From cinsainfo@lists.sn.apc.org Thu Dec 2 06:53:15 2004 From: cinsainfo@lists.sn.apc.org (cinsainfo@lists.sn.apc.org) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 08:53:15 +0200 Subject: [Cinsainfo] Researcher: Free and open source software innovation Message-ID: <000a01c4d83b$99632c20$d500a8c0@sn.apc.org> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C4D84C.5CEBFC20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please contact Fossfa directly, CINSA will not forward any applications. Subject: [idlelo] Researcher: Free and open source software innovation in Africa Dear Colleagues, We recently advertised for a Researcher: Free and open source software innovation in Africa. By the closing date, we had not received any applications that met the basic requirements: - PhD (or Masters with research experience equivalent to PhD --- INCLUDING OUTPUTS) - a minimum 2 years research experience with conference papers and at least three academic publications in accredited journals. The minimum of three accredited academic publications is an absolute requirement. We are therefore re-advertising with a closing date of 'as soon as a suitable candidate can be found'. Please circulate this as widely as you can among your networks. The salary is at the level of a senior lecturer/professor at up to R290 000 (around US$ 47 000) per anum total cost to company. Regards Derek Researcher: Free and open source software innovation in Africa Applications for the above post with the University of the Western Cape, starting in December 2004 or January 2005, are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons. The candidate will be qualified in a social science discipline to research organizational principles and practices for supporting Free Software (open source) development in the context of the AVOIR project. The AVOIR (African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources) project is a collaborative initiative among several universities in South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique, with the project management and research components based at UWC. You will be based at UWC in Cape Town, but will be required to make short trips to the other institutions from time to time. You will be employed within the Free Software Innovation Unit of Information and Communication Services. Core functions The successful candidate will research and improve practices within the AVOIR project, conduct research within a knowledge ecology framework using the artefacts produced within the project, including source code, email discussion lists, etc. You may also conduct research on how the AVOIR software is applied in education using data gathered within the software itself. You should be familiar with social network analysis, computer mediated discourse analysis and related techniques, as well as a broad basis of techniques used in social science research. Depending on the outcome of funding, you will also supervise a part-time researcher conducting a study as part of a worldwide research initiative on Free and Open Source Software. Qualifications The qualifications are a Doctoral degree (a Masters degree will be considered if the candidate has sufficient experience) in a relevant discipline, a minimum 2 years research experience with conference papers and at least three academic publications in accredited journals. Application To apply, please email a covering letter, your CV and the names, email addresses and telephone numbers of at least 3 contactable referees, in assured confidence to Denise Loubser via email at dloubser@uwc.ac.za. Please note that paper applications will not be accepted. Closing date: November 22, 2004. Please CC applications to dkeats@uwc.ac.za as December is a time when a lot of support staff take summer holidays. In line with the University's commitment to diversifying the workforce, applications from designated groups will be given priority consideration. The University reserves the right not to make appointments. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C4D84C.5CEBFC20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Please contact Fossfa directly, = CINSA will=20 not forward any applications.

Subject: [idlelo] = Researcher: Free=20 and open source software innovation in Africa

Dear = Colleagues,

We=20 recently advertised for a Researcher: Free and open source software = innovation=20 in Africa. By the closing date, we had not received any applications = that met=20 the basic requirements:
 - PhD (or Masters with research = experience=20 equivalent to PhD  --- INCLUDING OUTPUTS)
 - a minimum 2 = years=20 research experience with conference papers and at least three academic=20 publications in accredited journals. The minimum of three accredited = academic=20 publications is an absolute requirement.

We are therefore = re-advertising=20 with a closing date of 'as soon as a suitable candidate can be found'. = Please=20 circulate this as widely as you can among your networks. The salary is = at the=20 level of a senior lecturer/professor at up to R290 000 (around US$ 47 = 000) per=20 anum total cost to = company.

Regards
Derek


Researcher: Free=20 and open source software innovation in Africa

Applications for = the above=20 post with the University of the Western Cape, starting in December 2004 = or=20 January 2005, are invited from suitably qualified and experienced = persons. The=20 candidate will be qualified in a social science discipline to research=20 organizational principles and practices for supporting Free Software = (open=20 source) development in the context of the AVOIR project.

