[Foss-sadc] (Fwd) [aisi-l] Researcher: Free and open source software innov

[Jennifer Radloff]

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    Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 11:48:18 +0200
    From: Derek Keats <dkeats at uwc.ac.za>
Reply-To: Derek Keats <dkeats at uwc.ac.za>
 Subject: [idlelo] Researcher: Free and open source software innovation in
Africa
      To: council at fossfa.net, idlelo at fossfa.net

Dear Colleagues,

We recently advertised for a Researcher: Free and open source software
innovation in Africa. By the closing date, we had not receievd 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 at uwc.ac.za. Please note that paper
applications will not be accepted. Closing date: November 22, 2004. Please CC
applications to dkeats at 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.



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