February 2011 - change - Mailing Lists

Fwd: [TIER] IBM Social Computing Group Seeks Intern for Developing World Research
by Brian DeRenzi 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jason Ellis <jasone(a)us.ibm.com> Date: Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 2:53 PM Subject: [TIER] IBM Social Computing Group Seeks Intern for Developing World Research To: tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu IBM SOCIAL COMPUTING GROUP SEEKS INTERN FOR DEVELOPING WORLD RESEARCH The Social Computing Group at IBM Research in New York is seeking smart, energetic students for internships in summer 2011. Our group has been building and studying new forms of social software for over 10 years. Past intern projects have focused on topics such as: social visualization, task proxies, social networking, virtual worlds, and more. Many have resulted in publications in top conferences, patents, and new features in IBM products. Our current focus is designing, building, and evaluating mobile social applications for the developing world, so students with interest and experience in related areas are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants should be enrolled in a PhD program and have experience in computer science and/or human-computer interaction. Focus areas include mobile telephony, crowdsourcing, social media, social networks, microfinance, low literacy UIs, and mobile multimedia. Interested students should forward a CV and cover letter to jasone(a)us.ibm.com Find more on our group at http://socialcomp.com/ --- Jason B. Ellis, PhD - jasone(a)us.ibm.com IBM TJ Watson Research Center Social Computing Group http://jellis.org _______________________________________________ TIER mailing list Website: http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu TIER(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tier

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Senior Advisor (ICT for Development) Vacancy: Panos London
by Yaw Anokwa 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Panos - based in London - are advertising for a senior advisor covering ICTs for development. Details below and at: http://www.panos.org.uk/?lid=33763 Senior Advisor (ICTs) London-based Salary: Up to £43,000 Closing date: Monday 14th February 2011, Noon Panos London is one of the world’s leading ‘communication for development’ organisations. We work to stimulate informed and inclusive debate around key development issues in order to foster sustainable development, and we do this through our expertise in Voice, Dialogue, Media and ICT communication projects around the world. We are seeking an experienced, creative and dynamic Senior Advisor to develop Panos London’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) programme and projects to ensure our work has increasing scope, scale and impact. The main purpose of this exciting post is to develop Panos London’s knowledge, practice and expertise in the field of ICTs and you will be expected to develop a pipeline of projects that effectively support Panos London’s new Strategy to 2015. The successful candidate will possess: * Proven expertise as a leader in the use of ICTs for development, including issues of access to knowledge, internet access and mobile phones. * Excellent understanding of ICT research methodologies as well as demonstrated knowledge of specialist monitoring and evaluation methodologies. * In depth experience in policy, research and programme management in ICTs and a wide-ranging network of contacts in the field. * Experience of working internationally in co-operation with local and global partners. * Experience of strategic programme development. * In-depth experience of designing and carrying out monitoring and evaluation activities on ICT projects. Flexible / Part-time working may be considered. How to apply: A full job description and application form attached, please support with a tailored covering letter. For further information contact: helen.crawford(a)panos.org.uk. Application deadline: Monday 14th February 2011, Noon

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ICTs in Developing Countries Postdoctoral fellowship (Singapore)
by Yaw Anokwa 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

The College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in Information and Communication Technologies and Development. The specific topic is an investigation into the adoption and impact of mobile internet within a developmental context, focusing on South and/or South-east Asia (Details in PDF flyer). Application deadline is 31 March 2011. Postdoctoral fellowships are for one year, renewable for a second year, subject to satisfactory performance. Postdoctoral fellows may be required to assist in teaching, up to the equivalent of one semester-based course per academic year.

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