VISITING INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP in social research methods
The Institute of Social Research at the University of Surrey, Guildford,
United Kingdom, has established a Visiting International Fellowship to
foster the development of sociological research methods. Between one and
three Fellowships are awarded by competition each year.
The awards are open to those who would value the opportunity to advance
methodological understanding, for example by reflecting on methods used in
previous empirical research, by validating existing or new methodological
procedures, or by reviewing and synthesizing methodological approaches.
'Methods' may be interpreted widely, to include, for example, statistical
techniques and conversation and discourse analysis.
An honorarium of £2,000 will be paid (it is expected that award-holders
will normally be on paid leave of absence from their employment). Award
holders will be expected to pay their own travel costs to Guildford and
their accommodation and subsistence for the duration of their award, which
should be for one or more visits with a duration of at least one month in
total. Visiting International Fellows will become honorary Research Fellows
of the University and be entitled to use the University Library and make
use of University facilities. The holder is usually permanently resident
outside the United Kingdom.
The Institute of Social Research of the Department of Sociology at Surrey
provides research expertise and research methods for the application of
social research to contemporary society. It promotes high methodological
standards and new developments in methodology for the social science
research community. ISR is the home of CAQDAS, the ESRC supported centre
for Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software, is well known for
its work on the secondary analysis of large data sets, for discourse and
conversation analysis, for work on online research methods, has an interest
in CAPI documentation issues, and the Social Survey Question Bank
associated with CASS, the ESRC Centre for Applied Social Surveys, is
located here. The Centre for Research on Simulation in the Social
Sciences (CRESS) focuses on the computer simulation of social
phenomena and there is also a major interest in cross-national
comparison.
Applications should be sent to Kathy Lilley, Administrator, Institute of
Social Research, Department of Sociology, University of Surrey Guildford,
GU2 7XH, UK
Tel: +44(0)1483 259460
Fax: +44 (0) 1483 259551
Email: [log in to unmask]
Applications must be received by 28th September 2001 for visits during the
calendar year 2002. Applications should describe in no more than 500 words
the activity to be carried out during the Fellowship and should be
accompanied by a brief curriculum vitae and the names, postal address,
telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of two referees. Applicants
may find it helpful to contact the Institute to discuss their application
before submitting it. Collaborative research with members of the Institute
is especially welcome.
More information about the International Fellowship, the Institute of
Social Research and the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey
is available on our web site:
<http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/>
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Professor Nigel Gilbert, FREng, AcSS, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Professor of
Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK. +44 (0)1483 259173
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