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The following part-time research assistantship might be of interest to you / your students: Research Assistant in Social Sciences: Project on Elderly Germans in Romania School of Social Sciences University of Southampton £25,134 per annum (0.5 fte) The Centre for Research on Ageing wishes to appoint a Research Assistant for a fixed-term project investigating informal support networks and identity processes among older Transylvanian Germans in Romania and Germany. The Centre is an exciting new multidisciplinary research and teaching centre examining key issues in ageing and the lifecourse from an international, comparative perspective. You will have a postgraduate qualification in social sciences, preferably sociology, social anthropology, gerontology, social demography, social geography, or in modern languages. With excellent written communication skills, you will be able to conduct literature searches, write literature reviews, collaborate in writing research reports and grant applications, and support general research activities. Very good knowledge of German is essential. You should be able to work independently and collaboratively and be accustomed to working to deadlines. Experience of research on transnationalism, migration, social networks, ethnic identity, and biography is desirable, and experience of conducting qualitative research an advantage. The post is part-time (0.5 fte) and available for a period of 12 months, to start on 1st October 2007. Interviews are likely to take place on 4th July 2007. For informal enquiries, please contact the Principal Investigator, Dr Elisabeth Schröder-Butterfill, on 023 8059 8940 or via email [log in to unmask] Application forms and further particulars are available from Human Resources (D), University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 2750, e-mail: [log in to unmask] or minicom: +44 (0)23 8059 5595. Alternatively, visit our website at: http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk Closing date for applications is 21st June 2007, please quote job reference 1182-07-L. Working for Equal Opportunities ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent through the Ageing in Europe mailing list. Please visit the homepage of the ESA Research Network on Ageing in Europe at http://www.ageing-in-europe.de ----------------------------------------------------------------