The = AVOIR=20 (African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources) project is a = collaborative=20 initiative among several universities in South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, = Uganda,=20 Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique, with the project management and research = components based at UWC. You will be based at UWC in Cape Town, but will = be=20 required to make short trips to the other institutions from time to = time. You=20 will be employed within the Free Software Innovation Unit of Information = and=20 Communication Services.

Core functions

The successful = candidate=20 will research and improve practices within the AVOIR project, conduct = research=20 within a knowledge ecology framework using the artefacts produced within = the=20 project, including source code, email discussion lists, etc. You may = also=20 conduct research on how the AVOIR software is applied in education using = data=20 gathered within the software itself.  You should be familiar with = social=20 network analysis, computer mediated discourse analysis and related = techniques,=20 as well as a broad basis of techniques used in social science = research. =20 Depending on the outcome of funding, you will also
supervise a = part-time=20 researcher conducting a study as part of a worldwide research initiative = on Free=20 and Open Source Software.

Qualifications

The = qualifications are a=20 Doctoral degree (a Masters degree will be considered if the candidate = has=20 sufficient experience) in a relevant discipline, a minimum 2 years = research=20 experience with conference papers and at least three academic = publications in=20 accredited journals.

Application

To apply, please email a = covering=20 letter, your CV and the names, email addresses and telephone numbers of = at least=20 3 contactable referees, in assured confidence to Denise Loubser via = email at=20 dloubser@uwc.ac.za. Please note that paper  applications will not = be=20 accepted. Closing date: November 22, 2004. Please CC applications to=20 dkeats@uwc.ac.za as December is a time when a lot of support staff take = summer=20 holidays.

In line with the University's commitment to = diversifying the=20 workforce, applications from designated groups will be given priority=20 consideration. The University reserves the right not to make=20 appointments.

