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Institute of Social Research, University of Surrey
VISITING INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP in social research methods
http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/research/isr_vif.htm
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. Applicants for
the Fellowship will be established scholars in social science with a
track record in a field of social research methodology. They will
normally hold, or recently have held, an established academic
appointment in social science. The Fellowship committee regrets that it
cannot consider applications from candidates seeking training, updating
of methodological skills, or who are currently registered for an
undergraduate or graduate degree.
Recent Fellowship recipients have included David De Vaus (La Trobe), Ed
Brent (Missouri), Gary Shank (Duquesne), Elisabetta Ruspini (Padua),
Norman Blaikie (Emeritus, Universiti Sains Malaysia), Edith de Leeuw
(Utrecht).  2007 Fellows are Seppo Laaksonen (Helsinki) and Luis Antunes
(Lisboa).
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 synthesising
methodological approaches. 'Methods' may be interpreted widely, to
include, for example, statistical techniques and conversation and
discourse analysis. 
Applications from female and ethnic minority candidates are particularly
encouraged.
An honorarium of 2,000 pounds sterling (about 3,000 euros or 3,500 US$)
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 well known for the work of the
CAQDAS <http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk/>  Networking Project on
qualitative software, the work of the Centre for Research on Simulation
in the Social Sciences (CRESS), and the work of the ESRC Social Survey
Question Bank <http://qb.soc.surrey.ac.uk/>  and ESRC Survey Link Scheme
<http://qb.soc.surrey.ac.uk/sls.htm>  both of which are based in the
department. ISR is also well-known for its work on the secondary
analysis of large data sets and online research methods. 
Applications should be sent to Zoe Tenger, Administrator, Institute of
Social Research, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1483 682788
Fax: +44 (0)1483 689551 
Email: [log in to unmask]
Applications must be received by Friday 28th September 2007 for visits
during the calendar year 2008. Applications must be made on the
application form posted on the website noted below. Applications may be
submitted in paper form by post or fax, or via email as an attachment in
MSWord or Corel WordPerfect. Email submission is preferred. Proposals
for collaborative research with members of the Institute are especially
welcome.
The application form and more information about the International
Fellowship, the Institute of Social Research and the Department of
Sociology at the University of Surrey, are available on our www site at:
http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/research/isr_vif.htm
INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH
Department of Sociology
University of Surrey
Guildford 
Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
 
Joint Directors: Professor Nigel Fielding and Professor Martin Bulmer
 
Associate Director: Professor Roger Tarling. Institute Administrator:
Zoe Tenger
 
Tel: +44(0)1483 682788, Fax 44(0)1483 689551, Email [log in to unmask]