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Faculty and Student
Teams Program
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Project Descriptions
Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory
Risk
and Decision Sciences Group
Requesting applications from science or
engineering faculty members at institutions serving students
underrepresented in science, engineering, mathematics and technology.
Project Description
Frames present
an interpretation on issues that may be social or political in nature, with the
intent to influence the opinion of an audience. Frames of contention are related
to social and political protest. Although, frame analysis has become a popular
analytical framework in media studies and social movement research, little
effort has been devoted to formalizing the methodological underpinnings of the
empirical identification of frames. The goal of this project is to address this
gap by researching how Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis software in
combination with Text Analysis and Information Extraction software can be used
to identify frames of contention in document collections.
Applicants Responsibilities and Relationship to Project
Applicants will receive support under the
Department of Energy Faculty Student Team Research Program (FaST) to work
collaboratively with the project research team at the Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory for up to 10 weeks during the year starting in June of
2006. Summer and academic year visits to
Pacific Northwest
will be scheduled by mutual agreement between the Systems Risk and
Analysis Group and the successful applicant. Ideally faculty will work at
Pacific Northwest
on the project for 10 weeks during the summer in the first year. Faculty
will be expected to identify students from their campus to participate in
the Undergraduate Research Participation programs offered by the
Department of Energy at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Ideally
Faculty will provide mentorship and/or advising support to students during
the summer research activities. It is expected that the Faculty member
will become an integral part of the research team working on this project
and will support the project through the academic year on her or his
campus.
Qualifications of Ideal Candidate
| Faculty: |
Specific capabilities
required include expertise in data analysis, statistics, and
database systems. Willing to work at PNNL for ten weeks in Summer
2006. |
| Student: |
Working towards a BS or BA.
Works well in collaboration with faculty, other students, and
researchers. Willing to work at PNNL for ten weeks in Summer 2006. |
Support and Financial Commitments
See Financial Information.
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