Dear Colleagues

I would be grateful if you could bring the following exciting job 
opportunity to the attention of well-qualified candidates.

Best wishes
Steve Cummins
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*Research Fellow (Qualitative)*
*Health & Social Legacy of 2012 Olympic Games (Ref:11198/JS)*

Healthy Environments Research Programme
School of Geography, Queen Mary University of London

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a major NIHR-funded study to 
evaluate the health and social impact of the 2012 Olympic & Paralympic 
Games.  We are seeking a dynamic and motivated researcher with strong 
qualitative research skills and a background in social science research. 
This is an opportunity to be involved in a high profile, long-term 
project which aims to investigate the social, economic and health legacy 
of the 2012 Games.

The post is available full-time and fixed-term for 3 years, commencing 
on 1 January 2012.  The starting salary is £30,350 to £35,674 per annum, 
inclusive of London Allowance.  Benefits include 30 days annual leave, 
final salary pension scheme and interest-free season ticket loan.

Research Fellow (Qualitative)

We are looking for an experienced social science researcher to join the 
Healthy Environments Research Programme, School of Geography at Queen 
Mary University of London. The postholder will join the ORiEL (Olympic 
Regeneration in East London) Study funded by the National Institute for 
Health Research. The post involves setting up and conducting interviews 
and ethnographic observation of young people in their homes and 
neighbourhoods with a view to building an understanding of how the 
London 2012 Olympics and its legacy affects those who live nearby. The 
postholder will also be responsible for analysis of the data and writing 
up findings for internal and external outputs.

The postholder will be expected to liaise with other members of the 
ORiEL team, build links with schools and third-sector partners, attend 
and make presentations to the steering group, and assist with all 
relevant aspects of the ORiEL project across participating departments 
and organisations. This will involve maintaining paperwork and helping 
arrange meetings within and between research teams where necessary.

Working with Professor Steven Cummins and Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, 
you will collaborate with a wider team of senior investigators, research 
fellows, postdoctoral researchers and students at Queen Mary within the 
School of Geography, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Centre 
for Psychiatry, and external senior researchers at the London School of 
Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the University of East London.

You will have a good first degree in a relevant subject (such as 
sociology, social policy, nursing, human geography or urban studies), 
plus a PhD or equivalent experience which includes a substantial 
qualitative research component that demonstrates relevant knowledge and 
skills. Good verbal and written skills, including the ability to 
understand and convey complex information are essential, as is a 
flexible working approach and well-developed interpersonal skills.

Experience of research into the lives of young people using a 
qualitative approach, undertaking ethnography and experience of working 
in a multidisciplinary team are also important. Fluency in a relevant 
ethnic language spoken in Newham (mainly South Asian or Francophone 
Africa) would be an advantage.

The School of Geography was ranked joint first among UK geography 
departments in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, has an 
international reputation for theoretically informed and empirically 
grounded scientific research.

The Healthy Environments Research Programme is a rapidly expanding 
research group focused on understanding the social and environmental 
determinants of health. Further information on HERP can be found here: 
http://webspace.qmul.ac.uk/healthyenvironments/index.html. Informal 
enquiries can be made to Professor Steven Cummins (email: 
[log in to unmask]).

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the 
UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. 
  Where required, this may include entry clearance or continued leave to 
remain under the Points Based Immigration System.

Application forms and further details are available from the school 
website at: www.geog.qmul.ac.uk or by mail at School of Geography, Queen 
Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United 
Kingdom.  Alternatively please visit 
http://webapps.qmul.ac.uk/hr/vacancies/jobs.php?id=2539

Completed applications (together with a full CV) should be sent to Dr 
Amy Tan, Research & Teaching Officer, by email at [log in to unmask] or at 
the above address. Deadline for receipt of applications is 21 September 
2011.  Please quote the relevant reference number in all applications. 
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.


Valuing Diversity and Committed to Equality

-- 
Steven Cummins MSc PhD
Professor of Urban Health & NIHR Senior Fellow
School of Geography
Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road
London E1 4NS

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