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>UniS University of Surrey Institute of Social Research
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>VISITING INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP in social research methods
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>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. One Fellowship will be awarded by competition each year.
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>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 synthesizing
>methodological approaches. 'Methods' may be interpreted widely,
>td^include, for example, statistical techniques and conversation and
>discourse analysis.
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>An honorarium of £2,000 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 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 is usually permanently resident outside the
>United Kingdom.
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>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 the home of CAQDAS, the
>ESRC supported centre for Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis
>Software, is well known for its work on the secondary analysis of
>large data sets, for discourse and conversation analysis, has an
>interest in CAPI documentation issues and is linked to CASS,the ESRC
>Centre for Applied Social Surveys. Other methodological specialisms
>include the computer simulation of social phenomena and
>cross-national comparison.
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>Applications should be sent to: Professor Martin Bulmer, Acting
>Director, Institute of Social Research, Department of Sociology,
>University of Surrey Guildford, GU2 5M, UK Tel: +44(0)1483 259460
>Fax: +44 (0) 1483 259551 Email: [log in to unmask]
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>Applications must be received by 30th September 1999 for visits
>during the calendar year 2000. Applications should describe in no
>more than 500 words the activity to be carried out during the
>Fellowship and should be accompanied by a brief curriculum vitae and
>the names of two referees. Applicants may find it helpful to contact
>the Institute to discuss their application before submitting it.
>Collaborative research with members of the Institute is especially
>welcome.
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>More information about the International Fellowship, the Institute of
>Social Research and the Department of Sociology at the University of
>Surrey is available on our www site:
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>http://www.soc.surrev.ac.uk/
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>INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH
>Department of Sociology
>University of Surrey
>Guildford,
>Surrey GU2 5XH, UK
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>Joint Directors: Professor Nigel Fielding and Professor Roger Tarling
> Associate Director: Professor Martin
>Bulmer
>Institute Administrator: Ms Giane Allen
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>Tel: +44 (0)1483 259460 Fax + 44 (0)1483 259551 email:
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