[AISWorld] Postdoc Position in Cape Town, SA: visibility and usability

[Melius Weideman]

Post-Doctoral Position
Website Attributes Research Centre (WARC)
Faculty of Informatics and Design
CPUT, Cape Town, South Africa
 
An opportunity exists for a one year Post-Doctoral Position at WARC, in Cape Town, South Africa. The research area includes website visibility, search engines, website usability and information retrieval. The incumbent is expected to start on or around 1 October 2013. Candidates may be of any nationality, and will be selected based on academic merits and the criteria set out in this position offering.
 
The successful applicant will work in an exciting environment, and will be expected to lead investigations on the relationship between website visibility and usability, and other related areas as noted. Research done at WARC includes studies on website visibility, SEO, query generation, PPC, interface usability, and other related topics. WARC research is scientifically rigorous, practically oriented and provides guidance to the SEO industry. For more details on publications and work done within this group, kindly view:
 
http://www.web-visibility.co.za/website-visibility-digital-library-seo.php


Details on remuneration and conditions for this position can be found on the university website at:
 
http://www.cput.ac.za/research/postgraduate/postdoctoral
 
Current and completed student work can also be viewed at:
 
http://www.cput.ac.za/academic/faculties/informaticsdesign/research/warc 
 
Specific requirements:
-         a completed doctoral degree in Information Science, Computer Science or related fields
-         familiarity with research and the academic publication process
-         a high level of skill in productivity software
-         being well-versed in English, with specifically a high level of writing skills
-         excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills
-         the ability to work well within a team
-         high levels of initiative.
 
Although not a requirement, the following will be advantageous:
-         experience with statistical software
-         practical implementation experience of SEO principles
-         website development experience
-         previous publications in ISI listed journals.
 
Key Responsibilities:
-         production and acceptance of at least two journal articles and two conference papers by the end of the period
-         assistance with post-graduate student mentoring
-         involvement in content creation and management of a variety of websites
-         assistance with grant applications
-         involvement in industry co-operation within the SEO industry.
 

Application:
The successful candidate will be required to comply with the University’s approved policies, procedures and practices for the postdoctoral sector. 
 
Interested candidates should send their application as attachments to Prof M Weideman at weidemanm at cput.ac.za, consisting of the following:
-         a motivation letter
-         a full CV
-         copy of degree certificates
-         1 referee report
-         names and contact detail of 2 more referees and 
-         e-copies of their publications. 
 
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but applications received before 28 June 2013 will be preferred. 
 
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Melius Weideman, PhD (UCT)
WARC (Website Attributes Research Centre)
CPUT, Cape Town, ZA
www.web-visibility.co.za ( http://www.web-visibility.co.za/ )
www.web-usability.co.za ( http://www.web-usability.co.za/ )
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