Six Research Fellows have been appointed to single Centres of EMTEL II Network. The Research Fellows work on different research projects within the framework of EMTEL Network.
| Thomas
Berker @ NTNU, Trondheim |
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| Myria Georgiou @
Media@LSE, London |
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| Maren Hartmann @ SMIT,
Brussels |
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| Richard Stevens @ ASCoR,
Amsterdam |
Profile |
| Yves Punie @ IPTS,
Seville |
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| Katie Ward @ COMTEC,
Dublin |
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The European
Media, Technology and Everyday Life Network
Research
Fellowships (Post-Doctoral) 2 Years
The European
Media, Technology and Everyday Life Network
(EMTEL), funded under the European Commission
program "Human Potential: Research
Training Networks" is seeking to appoint
7 Post Doctoral Fellows, 1 in each of the
Departments, Institutes or Programmes within
the Network.
EMTEL is a
research and training network of European
social scientists investigating the social
dimensions of the Information Society in
Europe. It includes 7 partners in 6
different countries (Ireland, the
Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Norway, the UK). Each
contributing partner is responsible for a
discrete research project.
Appointment
will be for two years beginning between
November,1 2000 and January,1 2001.
Candidates
should have a Ph.D. in an appropriate social
science discipline. Knowledge of the language
of the host country will be a distinct
advantage.
This appointment
is subject to EC regulations concerning
nationality and standing. This requires
that appointments to the Network are
restricted to citizens of the EU, but also
that appointments can only be made from among
citizens of countries other than that of the
appointing center, i.e. UK citizens can apply
for any Fellowship except that offered at the
LSE. In addition, candidates must not have
spent more than 12 months in the 24 months
before their appointment in the host country.
According to EU regulations, applicants
should not be more than 35 years old at the
time of the appointment; this threshold can
be extended in the case of compulsory
military service, parental child care or
education related motivations.
Candidates
should apply directly to the Unit where they
wish to be considered:
1.
The London School of Economics and
Political Science (United Kingdom)
Media@lse
Project
Title: Media and Minorities in Europe
(Professor
Roger Silverstone)
Inquiries
to: r.silverstone@lse.ac.uk
Salary:
RA 1A (up to maximum £24,713 incl.
London Allowance)
2.
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam School
of Communication Research (ASCOR) and TNO Institute of
Strategy and Technology Policy
(Netherlands)
Project
Title: Information and Communication
Technologies and Participation
(Professor
Kees Brants / Professors Valerie Frissen
and Paul Rutten)
Inquiries
to: brants@pscw.uva.nl
3.
Free University of Brussels (Belgium)
Studies
on Media, Information and
Telecommunication (SMIT)
Project
Title: Youth and E-commerce: Creating
Consumerism
(Professor
Jean-Claude Burgelman)
Inquiries
to: Jean-Claude.Burgelman@jrc.es
4.
Dublin City University (Ireland)
Communication
Technology and Culture Research Centre (COMTEC)
Project
Title: The World Wide Web and Public
Communication
(Professor
Paschal Preston)
Inquiries
to: Paschal.Preston@dcu.ie
5.
University of Liege (Belgium)
Laboratoire
d’Etudes Sur les Nouvelles
Technologies de l’Information et de
la Communication (LENTIC)
Project
Title: Information and Communication
Technologies and the Less Abled in
Everyday Life
(Professor
François Pichault)
Inquiries
to: F.Pichault@ulg.ac.be
6.
European Commission Joint Research Centre
(Seville, Spain)
Institute
for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)
Project
Title: Ubiquitous Computing
(Professor
Ken Ducatel)
Inquiries
to: Eva.Canalejo@jrc.es
7.
Norwegian University of Science and
Technology (Trondheim, Norway)
Centre for
Technology and Society
Project
Title: Information and Communication
Technologies and the Flexibility of
Everyday Life
(Professor
Knut Sĝrensen)
Inquiries
to: knut.sorensen@hf.ntnu.no
The deadline for
submission of applications is 30th June 2000
(London School of Economics and Dublin City
University) and 14th August 2000 for
the other centres.
Further
information on the programme can be found on
this site or from the above named
individuals.
