received their PhDs in order to provide the following: experience of working within an interdisciplinary research group, an opportunity to prepare material for publication and to develop new research ideas. During the three months of the fellowship, a senior member of the VKS staff will act as mentor.
Please find more information following this link:
http://www.virtualknowledgestudio.nl/opportunities.php
Managing Director Erasmus Studio
De Erasmus Studio is de Rotterdamse voorpost van de Virtual Knowledge Studio. Bij de activiteiten van de Erasmus Studio zijn de meeste faculteiten van de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam betrokken. De faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen treedt daarbij op als penvoerder.
Ten behoeve van de Erasmus Virtual Knowledge Studio wordt er gezocht naar een
Managing Director Erasmus Studio (0,4 fte V/M)
In de functie van Managing Director draagt u zorg voor de organisatie en uitvoering van onderzoek en onderzoeksondersteuning binnen het instituut, teneinde kwalitatief hoogwaardig onderzoek uit te voeren binnen de verschillende onderzoeksgebieden en daarmee de concurrentiepositie van het instituut in het wereldwijde onderzoeksveld te versterken.
U kunt hier meer informatie vinden over de sollicitatieprocedure
