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This Postdoc research assistant may be of interest to some on the list: DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT 24 months fixed term Part Time - 28 hours a week Salary £24,063 - £26,793 per annum REF:09216/SW An enthusiastic qualitative researcher is required to join the research team of the Leverhulme Trust-funded project ?Place, Culture and Film: An Investigation of Migrants? Health Making Practices. This study is examining the cultural transformation of health knowledge and practices among minority and international migrant groups in a diverse London Borough using interview and visual methodology. The PDRA will be involved in all aspects of the research, including: recruitment, data collection and analysis; post-production film editing and dissemination activities; and management of project records. Training in visual methodology will be provided if required. The successful candidate will have completed a PhD in the Social Sciences or Humanities using qualitative methods, have excellent organisational and communication skills and preferably have experience of working with BME groups and one or more years postdoctoral research experience. The post is based in the Department of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, with fieldwork conducted in the London Borough of Greenwich. It is anticipated the successful candidate will be in post by 01 September, 2009. Salary will be within the range of £24,063 - £26,793 per annum (pro rata to £30,079 - £33,492, full time equivelant) inclusive of London Allowance, depending on skills and experience. Benefits include 30 days annual leave (pro rata), plus 4 College closure days, an interest free season ticket loan, child care salary sacrifice scheme and a contributory, final salary pension scheme. The research is directed by Professor Isabel Dyck. Please contact for informal discussion of the post on 020 7882 5416 or by email: [log in to unmask] Further details of the post and an application form can be found at: www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/vacancies/academic/ Applications including a covering letter, CV and College Application Form should be sent to: Isabel Dyck, Department of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS. The closing date for applications is xxx June 2009. Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality -- Isabel Dyck, PhD Department of Geography Queen Mary, University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS Tel: 020 7882 5416 Fax: 020 8981 6276