------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C4D84C.5CEBFC20-- From cinsainfo-admin at lists.sn.apc.org Thu Dec 2 08:53:15 2004 From: cinsainfo-admin at lists.sn.apc.org (cinsainfo-admin@lists.sn.apc.org) Date: Tue Feb 27 14:07:34 2007 Subject: [Cinsainfo] Researcher: Free and open source software innovation Message-ID: <000a01c4d83b$99632c20$d500a8c0@sn.apc.org> Please contact Fossfa directly, CINSA will not forward any applications. Subject: [idlelo] Researcher: Free and open source software innovation in Africa Dear Colleagues, We recently advertised for a Researcher: Free and open source software innovation in Africa. By the closing date, we had not received any applications that met the basic requirements: - PhD (or Masters with research experience equivalent to PhD --- INCLUDING OUTPUTS) - a minimum 2 years research experience with conference papers and at least three academic publications in accredited journals. The minimum of three accredited academic publications is an absolute requirement. We are therefore re-advertising with a closing date of 'as soon as a suitable candidate can be found'. Please circulate this as widely as you can among your networks. The salary is at the level of a senior lecturer/professor at up to R290 000 (around US$ 47 000) per anum total cost to company. Regards Derek Researcher: Free and open source software innovation in Africa Applications for the above post with the University of the Western Cape, starting in December 2004 or January 2005, are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons. The candidate will be qualified in a social science discipline to research organizational principles and practices for supporting Free Software (open source) development in the context of the AVOIR project. The AVOIR (African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources) project is a collaborative initiative among several universities in South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique, with the project management and research components based at UWC. You will be based at UWC in Cape Town, but will be required to make short trips to the other institutions from time to time. You will be employed within the Free Software Innovation Unit of Information and Communication Services. Core functions The successful candidate will research and improve practices within the AVOIR project, conduct research within a knowledge ecology framework using the artefacts produced within the project, including source code, email discussion lists, etc. You may also conduct research on how the AVOIR software is applied in education using data gathered within the software itself. You should be familiar with social network analysis, computer mediated discourse analysis and related techniques, as well as a broad basis of techniques used in social science research. Depending on the outcome of funding, you will also supervise a part-time researcher conducting a study as part of a worldwide research initiative on Free and Open Source Software. Qualifications The qualifications are a Doctoral degree (a Masters degree will be considered if the candidate has sufficient experience) in a relevant discipline, a minimum 2 years research experience with conference papers and at least three academic publications in accredited journals. Application To apply, please email a covering letter, your CV and the names, email addresses and telephone numbers of at least 3 contactable referees, in assured confidence to Denise Loubser via email at dloubser@uwc.ac.za. Please note that paper applications will not be accepted. Closing date: November 22, 2004. 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Subject: [idlelo] Researcher: Free and open source software innovation in Africa Dear Colleagues, We recently advertised for a Researcher: Free and open source software innovation in Africa. By the closing date, we had not received any applications that met the basic requirements: - PhD (or Masters with research experience equivalent to PhD --- INCLUDING OUTPUTS) - a minimum 2 years research experience with conference papers and at least three academic publications in accredited journals. The minimum of three accredited academic publications is an absolute requirement. We are therefore re-advertising with a closing date of 'as soon as a suitable candidate can be found'. Please circulate this as widely as you can among your networks. The salary is at the level of a senior lecturer/professor at up to R290 000 (around US$ 47 000) per anum total cost to company. Regards Derek Researcher: Free and open source software innovation in Africa Applications for the above post with the University of the Western Cape, starting in December 2004 or January 2005, are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons. The candidate will be qualified in a social science discipline to research organizational principles and practices for supporting Free Software (open source) development in the context of the AVOIR project. The AVOIR (African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources) project is a collaborative initiative among several universities in South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique, with the project management and research components based at UWC. You will be based at UWC in Cape Town, but will be required to make short trips to the other institutions from time to time. You will be employed within the Free Software Innovation Unit of Information and Communication Services. Core functions The successful candidate will research and improve practices within the AVOIR project, conduct research within a knowledge ecology framework using the artefacts produced within the project, including source code, email discussion lists, etc. You may also conduct research on how the AVOIR software is applied in education using data gathered within the software itself. You should be familiar with social network analysis, computer mediated discourse analysis and related techniques, as well as a broad basis of techniques used in social science research. Depending on the outcome of funding, you will also supervise a part-time researcher conducting a study as part of a worldwide research initiative on Free and Open Source Software. Qualifications The qualifications are a Doctoral degree (a Masters degree will be considered if the candidate has sufficient experience) in a relevant discipline, a minimum 2 years research experience with conference papers and at least three academic publications in accredited journals. Application To apply, please email a covering letter, your CV and the names, email addresses and telephone numbers of at least 3 contactable referees, in assured confidence to Denise Loubser via email at dloubser@uwc.ac.za. Please note that paper applications will not be accepted. Closing date: November 22, 2004. Please CC applications to dkeats@uwc.ac.za as December is a time when a lot of support staff take summer holidays. In line with the University's commitment to diversifying the workforce, applications from designated groups will be given priority consideration. The University reserves the right not to make appointments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The minimum of three accredited academic publications is an absolute requirement. We are therefore re-advertising with a closing date of 'as soon as a suitable candidate can be found'. Please circulate this as widely as you can among your networks. The salary is at the level of a senior lecturer/professor at up to R290 000 (around US$ 47 000) per anum total cost to company. Regards Derek Researcher: Free and open source software innovation in Africa Applications for the above post with the University of the Western Cape, starting in December 2004 or January 2005, are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons. The candidate will be qualified in a social science discipline to research organizational principles and practices for supporting Free Software (open source) development in the context of the AVOIR project. The AVOIR (African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources) project is a collaborative initiative among several universities in South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique, with the project management and research components based at UWC. You will be based at UWC in Cape Town, but will be required to make short trips to the other institutions from time to time. You will be employed within the Free Software Innovation Unit of Information and Communication Services. Core functions The successful candidate will research and improve practices within the AVOIR project, conduct research within a knowledge ecology framework using the artefacts produced within the project, including source code, email discussion lists, etc. You may also conduct research on how the AVOIR software is applied in education using data gathered within the software itself. You should be familiar with social network analysis, computer mediated discourse analysis and related techniques, as well as a broad basis of techniques used in social science research. Depending on the outcome of funding, you will also supervise a part-time researcher conducting a study as part of a worldwide research initiative on Free and Open Source Software. Qualifications The qualifications are a Doctoral degree (a Masters degree will be considered if the candidate has sufficient experience) in a relevant discipline, a minimum 2 years research experience with conference papers and at least three academic publications in accredited journals. Application To apply, please email a covering letter, your CV and the names, email addresses and telephone numbers of at least 3 contactable referees, in assured confidence to Denise Loubser via email at dloubser@uwc.ac.za. Please note that paper applications will not be accepted. Closing date: November 22, 2004. 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