Apologies for the last few days without posts, we have been unexpectedly out of town.
We will be back up and running tomorrow….
We have close ties with Geographic Information Science group over at Birbeck College, they are a great group and have just put a call out for a new lecturer:
School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy
Department of Geography, Environment & Development Studies
Lecturer A in Geographic Information Science (GIS) Ref: 10275
Full time position, 3 years fixed term contract in the first instance
The Department of Geography is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Geographic Information Science. We are looking for well-qualified candidates who have experience with GIS and competence in spatial statistics. An interest in programming is also desirable.
You should have a good first degree and a PhD in a relevant area, or be close to completion. Evidence of published research or exceptional potential is essential to this role. Teaching experience at degree level is also desirable.
Salary range: £33,501 rising to £38,376 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.
This job is full time and fixed term for three years. The salary quoted above is inclusive of London allowance. The initial salary award will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful applicant. The appointment may be subject to a probationary period of up to three years. Birkbeck also provides a generous final salary pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements and other great benefits.
The closing date for completed applications is Tuesday 22 July 2009.
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 3 August 2009.
Click here to apply for this post (Search using Ref No. 10275)
Birkbeck is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all candidates irrespective of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, religious belief and sexual preference.
Urban cycle studies are the science of everyday life, they focus on the daily routine of the city with its habits and rhythms as they occur in most citizens’ lifes. It is the power of the normal that brings stability and the routine that ensures security with the cycles dynamic flow and continuation that keeps the city ticking. This is from urbantick.blogspot.com who are looking into the life of the city.
As part of the research they are compiling a list of ways to visualise GPS data, complete with software links. Below is one such example, using GPS to create urban art:
Head over to http://www.urbantick.blogspot.com/ for more examples and thoughts on using GPS to look at cycles in the city.
Urban cycle studies are the science of everyday life, they focus on the daily routine of the city with its habits and rhythms as they occur in most citizens’ lifes. It is the power of the normal that brings stability and the routine that ensures security with the cycles dynamic flow and continuation that keeps the city ticking. This is from urbantick.blogspot.com who are looking into the life of the city.
As part of the research they are compiling a list of ways to visualise GPS data, complete with software links. Below is one such example, using GPS to create urban art:
Head over to http://www.urbantick.blogspot.com/ for more examples and thoughts on using GPS to look at cycles in the city.