From jqin at syr.edu Wed Oct 12 14:06:27 2011 From: jqin at syr.edu (Jian Qin) Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:06:27 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Interested in e-Science PhD Fellowship? Please read on-- Message-ID: <837E154376CDFE468624E838F26C53E3013441@SUEX10-mbx-07.ad.syr.edu> -------------Please excuse multiple listing and feel free to distribute------------- e-Science PhD Fellowship School of Information Studies, Syracuse University (http://ischool.syr.edu/academics/doctoralprograms/PhD/) The e-Science fellowship is made available with a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. It is designated to produce future faculty who will educate the next generation of information professionals. The PI is Dr. Ping Zhang and Co-PI is Dr. Jian Qin. PhD Study Support : The fellowship will provide each fellow with (1) tuition, (2) stipend, (3) health insurance, (4) research grant for research purposes, and (5) conference traveling. Eligibility: Prospective candidates should be US citizens or permanent residents who have both science and library backgrounds, are interested in doing e-Science related research and are willing to be a faculty member once graduating with a PhD degree. Application: Follow the regular procedure to apply to the PhD program in the School of Information Studies at SU. In the personal statement, indicate your interests in e-Science research and education. The doctoral committee will review the prospective applicants for admissions. The deadline is Jan. 8, 2011. The online application site can be found at http://ischool.syr.edu/academics/doctoralprograms/PhD/. About e-Science: e-Science is a new way of conducting scientific research: sharing and managing huge volumes of data (Big Data) and collaborating in various aspects. This inevitably needs information professionals to be able to solve large scale information management problems. The changing breadth and nature of educating the new generation of information professionals presents an urgent call for preparing the future faculty for this new tasks. e-Science/Data Science in the iSchool at SU: The iSchool at SU has a long history on research and education on e-Science and Data Science with funding from agencies such as NSF, IMLS, among others. In addition to research, the school has several educational programs at the graduate level such as the Certificate of Advanced Study in Data Science and e-Science Masters' Fellows Program to educate the new information professionals in science and engineering disciplines. In recent years, the iSchool is actively recruiting new faculty members to support our ever growing research and education in e-Science and Data Science areas. About the PhD Program in Information Science and Technology: Founded in 1969, the PhD program at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies is one of the finest interdisciplinary PhD programs in the information field in the nation. It addresses information-related phenomena in all settings: individual, organizational, societal, political, and technical. The PhD program brings together relevant knowledge and methods from information science, behavioral and social sciences, management science, computer science, law and public policy. The program has produced more than 100 PhD degrees so far. To learn more, visit http://ischool.syr.edu/academics/doctoralprograms/PhD. About IMLS: The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. http://www.imls.gov. Contact: Dr. Ping Zhang, Professor PhD Program Director pzhang at syr.edu 315-443-5617 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Ping Zhang, Professor and PhD Program Director School of Information Studies (http://ischool.syr.edu) Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244 315-443-5617, Fax: 315-443-6886 pzhang at syr.edu, http://melody.syr.edu/pzhang Co-EIC, AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction (http://thci.aisnet.org) SE, Journal of the Association for Information Systems (http://jais.aisnet.org) HCI Textbook (http://melody.syr.edu/books/hcibook) HCI Research volumes (http://melody.syr.edu/books/amis) AIS SIGHCI (http://sigs.aisnet.org/sighci) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Wed Oct 19 08:15:02 2011 From: rhill at asis.org (Dick Hill) Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:15:02 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] DataONE postdoc position Message-ID: <201110191214.p9JCEwsW022319@mail.asis.org> [Posted by request. Dick Hill] Post-Doctoral Position for DataONE Provenance and Scientific Workflows Working Group The Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE - http://dataone.org) is recruiting a post-doctoral associate to work with the Provenance and Scientific Workflows Working Group of DataONE. This is a full-time, 12-month position initially for one year, but renewable pending progress and availability of funds. Applications will be accepted starting immediately and will be accepted until the position is filled. http://www.dataone.org/content/post-doctoral-position-dataone-provenance-and -scientific-workflows-working-group From mattbetz at grinbath.com Sun Oct 23 16:15:03 2011 From: mattbetz at grinbath.com (Matthew Betz) Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:15:03 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] Low cost eye tracking system developed by Texas Tech researchers Message-ID: Effective eye tracking just became affordable with the shipping today of Grinbath?s EyeGuide? to customers worldwide. Invented by usability researchers at Texas Tech University in 2010, EyeGuide? has undergone hundreds of user tests as part of its development process. The result is a complete hardware and software system that works on both Windows and Macs, calibrates any user in any lighting condition, and retails at under $1,500. ?We needed eye tracking in our lab because of client demand,? said Dr. Brian Still, CEO of Grinbath and the current director of Tech?s Usability Research Lab. ?Many of the current eye tracking devices, although very good, are far too expensive for many out there. I just couldn?t choose buying one of those over paying a graduate assistant. So we made EyeGuide?. Initially it served as a solution just for us, but as we worked with it and improved it, we realized that it offered a viable solution for others like us who research users or build products, design advertising, or engage in other activities that could benefit from eye tracking research.? EyeGuide? includes an adjustable, wireless headset that houses an infrared camera and LED light, which can be used inside or outside and, most importantly, with users who wear contacts, glasses, and even bifocals. Videos on the Grinbath website, www.grinbath.com, demonstrate actual testing of users, including children as young as three. After testing as many users as needed, researchers can take advantage of EyeGuide??s built-in analysis tools to generate data similar to what more expensive eye trackers offer, such as heatmaps, AOIs (clusters), gaze plots, and bee swarm. All video, select images, and .html and .csv data can also be exported to run in other programs. EyeGuide? will also soon feature a real time API that allows researchers to monitor user activity and stream test data live to another program. This feature, and all other future enhancements, will be free to customers for EyeGuide??s lifetime. ?Free upgrades, in fact, define Grinbath at its core,? said Dr. Still. ?We?re educators and researchers, and we?re going to remain educators and researchers. We want EyeGuide? to be affordable enough to buy?effective enough for others to rely on to get the job done. That?s why we will upgrade it as much as needed, for free, to make it better. Further, that?s why we?ve brought on an advisory board of leaders in user experience, psychology, medicine, web design, and other fields. Their sole role is to help us continue to make EyeGuide? an effective, reliable solution that people can depend on to integrate into the work they need or want to do.? In addition to free upgrades, Grinbath offers various educational opportunities to researchers and educators. The EyeSay? webinar series will be kicked off on World Usability Day, November 10, 2011. The first webinar, ?Visionaries in Usability,? will feature Dr. Tharon Howard of Clemson University, Dr. Joyce Carter of Texas Tech University, and Dr. Still. Together, they will discuss the use of eye tracking as an addition to the usability professional?s tool kit. Future webinars will include hot topics in eye tracking research and data collection such as discussions of methodology and data analysis. These webinars are free and can accommodate 100 participants. -- Matt Betz Chief Information Officer Grinbath LLC PhD Student Texas Tech University