RESEARCH SUPPORT OFFICER
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION STUDIES
THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
A Research Support Officer is required join the team in the
Department’s Centre for the Public Library and
Information in Society. The successful candidate will
provide administrative and academic support for ongoing
CEPLIS projects, and promote and undertake research and
consultancy activities. Initially, she or he will be working on a
range of reader development projects and contribute to an
existing AHRB funded study, Repositories of Public
Knowledge, which is evaluating people’s perceptions and
use of archives, libraries and museums when seeking
information on, and attempting to understand, contemporary
issues. More detailed information on the work of the Centre
can be seen at { HYPERLINK "http://panizzi.shef.ac.uk/cplis/" }http://panizzi.shef.ac.uk/cplis/
We want to appoint a confident, enthusiastic, professionally
qualified graduate who has the ability to work to tight
deadlines and write effective research reports. A familiarity
with social science research methodologies and knowledge of
reader development research and practice would be an
advantage.
The post, which is initially full-time for twelve months, will be
based in Sheffield but will require some work away from the
Department.
In the most recent RAE (Research Assessment Exercise) results,
announced in December 2001 the Department of Information
Studies was awarded a 5*A. This grade is reserved for
Departments whose research is judged as having an international
reputation for excellence. Sheffield has been awarded the highest
possible grade in all of these exercises, a unique achievement
amongst the LIS departments in the United Kingdom. Further
information on the Department can be found at:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/~is/
The salary will be in the range : £18,265 - £20,311 pa
according to qualifications and experience
For an informal discussion regarding this appointment contact
Prof. Bob Usherwood on 0114 222 2635 email:
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222 2646 email: { HYPERLINK "mailto:[log in to unmask]" [log in to unmask]
Closing date: 12th September 2003
Further details and an application pack are available from
http://www.shef.ac.uk/jobs/
Professor Bob Usherwood PhD
Professor of Librarianship
Dept. of Information Studies
Sheffield University
Tel:- 0114 222 2635
Fax:- 0114 278 0300
E-Mail:- [log in to unmask]
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