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Note the deadline for this Fellowship - end of September.
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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 university is
located thirty-five miles south-west of London.
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 methods of quantitative analysis, field research, content
analysis and conversation and discourse analysis. The department
specialises in
social research methods and has the highest 5* rating for research in the UK
Research Assessment Exercise.
An honorarium of 2,000 pounds sterling 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 during the academic year 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 of a fellowship 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 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. Other methodological specialisms include the
computer
simulation of social phenomena and cross-national comparison. The Department
publishes the quarterly SOCIAL RESEARCH UPDATE on the WWW, and houses the
office of the journal SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ONLINE.
Applications should be sent to Agnes McGill, Administrator, Institute of
Social Research, Department of Sociology, University of Surrey Guildford,
GU2 7XH, UK
Tel: +44-1483 689460
Fax: +44-1483 689551
Email: [log in to unmask]
Applications must be received by 30th September 2002 for visits during the
calendar year 2003. 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/
July 2002
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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH
Department of Sociology
University of Surrey
Guildford,
Surrey GU2 5XH, UK
Joint Directors: Professor Martin Bulmer, Professor Nigel Fielding,and
Professor Roger Tarling
Institute Administrator: Agnes McGill
Tel: +44-1483 689460 Fax + 44-1483 689551 email: [log in to unmask]
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