European Research Council funded job vacancy Post Doctoral Researcher – The Programmable City Project
Job posted by National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA), NUI Maynooth (02/10/2013 15.58)
Formally established as an autonomous university in 1997, but tracing its origins to the foundation of the Royal College of St. Patrick in 1795, the National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUI Maynooth) draws on a heritage of over 200 years’ commitment to education and scholarship. The last two decades have seen the University grow rapidly in scale, strength and stature. NUI Maynooth is today a university of international standing, renowned for the quality and value of its research and scholarship, for its dedication to excellent teaching, for providing an outstanding learning experience for its 8,500 students, and as a uniquely collegial environment in which to pursue scholarly work.
Postdoctoral Researcher – Programmable City Project (2 Posts) (4 Year Contracts)
National University of Ireland Maynooth is an equal opportunities employer
Description
Funded by an European Research Council Advanced Investigator Award to Prof. Rob Kitchin, we are seeking two postdoctoral researchers to work on The Programmable City project (full project and post descriptions below).
Post 1: Project question – How are discourses and practices of city governance translated into code?
Post 2: Project question – How does software alter the nature of work?
The project will be based in the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) at the National University of Ireland Maynooth.
See http://www.nuim.ie/nirsa/ for job spec and project descriptions
Nr of positions available : 2
Research Fields
Sociology – Social shaping of technology
Geography – Human geography
Career Stage
Experienced researcher or 4-10 yrs (Post-Doc)
Research Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Benefits
Postdoctoral Researcher
(Jan 2011) *:€33,975 – €37,063 p.a. (4 points)
Postdoctoral Researcher
(Jan 2010):€37,750–€41,181 p.a. (4 points)
*Appointments with no previous public sector experience will be placed on the 1st point of 2011 salary scale.
The rate of remuneration may be adjusted from time to time in line with government policy
Comment/web site for additional job details
http://humanresources.nuim.ie/vacancies.shtml