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Job :Researcher: Free and open source software innovation in Africa
Rehema Baguma
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Subject: [ICS] Re: Job Adverised.please circulate
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Dear Melisse Benn;
I will circulate it widely. I hope you get one.
Barya
writes:
> Dear Colleagues,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Researcher: Free and open source software innovation in Africa
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> 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.
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> Core functions
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> 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.
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> Qualifications
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> 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.
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> Application
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> 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.
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> 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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> Melisse Benn
> Project Manager: IT
> University of the Western Cape
> Private Bag x17
> Bellville
> 7530
> South Africa
> Tel: 27 021 9592339
> Fax: 27 021 9592775/1234
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Dr. Venansius Barya Baryamureeba
Chairman & MD, ICT Consults Limited
Director,Institute of Computer Science
URL: http://www.ict.co.ug
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