[Sigmetrics] Job opening: Doctoral student in LIS with a focus on knowledge organization

[Björn Hammarfelt]

Doctoral student in Library and Information Science with focus on
knowledge organizationRef: PA 2017/25


The Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT conducts
research and education in the areas of library and information science,
informatics and education. The Faculty also has research education
rights in the area of library and information science.
The Swedish School of Library and Information Science (SSLIS) is the
biggest research and educational environment within library and
information science in Sweden. It conducts education on all levels:
undergraduate, Master´s, and doctoral. Bachelor’s programmes are given
in Librarianship, Web content management and design as well as Master’s
programmes.
Research is conducted together with external research and professional
organisations both nationally and internationally. Researchers are
organised into groups, such as Information Practices, Digital Resources
and Services, Library, Culture and Society, Social Media Studies and a
Strategic Research Programme in Data Science. The SSLIS has
approximately 700 students and 15-20 doctoral students, around 70
employees, including 12 professors and associate professors. SSLIS
researchers have been involved in large EU projects related to digital
preservation, digital humanities, and knowledge organization for over a
decade (EURIDICE; SHAMAN; PERICLES; DIXIT). They have built rich
research resources, such as infrastructure and databases, and have
developed collaborations with major Swedish, Nordic, and European
universities; they also have contacts in the USA, Canada, Australia, and
Africa. SSLIS has a dynamic and international work environment.
Work description
Knowledge organisation is a multifaceted area of research, that becomes
more complex and rich as information infrastructure develops further and
requires the creation of professional information services for the
seamless connection of information resources. Researchers in the group
Digital Resources and Services
(http://www.hb.se/Research/Areas/Library-and-information-science/Research-areas/Digital-resources-and-services-culture-and-information/)
deal with a variety of knowledge organization issues and are eager to
take this work further into areas supporting the future development of
digital resources, linked data, and the semantic web. The doctoral
position is part of a project requiring a broad multidisciplinary
approach to research within knowledge organization. Doctoral candidates
in this area will focus on the application of the following areas:
information retrieval, metadata and resource description, controlled
vocabularies and ontologies, linked data, and the semantic web.   
A minimum of 80% of employment time within the doctoral position is
devoted to research courses and dissertation work. The remaining time is
used for teaching and administrative activities.
The doctoral student will be employed according to the Higher Education
Ordinance, Chapter 5. The study time is equivalent to four years of
full-time studies. The first employment period is usually one year and
is renewed by one year at a time. If the position includes teaching and
administrative work for the Faculty, the doctoral studies are extended
to five years.
Type of employment: fixed-term (maximum of five years, annual renewal)
Level of employment: full time - A minimum of 80% of employment time
within the doctoral position is devoted to research courses and
dissertation work. The remaining time is used for teaching and
administrative activities.
The doctoral student will be employed according to the Higher Education
Ordinance, Chapter 5. The study time is equivalent to four years of
full-time studies. The first employment period is usually one year and
is renewed by one year at a time. If the position includes teaching and
administrative work for the Faculty, the doctoral studies are extended
to five years.
Beginning date: 1 May, 2017 or according to the agreement
Location: Borås
Reference number: PA 2017/25
Contacts Further information/queries about the position should be
directed to the Deputy Head of Department/Director of the PhD programme,
Åsa Söderlind telephone +46 (0)33- 435 44 02, Professor Jan Nolin
(jan.nolin at hb.se) telephone +46 (0)33-435 43 36 at the Swedish School of
Library and Information Science at the University of Borås. The union
representatives are Carina Theén Saco-S and Mikael Gunnarsson OFR. They
can be reached through the telephone switchboard at the university,
telephone +46 (0)33-435 40 00.

1. Personal letter
2. CV with references
3. Master´s thesis or (Swedish Magister)
4. A brief thesis plan (approximately 6000 – 8000 words)
5. Application form (F1)
http://www.hb.se/Anstalld/For-mitt-arbete/Doktorand/Blanketter-och-formular/
6. Transcripts and Certificates
You are welcome to apply no later than 12 March, 2017!
According to the National Archives requirements we are obliged to
archive one set of applications excl. publications for two years after
the final decision of employment.


Björn Hammarfelt, PhD
Forskare / Postdoctoral researcher
Bibliotekshögskolan / Swedish School of Library and Information Science
Högskolan i Borås / University of Borås
Visiting Scholar at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS)
Leiden University
E- mail:bjorn.hammarfelt at hb.se; b.m.s.hammarfelt at cwts.leidenuniv.nl
Work: 033-435 40 00
Cell: (0049)-01744697014
http://www.hb.se/Forskning/Forskare/Hammarfelt-Bjorn/
www.bibliometri.net


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