[CITASA] New 3-year job working with the Geonet team at the Oxford Internet Institute: ‘Researcher in ICTs, Geography and Development’

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Mark Graham
Wed, Jul 22, 2015 11:23 AM

Dear colleagues,

We are hiring a Researcher to work with us to study low-wage digital work
being carried out in Sub-Saharan Africa
http://geonet.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/microwork/. This is a 3-year position
to work with me and a team of social scientists on the Geonet
http://geonet.oii.ox.ac.uk/ project.

The job description is below. Feel free to forward this to relevant people
and lists, and please get in touch if you would like to discuss any aspect
of the position.

Best,
Mark

Researcher in ICTs, Geography and Development
OXFORD INTERNET INSTITUTE

Grade 7: £30,434 – £37,394 p.a.

The Oxford Internet Institute is a leading centre for research into
individual, collective and institutional behaviour on the Internet. We are
looking for a full-time Researcher to work with Professor Mark Graham
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/?id=165 on the ERC-funded project Geonet
http://geonet.oii.ox.ac.uk/: Investigating the Changing Connectivities
and Potentials of Sub-Saharan Africa's Knowledge Economy. Combining
archival research, surveys, and in-depth interviews, this ambitious project
will critically assess the changing landscape of digital work in
Sub-Saharan Africa, and ask who benefits (and who doesn’t) from those
changes.

In this exciting role, the Researcher will carry out 9-12 months of
fieldwork among digital workers and organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa, as
well as working at OII’s premises in Oxford. The Researcher will also
contribute to the dissemination of the findings through peer-reviewed
academic papers, project reports, events, blogs and social media.

Candidates should have experience of social science research in Development
Studies, Geography, Sociology, Social Anthropology, Communications,
Organization Studies, Management or related disciplines, training and
practical experience in qualitative research methods.

Based primarily at the Oxford Internet Institute (with periods of
fieldwork), this position is available immediately for 3 years in the first
instance, with the possibility of renewal thereafter, funding permitting.
For qualified candidates, there may also be opportunities to teach course
modules on our ‘Social Science of the Internet’ MSc course.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. The application form
and further details, including a job description and selection criteria,
are available on Oxford University's recruitment website
https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=119288
.

The closing date for applications is 12:00 BST on Thursday 3 September
2015 and only applications received before then can be considered.
Interviews
for those short-listed are currently planned to take place in the week
commencing Monday 21 September 2015.

Dr Mark Graham

Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow
Oxford Internet Institute
University of Oxford

Research Fellow
Green Templeton College
University of Oxford

Visiting Research Associate
School of Geography and the Environment
University of Oxford

oii.ox.ac.uk/people/graham http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/graham |
geospace.co.uk http://www.geospace.co.uk | Information Geographies
http://geography.oii.ox.ac.uk | wikichains.org http://www.wikichains.org
| @geoplace http://twitter.com/geoplace | zerogeography blog
http://www.zerogeography.net/ | Connectivity, Inclusion and Inequality
Group http://cii.oii.ox.ac.uk/ | GEONET http://geonet.oii.ox.ac.uk
http://twitter.com/geoplace

Dear colleagues, We are hiring a Researcher to work with us to study low-wage digital work being carried out in Sub-Saharan Africa <http://geonet.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/microwork/>. This is a 3-year position to work with me and a team of social scientists on the Geonet <http://geonet.oii.ox.ac.uk/> project. The job description is below. Feel free to forward this to relevant people and lists, and please get in touch if you would like to discuss any aspect of the position. Best, Mark *Researcher in ICTs, Geography and Development* *OXFORD INTERNET INSTITUTE* *Grade 7: £30,434 – £37,394 p.a.* The Oxford Internet Institute is a leading centre for research into individual, collective and institutional behaviour on the Internet. We are looking for a full-time Researcher to work with Professor Mark Graham <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/?id=165> on the ERC-funded project Geonet <http://geonet.oii.ox.ac.uk/>: Investigating the Changing Connectivities and Potentials of Sub-Saharan Africa's Knowledge Economy. Combining archival research, surveys, and in-depth interviews, this ambitious project will critically assess the changing landscape of digital work in Sub-Saharan Africa, and ask who benefits (and who doesn’t) from those changes. In this exciting role, the Researcher will carry out 9-12 months of fieldwork among digital workers and organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as working at OII’s premises in Oxford. The Researcher will also contribute to the dissemination of the findings through peer-reviewed academic papers, project reports, events, blogs and social media. Candidates should have experience of social science research in Development Studies, Geography, Sociology, Social Anthropology, Communications, Organization Studies, Management or related disciplines, training and practical experience in qualitative research methods. Based primarily at the Oxford Internet Institute (with periods of fieldwork), this position is available immediately for 3 years in the first instance, with the possibility of renewal thereafter, funding permitting. For qualified candidates, there may also be opportunities to teach course modules on our ‘Social Science of the Internet’ MSc course. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. The application form and further details, including a job description and selection criteria, are available on Oxford University's recruitment website <https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=119288> . *The closing date for applications is 12:00 BST on Thursday 3 September 2015 and only applications received before then can be considered.* Interviews for those short-listed are currently planned to take place in the week commencing Monday 21 September 2015. ------------------------------------------ Dr Mark Graham Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford Research Fellow Green Templeton College University of Oxford Visiting Research Associate School of Geography and the Environment University of Oxford oii.ox.ac.uk/people/graham <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/graham> | geospace.co.uk <http://www.geospace.co.uk> | Information Geographies <http://geography.oii.ox.ac.uk> | wikichains.org <http://www.wikichains.org> | @geoplace <http://twitter.com/geoplace> | zerogeography blog <http://www.zerogeography.net/> | Connectivity, Inclusion and Inequality Group <http://cii.oii.ox.ac.uk/> | GEONET <http://geonet.oii.ox.ac.uk> <http://twitter.com/geoplace>