[ecrea] Post-doctoral research fellow on big data and spatial mobilities

* Post-doctoral research fellow on big data and spatial mobilities.

Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance at Tallinn 
University of Technology is pleased to offer a 2 year, full-time 
research post to work on project ‘big data and spatial mobilities’.

We welcome qualified applicants with an interest in researching the 
social datafication with a focus on spatial mobilities. Post will 
contribute to the projects’ aim of developing the measurements and 
critically estimating bias for studying spatial mobilities from the 
perspective of critical data studies.

With apologies for cross-posting. Please forward to appropriate 
candidates. Further details:

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Position: Postdoctoral Researcher

The development of information and communication technologies and 
growing digitalization of modern societies has created a demand for 
‘digital social sciences’ as a new scholarly discipline to study and 
understand the possibilities and barriers (and how to overcome these) of 
using new types and forms of data (from mobile phones, GPS, search 
engines, social media, of digital ‘footprints’ of using public and 
private services) for coordinating societal developments.

Given its pioneering role in developing and adopting digital solutions 
like e-government services as e-residency, or mobile phone data as a 
source for official tourism statistics, Estonia offers a unique 
environment for interdisciplinary research in the area of big data and 
spatial mobilities. Building on its unique experiences, Estonia has 
become the leading country in many global e-initiatives. At the same 
time, Estonia has also arrived at crucial non-technical barriers for 
further development of data driven solutions to societal issues.

Key tasks:
•    The main tasks of the post-doctoral researcher is to support the 
research efforts of the Associate Professor of Big Data in Social 
Sciences of RND and to carry out independent novel research on the 
possibilities and limits of using big data in spatial mobilities studies;
•    Participation in the research activities in the domains of (1) 
developing measurements and estimating bias of using large-scale data 
for studying spatial mobilities (e.g. social network analysis methods, 
comparative social media analytics), and / or (2) critical data / 
algorithm studies in the fields of spatial mobilities, like datafication 
of mobile lives or data-driven mobility governance;
•    To publish research in the top-ranking journals of the field;
•    To participate in the teaching activities of the research group, 
including supervision of graduate students;
•    To participate in the administrative functions (drafting 
applications for research grants etc) of the research group;
•    To participate actively in the Estonian and EU level debates on big 
data, digital social sciences and data-driven mobility governance.

Qualification requirements:
•    PhD or equivalent (defended in non-Estonian university) not later 
than 5 years ago in an area related to big data in social sciences (e.g. 
in the field of sociology, media and communication, human geography, or 
related discipline);
•    Very good knowledge of statistical and computational analysis 
methods and their application, experience with analysis software (R, 
Stata, SAS, Matlab, SPSS etc); experiences in mobility tracking and 
spatial analysis methods, as well as knowledge in qualitative approach 
are of advantage;
•    The person elected to the position has to be competent in the 
latest developments in big data analytics and its applications in social 
sciences. Ideally, the person should have both excellent skills in big 
data analytics as well as interest in critical data studies inquiry.

Conditions:
•    Start date: 1 October 2018.
•    The position is financed from the national R&D institutions 
development program (ASTRA), which provides annual income up to 32000 
EUR (including 20% national income tax, Estonian national health, social 
security and pension payments).
•    The position is fixed-term (2 years) but can be renewed (in the 
case of further successful project applications).

Application requirements:
•    Cover letter;
•    Curriculum vitae and a list of publications;
•    Research proposal/plan for the next 2 years;
•    When applying for the 1st time for a position in TTÜ, duplicate of 
the required diploma (PhD) or other document proving the necessary 
qualification.

Applications should be sent to erkki (karo /at/ ttu.ee) and (anu.masso /at/ ttu.ee)

For more details on the position, please contact: Dr. Erkki Karo, 
Director of Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, 
(erkki.karo /at/ ttu.ee), or Dr. Anu Masso, Ass.Prof. in Big Data in Social 
Sciences, Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, 
(anu.masso /at/ ttu.ee).

For more information on TTÜ, see www.ttu.ee
For more information on RND, see www.ttu.ee/nurkse




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