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Research Assistant & Researcher
Career aspirations of young people
6 month positions starting January 2000
Project
The primary objective of the project is to review young people's thoughts
on nursing as a career opportunity. A multi-method, multi-stage approach
will be employed, comprising of a 'multi-school survey of S4 pupils, a
'case study school' survey of S1-S6 pupils and three focus group
interviews.
Specifications
Two research workers will be responsible for administering surveys with
classes in schools, preparing data for analysis, analysing data and writing
summary research reports for participating schools. They will assist Dr.
McKendrick with the production of the end-of-project research report.
1. RESEARCH ASSISTANT. One applicant will have a postgraduate
qualification and/or contract research experience. This candidate will be
computer-literate with competence in the use of software for statistical
data analysis (SPSS for Windows), databases (Filemaker Pro) and word
processing (Word-for-Windows). Salary will be £16,286 (pro rata). spinal
point 4, Research Assistant scale .
2. RESEARCHER. One applicant will be a graduate with aspirations to
undertake a postgraduate research degree. S/he will assist the more senior
researcher and will primarily be responsible for administration, data entry
and literature reviews. Salary will be £13,000 (pro rata).
Previous experience of working with older children /teenagers is highly
desirable. Knowledge of nursing / nursing education is desirable, although
not essential.
Geography at Glasgow Caledonian University
The geography subject group is part of the Division of Sociology and Social
Policy (School of Social Sciences).
Closing date for applications
For further details of the position and the project, please contact Dr.
McKendrick. Application is by CV and cover letter. The closing date for
receipt of applications is December 10th 1999.
Dr. John H. McKendrick
School of Social Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, G4 0BA
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Dr. John McKendrick
Lecturer in Geography
School of Social Sciences
Glasgow CALEDONIAN University
Glasgow
G4 0BA
+44 (0)141-331-3492 (tel.)
+44 (0)141-331-3439 (fax)
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