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Subject: [SIGMETRICS] Job announcement Bibliometrics - ECOOM Leuven 
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Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:54:40 +0100
From: Glanzel, Wolfgang <Wolfgang.Glanzel at ECON.KULEUVEN.AC.BE>
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NEW JUNIOR OR SENIOR POSITION IN THE AREA OF SCIENTOMETRICS/BIBLIOMETRICS

The Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM), constructed as an interuniversity 
consortium, is housed within the Faculty of Economics and Applied 
Economics at the Catholic University of Leuven. ECOOM develops a 
consistent system of R&D and Innovation (RD&I) indicators for the 
Flemish government. This indicator system is designed to assist the 
Flemish government in mapping and monitoring the RD&I efforts in the 
Flemish region. Within this context, ECOOM is the pre-eminent Flemish 
site for the study and application of advanced bibliometric techniques 
in the evaluation of research, and has become a prominent research 
centre of international visibility.

To support the project, we are currently recruiting

		1 Senior Fellow or Junior Research Fellow.

Applicants for a post of junior researcher hold a university diploma and 
have the skills necessary to work with the bibliographic databases and 
bibliometric indicators based on journal publications, and should have 
an interest in bibliometric methods, quantitative science studies and 
quantitative aspects of communication in science and research policy. 
The research fellow assists in the processing, development, statistical 
analysis and interpretation of data, intended to initiate, structure, 
process and report research results. He or she collaborates in the 
modelling of complex research problems and applies corresponding 
analyses. In particular, the research fellow will process and analyse 
publication and citation data. Junior fellows are expected to obtain a 
PhD during their appointment.

Applicants as candidates for senior research fellow should be willing 
and able to contribute to all bibliometrics related work necessary to 
accomplish the mission of ECOOM, should have a completed PhD in an area 
of relevance to the work of the Centre as well as a strong publication 
record and should have considerable research experience and major 
original contributions to the study of bibliometrics and research 
evaluation.

Applications are sought from researchers with following background. 
Knowledge of quantitative data processing, bibliometric and statistical 
methods, data engineering as well as information retrieval skills are 
expected. Further profound knowledge is expected in computer science, 
particularly, in the field of text mining and visualisation techniques. 
Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.

We offer a fulltime position in the internationally oriented research 
environment of the Catholic University of Leuven. Appointment will be a 
fixed-term for four years for the juniors and till End 2014 for the 
senior position, respectively. The salary will be assessed in accordance 
to the legal salary grade systems existing at the Catholic University of 
Leuven.

Women are encouraged to apply. Severely disabled people who are equally 
qualified will be given preference. Deadline for applications: 31 March 
2010.

Applications must be sent to:

Dani Vandepoel
Administrative coordinator
Centre for R&D Monitoring
E-mail: Dani.vandepoel at econ.kuleuven.be