DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR POSITIONS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINEThe Department of Computer Science at UC Irvine has three full-time postdoctoral scholar positions available in the area of statistical and computational methods for analysis of large network and graph-based data sets.
These positions are part of a large multi-year interdisciplinary project that is focused on developing scalable algorithms for social network analysis.
Responsibilities will include conducting research on new methodologies and algorithms for analyzing social network data sets, collaborating with graduate students and faculty in the Department of Computer Science and Department of Sociology at UC Irvine, as well as collaborating with faculty and students in other collaborating institutions such as the University of Washington, the University of Maryland, and Pennsylvania State University.
Faculty advisors for the postdoctoral scholars will consist of Professors Michael Goodrich, David Eppstein, and Padhraic Smyth (all in the Department of Computer Science, Donald Bren School of ICS) and Professor Carter Butts (in the Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences).
Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Social Science, or a closely-related discipline.
The salary range for these positions will be between $48,000 and $60,000 annually, commensurate with training and experience. The appointments will each initially be for a one-year period with extensions to additional years possible subject to availability of funding.
Interested applicants should apply electronically to Cindy Kennedy at ckennedy@ics.uci.edu with a subject line containing “application for postdoctoral position.”
Applicants should include a list of publications, a Curriculum Vitae, and the names of three references in their electronic application.
Applicants who are unable to apply electronically should send their application by mail to:
Cindy Kennedy
Department of Computer Science
3028 Donald Bren Hall
Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
University of California, Irvine
CA 92697-3435
The University of California, Irvine, is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.
BREN SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
ASSOCIATE SPECIALIST POSITION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
The Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences has a part-time position available for an Associate Specialist I.This position requires a Ph.D. degree in Information Science or a related area. The position entails performing research in the social and technical organization of large-scale distributed science, the science of collaboratories, or the role of data in science and engineering.
Candidates should have a research record including publications in one or more of the following areas: computer-supported cooperative work, science and technology studies, and the ethnography of work.
In the course of the research and under the direction of the principal investigator, the associate specialist will be responsible for individual and collaborative research, further developing the research program, conducting primarily ethnographic fieldwork, but also conducting surveys requiring quantitative analysis.
The initial appointment will be for three months with a possible extension, dependent in part on the availability of extramural funding.
The position will be between 10 and 67% dependent on the funding source based on an annual salary of $46,872.00 Level of appointment will be commensurate with education and experience.
Interested applicants should respond no later than the closing date of June 5, 2008 for an appointment beginning June 6, 2008, by forwarding a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, and the names of three references to:
Dr. Charlotte P. Lee
Department of Informatics
Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-3440The University of California, Irvine, is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.
