[ecrea] PhD Studentship in Interface Studies, University of Warwick, UK

ESRC DTC Collaborative Studentship - Dashboard Interfaces
CENTRE FOR INTERDISCPLINARY METHODOLOGIES (CIM) and INTEL (USA):

The Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies at The University of 
Warwick is pleased to announce a new 3-year ESRC Doctoral Collaborative 
Studentship, on the topic of Dashboard Interfaces.

The primary objective of the Studentship is to investigate the function 
and use of Dashboard Interfaces by individuals and organisations. Such 
interfaces bring together a range of data flows and visualisations into 
one or multiple screens for the purpose of monitoring and 
decision-making. Dashboard interfaces are a site from which to examine 
the changing role of software in organisations; the relationship between 
visualisation and control; the social life of metrics and numbers; the 
nature of the screen interface; and transformations in organisational 
and individual monitoring and decision-making, among other things.

Dr Nathaniel Tkacz (CIM) will act as the primary supervisor for the 
successful applicant. The collaborating organisation is Intel and the 
successful candidate will spend a portion of the candidature at Intel’s 
main office in Portland, USA, where they will have the opportunity to 
work with social science researchers.

Outcomes: The main output of the research will be a PhD dissertation, 
but the successful candidate will also be encouraged to write academic 
journal articles as well as disseminate the project’s findings through 
other outreach activities to relevant stakeholders and wider publics.

Eligibility: We welcome applicants from a range of disciplinary 
backgrounds with relevant qualifications (at least a 2:i Honours degree 
or equivalent in a relevant subject), with preference given to students 
with a relevant Masters degree. The competition is open to Home/EU 
candidates; full details on eligibility are available from the ESRC ( 
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/postgraduates/prospective-students/eligibility/index.aspx 
) and should be consulted before applying. Only candidates who also hold 
an offer for a place of study on the PhD programme at the University of 
Warwick (CIM) will be considered. Please note that you must apply to the 
PhD programme via the University application system before you submit 
your DTC application.

Deadline for application: 12 noon GMT May 15, 2014


Contact: Dr Nathaniel Tkacz: n.tkacz (at) warwick.ac.uk 
<http://warwick.ac.uk>