Postdoctoral fellowship opportunity: Communicating preprint research
Alice Fleerackers
The Scholarly Communications Lab
(ScholCommLab) is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join our
interdisciplinary team of researchers for a one-year paid research stay
in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This position is part of Sharing Health Research, a
multi-year, SSHRC-funded project examining the online communication of
health science.
Some key details are copied below, but the full fellowship description (including details for how to apply) is available at https://www.scholcommlab.ca/join-us/postdoct-preprint-comm/.
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This fellowship will offer the successful applicant an opportunity to collaborate with our team on a project of their own design focused on the public communication of scientific uncertainty and/or the online circulation of health-related preprints. Applicants are asked to submit one or two brief research proposals (half a page or less each) relating to this broader topic. These are meant to give us a sense of your research interests and methodological approach; they are not formal proposals, so there is no need to explain every detail or include a reference list.
In addition to relevant research interests and experience, successful applicants will have the following qualifications:
- A PhD (or set defence date)
- Ability to work well independently and as part of a diverse team
- Ability to conceive, scope, and execute a project within the 1-year timeline
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
- Deep disciplinary knowledge and interdisciplinary curiosity
You should apply even if you don’t feel that your background is a
100% match with the position description. We place less emphasis on
credentials, publications, and metrics, and more emphasis on interesting
research questions and the relevant skills and experience to work with
us to answer them.
The position start date is negotiable but aims for February 1, 2021. The gross salary is set at $60,000 CAD annually. Additional funding may be available to present results of the collaboration at agreed upon conferences.