Application Deadline : 13 January 2012
The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) is part of a major investment by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in the development of methodological excellence and innovation within the UK social science community. NCRM acts as a strategic focal point for the identification, development and delivery of an integrated national research and training programme aimed at promoting a step change in the quality and range of methodological skills and techniques used by the UK social science community. The Centre provides support for, and dissemination of, methodological innovation and excellence within the UK and internationally. Further information about the Centre is available at www.ncrm.ac.uk
In this post you will support the programme of methodological research and training of the Centre and conduct a programme of methodological research alongside the Director co-directors of the hub. In conjunction with the Director, you will develop and take forward strategies for closer integration with ESRC’s data resource investments, particularly the Understanding Society survey, the Birth Cohort studies, Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) and new UK Data Service (UKDS). A core part of this role will be the organisation of data analysis workshops, with contributions from a number of different individuals, which focus on the application of appropriate methods for these data sets.
You will have a PhD in a social science (or closely related) discipline, demonstrable knowledge of and interest in the development and use of quantitative methods in the social sciences and experience of report writing/literature reviews. Outstanding candidates with interests in any areas of quantitative methods are welcome but applicants with interests in the areas of survey methodology and statistical modelling are encouraged.
You will have an appreciation of some of the methodological challenges facing the social science community, particularly those relating to interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary research. You will possess the ability to work independently in planning and conducting a programme of methodological research.
The post is available now on a fixed term basis until 31 March 2014.
Travel within the UK and abroad to attend meetings and conferences will be required.
The closing date for this position is 13 January 2012. Please apply online throughwww.jobs.soton.ac.uk noting the above, or alternatively telephone 023 8059 2750 for an application form. Please quote the vacancy reference number 080211CC in all correspondence.
If you wish to make informal enquiries about the post, please contact the Centre Director, Professor Patrick Sturgis via email p.sturgis@soton.ac.uk
No comments:
Post a Comment