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Subject:

lecturer job opportunity

From:

Jenny Donovan <[log in to unmask]>

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Date:

Thu, 9 Apr 1998 08:23:15 +0100 (BST)

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The following job advertisement will appear in the Guardian 
shortly:

	*	*	*	*	*	*	
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL MEDICINE
Lecturer in Medical Anthropology/Sociology
	*	*	*	*	*	*	
Applications are invited for this position within the  
Department of Social Medicine, where research interests are 
in the broad areas of health services research, 
aetiological epidemiology and public health. This 
appointment is designed particularly to strengthen those 
aspects of the research programme which could benefit from 
greater understanding of the social and cultural aspects of 
illness and health care. The successful candidate will 
contribute to the existing research programme, and continue 
to develop their own research programme in collaboration 
with members of the Department. The post holder will also 
teach undergraduate medical students and contribute to the 
MSc in Health Research Methods. 

The successful candidate will have completed postgraduate  
research training at PhD level. The post is offered for 
five years in the first instance. 

Further details are available from the Personnel Office,  
University of Bristol, Senate House, Bristol BS8 1TH (tel 
0117 925 6450)

Closing date: Tuesday 12th May 1998.

[further details below] 
_______________________________________________

 UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL MEDICINE

Lecturer in Medical Anthropology/Sociology

JOB DESCRIPTION

The University of Bristol Department of Social Medicine  
conducts teaching and research in health services research, 
aetiological epidemiology, and public health medicine.  The 
skills of a variety of health care researchers including 
statisticians, epidemiologists, sociologists, 
psychologists, anthropologists, health economists, public 
health physicians and nurses, are all available and 
contribute to the excellent working environment in which to 
undertake interdisciplinary research and teaching.  The 
Department comprises some 80 staff.  The Department has its 
own library and good computer facilities, and has been 
selected to host the main centre of the Medical Research 
Council’s Health Services Research Collaboration.  There 
are extensive collaborations with many clinical and other 
departments in the University of Bristol, throughout the UK 
and internationally.

Research is informed by the principle that the pattern of 
disease in populations and the benefits of health care can 
best be understood through interdisciplinary enquiry 
combining an interest in biological mechanisms, the 
epidemiological/statistical investigation of population 
distributions, an understanding of the social and cultural 
aspects of illness experience and health care utilisation, 
investigation of the effectiveness of treatment, and a 
concern with resources and policy.

Constructs of ill health, perceptions and experiences of  
symptoms and treatment-seeking strategies show social and 
cultural variations, and the successful candidate will be 
expected to contribute to the work of the Department in 
developing a more detailed understanding of the ways in 
which sociocultural context may influence health status and 
access to and utilization of health services. The 
development of a more nuanced understanding of the 
relationships between health status and life experiences 
will also be assisted by the contribution of 
anthropological/sociological insights. It is therefore 
envisaged that the successful candidate will contribute to 
the development of the major research programmes of the 
Department through providing additional insights and 
contributing to the methodological approaches used. 
Multidisciplinary working is particularly encouraged.

The existing programme is concerned with two broad areas,  
though most senior academics contribute to both:

Health Services Research, which may be defined as research 
into all aspects of health care technology and the delivery 
of health care, is becoming increasingly important in 
providing reliable information on which to base decisions on
the allocation of limited resources, decisions which may 
well have an ethical component. A priority is to develop 
trial methodology to assess the effectiveness of 
treatments, incorporating the perceptions of patients.  
Evaluative studies include patients’ experiences and the 
acceptability of interventions, as well as effectiveness 
and cost. This programme is expanding with the 
establishment of the new MRC Health Services Research 
Collaboration.

Aetiological Epidemiology, in particular lifecourse 
epidemiology - the ways in which exposures at different 
stages interact to produce patterns of chronic disease. 
Until recently studies of this sort have been almost 
exclusively concerned with the effect of factors acting in 
adult life but attention has recently turned to the long 
term influences of factors operating in the intra-uterine 
and early post-natal period. This research is based upon 
the study of a series of major cohorts, and several more 
are currently being constructed. Research into the 
lifecourse approach to disease aetiology will be 
strengthened by an approach which does not attempt to 
abstract individual lifecourses from their social context 
and sees what are often regarded as “exposures” as 
themselves outcomes of social processes which can be 
subject to investigation.

The post holder will have completed postgraduate research  
training at PhD level, have experience of designing and 
conducting their own research, achieving publications from 
such studies, and ideally experience of securing research 
funding.

Departmental teaching includes a major commitment to  
undergraduate medical education, with a key role in 
developing a new medical curriculum where social sciences, 
including anthropology and sociology, are coming to 
increasing prominence. In addition, the Department is 
developing a new MSc in Health Research Methods, with a 
considerable qualitative component, as a part of the 
commitments under the MRC HSR Collaboration. The post 
holder will also be expected to contribute to relevant 
short courses run by the Department for postgraduate 
students, research staff and public health medicine 
trainees, and to contribute to advice given to researchers 
within and outside the Department on research methodologies 
relevant to their expertise.

As well as contributing to ongoing studies, the post holder 
will be encouraged to continue developing their own 
research programme in collaboration with members of the 
Department. A commitment to teaching is essential. The post 
holder will be expected to supervise doctoral students.

All new lecturing staff joining the University attend a 
part-time  Teaching and Learning Programme. This provides, 
on a modular basis, a practical introduction to teaching in 
Higher Education. The course is formally accredited by the 
University’s School of Education. Although further details 
will be provided on appointment, informal enquiries about 
the programme are welcome: please contact Staff 
Development. 

The appointment will be on the Lecturer A/B scale and is 
offered for five years in the first instance.  Professional 
and managerial accountability will be to the Head of 
Department.  The terms and conditions of employment will be 
those for the Academic Staff of the University, and include 
the Standing Orders of Council Governing the Appointment of 
Members of the Non-Professorial Academic Staff.

The University does not issue application forms. 
Applications  should be made by letter, stating special 
academic and research interests, and include the names, 
addresses and, if possible, telephone numbers of three 
referees. The letter should be accompanied by a curriculum 
vitae, setting out date of birth and, in chronological 
order, details of university and subsequent career with 
qualifications, previous appointments and publications. 
Applications should be sent to the Personnel Office (EO), 
University of Bristol, Senate House, Bristol BS8 1TH, 
quoting reference number 4698, by the closing date of 
Tuesday 12th May 1998.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to discuss the post 
with  Professor Stephen Frankel on 0117 928 7203 (email 
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