Call for applications are announced for one scholarship as PhD candidate to conduct research as part of a project on Peer-Production Approaches to e-Learning.
PhD Scholarship will be organized by The United Nations University – International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST), located in Macau within collaboration between UNU-IIST, the University of Macau and the University of Pisa, Italy.
The duration of the study and the scholarship is 42 months, of which at least 6 months will be spent in Pisa. These scholarships will initiate from 3 September, 2012.
The PhD candidate will be directly involved in the analysis of collaborative networks and Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS)projects, with a special focus on the identification and description of learning processes, development of e-learning models based on the peer-production paradigm, definition of pedagogical metrics for such models and continuous monitoring of their implementation as well as benchmarking towards the outcomes of the preliminary data analysis.
Candidates for the position should have:
- A Master degree in computer science, software engineering, or information and communication technology, or in a similar discipline
- Background and experience in information retrieval, data mining and text mining techniques, machine learning techniques and ontology engineering
- Strong programming ability
- Good English writing ability
- Ability to work both independently and in a team
Previous experience in Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) project participation and in empirical software engineering, knowledge of antipattern technology, pedagogical metrics and standardised models for learning behaviours and background in statistics are advantages.
The PhD candidate will be enrolled in the double degree PhD programme in ICT for Sustainable Development of the United Nations University and the University of Pisa, will work under the direction and supervision of Dr. Antonio Cerone, UNU-IIST Research Fellow, and will be also co-supervised by Dr Simon Fong, University of Macau, and by one of the leading members of the Knowledge Discovery and Delivery Laboratory – KDD Lab, a joint research lab of the University of Pisa and ISTI-CNR.
Monthly stipend will be USD 1,000 during the stay in Macau and USD 1,500 during the stay in Pisa. Health insurance is provided free of charge. During the stay in Macau accommodation (except utility costs) is also provided free of charge.
Deadline: Closing date for application is 31st May, 2012.
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