PhD Research Studentship
User Interface Support for Multi-Level Collaborative
Information Retrieval
Glasgow Caledonian University -School of Engineering and Built
Environment
User Interface Support for Multi-Level Collaborative Information
Retrieval
Reference Number: 11/12_15
Applications are invited for this
full-time PhD research studentship within the School of Engineering and Built
Environment at Glasgow Caledonian University. The studentship is for a
period of three and a half years (42 months), subject to satisfactory progress
and provides payment of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate plus an annual stipend
of £14,600 [please note that students from outside the EU are required to pay
the difference between International and EU fees, currently this would amount
to £6,672 per annum]. The successful candidate is expected to undertake
up to 6 hours of academic support activity per week.
Project Description
Collaborative information retrieval
(CIR) is a field of research that involves studying situations, motivations,
and methods for people working in collaborative groups for information seeking
projects, as well as building systems for supporting such activities. Most
systems for explicit CIR assume users have equality in terms of data flow,
information access etc. This is not always the case e.g. in a medical scenario
doctors, patients, family, insurance providers etc. have differing information
needs and needs to share/not share information, this is multi-level
collaborative information retrieval (MLCIR). Unlike traditional CIR, MLCIR
systems must be aware of the information flow in a group, ensuring no
information contamination and inadvertent disclosure of information, while
supporting collaboration. This type of information interaction is common in
industrial, military and government organisations. To date no
systems/approaches have been proposed to address these unique problems for
information retrieval. As such this project will provide the successful
candidate with the opportunity to develop some of the first tools and
methodologies to facilitate MLCIR.
This project also provides the
successful candidate with the opportunity to be part of a vibrant research
community. In particular there are strong and vibrant IR and HCI research
communities in Scotland, and this project presents an overlap between the two
topics. The candidate will gain experience in a number of skill areas,
including, interface design, user interaction design, experimental design and
programming on a wide range of devices and platforms.
Required background and/or experience of the candidate:
The candidate should possess a
relevant 1st or 2.1 honours degree. It is anticipated that the candidate
will liaise with a wide range of stakeholders and that he/she will have to
travel nationally/internationally for meetings and conference presentations.
How to Apply:
Application forms are available here and once completed
should be returned to GCUStudentships@gcu.ac.uk
Please state the Project
Title and reference number (as above) on the completed application
form.
The closing date for applications is Friday 7th September;
short-listed candidates will be contacted by 28thSeptember with
interview details.
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