The GBIF Secretariat seeks applications to carry out a systematic review of scientific literature using GBIF mediated data in years 2016–2019. This will involve:
- developing, refining and, in consultation with the GBIF Secretariat and GBIF Science Committee, agreeing on the optimal methodology and research questions for the systematic review
- on this basis, carrying out the review of approximately 2500-3000 titles published since GBIF introduced DOIs for data citation, and
- as a first author, to prepare a report in the form of a submission-ready manuscript of the review paper.
Applications should include a summary of the proposed approach including a potential outline for the report, a full CV with publications, and other examples demonstrating activities relevant to the review within the past five years.
Application deadline: 1 December 2019
Expected start of contract: 1 January - 1 February 2020
Duration of the contract: 6 months
Please refer to full call for details regarding the background of the review, remuneration, duration, and specifics of the application.
