The Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark,
and ACUMEN are pleased to announce that a PhD scholarship will be
available from June 1, 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Applications are invited for the three-year scholarship from
candidates that hold or expect to hold a Master´s degree in a field
relevant to the field of bibliometrics and research evaluation.
The PhD position is part of a collaborative European research
project (FP7) on assessing research performance of individual
researchers, Academic Careers Understood through Measurement and
Norms (ACUMEN [http://research-acumen.eu/]).
The Royal School of Library and Information Science (RSLIS; in
Danish: Det Informationsvidenskabelige Akademi,
[http://www.iva.dk]) contributes to this project with research
relating to the use of quantitative indicators, and the successful
applicant will contribute to this research.
The main objective of the PhD project is to investigate to what
extent bibliometric indicators can be used in the evaluation of
individual researchers. Most bibliometric indicators are meant for
use on higher levels of aggregation, e.g. at the country, research
field or institution level, and unwanted effects may occur
especially when they are applied at the individual level. The PhD
project should analyse the wide range of existing indicators such
as productivity, citation impact, and composite indicators such as
field normalised indicators, as well as new bibliometric indicators
such as the h-index, the g-index and indicators based on network
analysis etc. The aim is to understand and call into question the
use of bibliometric indicators and to outline the strengths and
weaknesses of each indicator for the evaluation of individuals. On
the basis of this, the PhD project should propose a suite of
indicators for the assessments of individual researchers - both the
most uited of the existing as well as novel
indicators. These must be tested on the data set
provided by the ACUMEN project.
The project will have a mathematical theoretical as well as an
empirical part. Data sets for the empirical part will be provided
by partners in the ACUMEN project.
Place of work: Copenhagen, Denmark
For further information on the ACUMEN research project, please
contact Associate Professor, Mr. Birger Larsen (blar@iva.dk), and for further
information on PhD scholarships at RSLIS, please contact Dean of
Research, Mr. Hans Dam Christensen (hdc@iva.dk).
PhD scholarship
A PhD position is a three-year, fixed-term position involving
research and training, and it is to be completed in accordance
with the Danish Ministerial order on the PhD programme at the
universities (PhD order) from the Ministry of
Science, Innovation and Higher Education. For further information
about the PhD programme at RSLIS, see: ttp://www.iva.dk/english/research/phd-programme/
Qualification requirements
The ideal candidate holds or expects to hold a Master´s degree
or equivalent in a field relevant to bibliometrics and research
evaluation. Mathematical skills and fluency in English
rerequired.
Application
- Letter stating the interest and
qualifications for the project (max. one page)
- Preliminary project description with
theoretical and methodological reflections as well as outline of
present state of art of research and including a tentative research
plan (up to five pages)
- Full CV
- Bachelor and Master's degree diploma (including grade
transcripts for bachelor´s and master´s degrees) and other
documentation
- List of publications (if any)
- References
- Applicants with a Master´s degree from abroad should also
enclose a short description of the grading scale used.
Further procedure
- Applications, "PhD position in Bibliometrics", must be
sent to job@iva.dk.
Deadline is March 1, 2012
- Applicants will, together with a confirmation of the
received application, be notified of the composition of the
assessment committee
- Applicants must provide supplementary documentation, if
requested by the committee
- Applicants will individually be informed of his/her
assessment
- Potential candidates may be invited to an interview by a
recruitment committee
The following criteria will be taken into consideration:
- Capacity to undertake stringent research of high quality
within the three-year period
- Scientific concern, creativity and supplementary
qualification which are considered essential for undertaking a
PhD project
- Already implemented projects, published works of relevance
for the PhD position, carried out during or after the master
study
- Documented fluency in English
- Documented mathematical skills
Salary
Salary will be according to the agreement between the Ministry
of Finance and The Danish Confedaration of Professional
Associations, AC. Start level salary depends on pre-employment
seniority, but will at least amounts to DKK 285.240,00 annually.
Pension contribution is added according to agreement for PhD
students, as well an annual addition which at presents amounts to
DKK 14.934,97 annually.
The PhD student has an obligation to undertake agreed relevant
work (including teaching) which totally amounts to 840 work hours
during the three years of employment.
Facts about RSLIS
RSLIS is a university institution for development, education and
research at the highest scientific level in the field of
Information Science. The educational programmes rank from
undergraduate to PhD studies. The school's graduates are much
appreciated and their capacity for fulfilling vital functions
within the emerging knowledge society is increasingly
recognized.
RSLIS is located in Copenhagen and Aalborg (the Northern part of
Jutland). The total number of students enrolled is app.
800.
RSLIS is a member of iSchool Caucus and is currently
working close together with Institut für Bibliotheks- und
Informationswissenschaft, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, in order
to establish a Euro iSchool network.
As an equal opportunity employer, RSLIS invites applications
from all interested candidates regardless of gender,
age, ethnic origin or religion.