The Institute for Social and Economic Research wishes to appoint a quantitative social scientist to the post of Research Fellow or Senior Research Officer to work in the ESRC-funded Research Centre on Micro-Social Change (MiSoC). This is a post-doctoral research post with no associated teaching duties.
MiSoC is a multi-disciplinary research centre, with existing researchers having backgrounds in Economics, Sociology, Social Policy, Demography, Political Science, Social Statistics and Epidemiology. Applications are welcome from candidates in any of those areas, but especially Sociology, Social Policy, Demography, Political Science, Psychology or related disciplines.
The successful candidate should hold, or be studying towards, a PhD, or have equivalent level experience. Applicants should have experience in research areas and evidence of a coherent and fertile research agenda that would enhance the MiSoC research programme. Applications should also demonstrate evidence of (for Research Fellows), or potential for (for Senior Research Officer), a strong entry to the next Research Excellence Framework, and the ability or potential to contribute to funding proposals to secure a research programme for MiSoC beyond September 2019.
This appointment is full-time, fixed-term for 2 years in the first instance (or until 30 September 2019, the date on which the current MiSoC programme ends, if that comes first). Re-appointment is subject to funding and performance.
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