From: Yuwei Lin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 07 January 2008 11:26
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Subject: Job ad: Research Associate, ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science (NCeSS)

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http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/research/vacancy/index.htm?ref=129618

Research Associate
ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science

Closing date: 21/01/2008
Reference: HUM/70376

The National Centre for e-Social Science (NCeSS) is the central resource for e-social science issues and activities in the UK: see http://www.ncess.ac.uk. Its coordinating Hub, based at the University of Manchester, has responsibility for seven major research Nodes at other UK universities. The Hub team consists of a research director, programme manager, eight research staff, a learning technologist and three administrators, all based at the University of Manchester.

The Hub wishes to appoint an Economist, Econometrician, quantitative Social Scientist, or Computer Scientist with extensive experience of working with economic and social scientists, as a Research Associate to extend NCeSS's capacity to contribute to the ESRC's National Data Strategy, which aims to develop a data infrastructure capable of delivering all the data necessary to address current and future research needs in the social sciences. The post-holder will investigate how advanced computing tools and services (in the form of an e-Infrastructure) can encourage and assist economic and social researchers to use (and re-use) quantitative data in addressing their substantive research challenges.

The post is tenable from 1 February 2008 (or as soon as possible
thereafter) for two years.

Salary: £26,666 - £32,796 p.a.

Informal enquiries:
Rob Procter
Tel: + 44 (0) 161 275 1381
Email: [log in to unmask]

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How to apply
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     * Application form RTF
<http://www.manchester.ac.uk/medialibrary/vacancies/applicationform.rtf>

Please refer to the guidance notes for more information on how to apply for our vacancies:

     * Guidance notes PDF
<http://www.manchester.ac.uk/medialibrary/vacancies/guidancenotes.pdf>

If you require copies of documentation in alternative formats; large print, Braille etc, please contact Human Resources:

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To request a hard copy please contact
Katy Middlebrough
Tel: + 44 (0) 161 275 4723
Email: [log in to unmask]

Please quote reference: HUM/70376

Closing date: 21/01/2008

Interview date: w/c 28/01/2008

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