The following advertisement will be in the Guardian tomorrow. Please
pass on to anyone who might be interested.
MRC
Social and Public Health Sciences Unit,
University of Glasgow
Research Associate: Irish Cancer Project
We seek a researcher for a fixed term of 18 months to join a
multidisciplinary team examining cancer-related knowledge and
beliefs, and means of raising awareness, amongst Irish people living
in the UK. This project is funded by The Cancer Research
Campaign. The main purpose will be to conduct a qualitative study
of Irish people and comparison group.
Applicants should have an honours degree (2.1 or above) in an
appropriate social science and have, or be about to submit, a PhD
(or equivalent experience); and have experience of undertaking and
analysing qualitative fieldwork. Knowledge of cancer and ethnic
issues in Britain is desirable.
This is a Band 4 post in the MRC pay and grading scheme (starting
salary in the range £21,539 - £25,847). Starting date April 1st,
2002 or negotiable. Application forms and further particulars (ref.
SH) are available from MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit,
4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RZ, and on www.msoc-
mrc.gla.ac.uk. Closing date 15th February, 2002.
Seeromanie Harding
Medical Research Council
University of Glasgow
Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
4 Lilybank Gardens
Glasgow
G12 8RZ
tel: (44)(0)141 357 3949
fax: (44)(0)141 337 2389
email: [log in to unmask]
web: http://www.msoc-mrc.gla.ac.uk
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