R sig jobs - Aug 2013 - PhD & post-doc positions available on Open source software evolution studies (incl. the R ecosystem)

Dear R-Sig-Jobs members,

A PhD position is available at the COMPLEXYS Research Institute of the
University of Mons (UMONS),
Belgium (http://www.complexsystems.be/). The PhD position is part of a joint
research project on
"Ecological Studies of Open Source Software Ecosystems (ECOS)". This
interdisciplinary project
between biology and computer science aims to use software repository mining to
determine whether
and how selected ecological models and theories from biological ecosystems can
be adapted and
adopted to understand and better explain how open source software projects (akin
to biological
species) evolve over time, and to determine what are the main factors that drive
the success or
popularity of these projects. We wish to use knowledge on the evolution of
biological ecosystems
to provide support aiming to optimize the fitness, resistance and resilience of
OSS projects.

The target software ecosystems are Gnome and R currently, and perhaps also
Android in the future.
The successful candidate will extract useful information from the R project,
work with data already
available on Gnome, and will elaborate tools to determine who drives software
evolution in these
ecosystems: developers or users, in various situations. He will also derive from
these data what
are the consequences on the success of the projects. He will eventually provide
guiding rules on
the light of its results.

The position is available immediately for a period of up to 4 years with the aim
to obtain a PhD
degree. Candidates should be eligible for starting a PhD in Sciences (they
should have a Master or
Engineering degree or equivalent) and are expected to complete their PhD during
the project period.
The candidates should have a clear interest in biological and computer science
aspects. Practical
programming experience is required, and (practical) knowledge of statistical
analysis is a plus,
especially with R.

Candidates should send their detailed CV together with a motivation letter
expressing their interest
in the project by e-mail to Tom Mens (tom.mens at umons.ac.be) and
Philippe Grosjean (philippe.grosjean at umons.ac.be).

- Tom Mens, Software Engineering Lab, D?partement Informatique, Faculty of
Sciences, University of Mons,
Place du Parc 20, 7000 Mons, Belgium.
- Philippe Grosjean, Numerical Ecology of Aquatic Systems Lab, Biology
Department, Faculty of Sciences,
University of Mons, 8 avenue du Champ de Mars, 7000 Mons, Belgium.


Scientists interested by this project, being specialists in software evolution,
or ecologists with some
interest for Open Source software including the R ecosystem, should contact us
for discussion of
potentials for a post-doc, or visiting scientist programme.

See here:

http://informatique.umons.ac.be/genlog/projects/ecos/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-UObuhUty8&list=PL5B5D3BF5B9BB1929&index=33

Best,

Philippe Grosjean

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On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 9:17 PM, Philippe Grosjean
<Philippe.Grosjean at umons.ac.be> wrote:
>
> The target software ecosystems are Gnome and R currently, and perhaps also
> Android in the future.
> The successful candidate will extract useful information from the R
project,
> work with data already
> available on Gnome, and will elaborate tools to determine who drives
> software evolution in these
> ecosystems: developers or users, in various situations. He will also derive
> from these data what
> are the consequences on the success of the projects. He will eventually
> provide guiding rules on
> the light of its results.

Why is it sexist?



Best

A. Mani



A. Mani
CU, ASL, AMS, CLC, CMS
http://www.logicamani.in