PhD position in Visualisation in Citizen Science

PhD in Visualisation in Citizen Science -- Facilitating wider participation and community building in citizen science through visualisation

We are looking for a PhD candidate who will join us to conduct research in the topic of visualisation in/for citizen science and how visualisation could broaden participation and support community building in citizen science projects. The position is funded by the Leverhulme TRANSFORM Doctoral training programme based at the University of Warwick and the successful candidate will work with an interdisciplinary mix of supervisors interested in visualisation, participation and methodologies. Candidates will join the vibrant PhD cohort at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies and the Institute for Global Sustainable Development at the University of Warwick, UK.

The project will also involve a close collaboration with researchers form the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) who work on biodiversity modelling in the UK. Together with this interdisciplinary team, there is potential for real-world impact and contribute to the global sustainable development goals of the TRANSFORM programme.

Further details of the project and expected profile can be found here:

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/igsd/transform/themes/2023topics/citizenscience/

This is a fully funded position within the TRANSFORM programme and application details can be found here:

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/igsd/transform/apply/guidance/

The deadline for applications is 11.59pm on 24th of April 2023.

Get in touch with Cagatay Turkay at cagatay.turkay@warwick.ac.uk for questions. Please feel free to share with anyone who you think might be interested.