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Larry, Do not rule this out just because you have not submitted your thesis yet. It might be worth contacting the centre to see what measures they take to encourage disabled applicants and how they will support them if appointewd. Marion On 11/06/2013 23:25, Larry Arnold wrote: > I shall have to give this one a miss as the deadlines are a bit soon, and I will > not be ready to submit my thesis until at least October, not that it technically > matters because I have the same research abilities plus or minus a doctorate. > > I do have to quibble however. I know that Leeds is ultimately part of the > machine, and that these things are set in stone, but I would have hoped that the > discipline of disability studies could have bucked the trend at least a little > and couched this kind of opportunity in more realistic and disability friendly > prose. It shows that you all have a lot learn about the world of neurodiversity > anyway and the way in which opportunity is potentially stifled by normative > paradigms. > > What would you regard as “evidence of internationally excellent publication > potential” other than serving ones masters in the media circus of commercial > academic journals rather than anything real and challenging in the up and coming > world of open access publication I wonder? I personally do not doubt that I > have interplanetary potential, however no-one is listening beyond the moon it > seems, and that is where I am destined, because I do wonder whether I belong on > the same earth sometimes. (There is a Victor Hugo, or at least a Charles > Laughton citation, manqué there) > > Another time perhaps when I am a bit closer to retirement and don’t have to > worry about benefits traps. > > Larry > > *From:*The Disability-Research Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Mark Priestley > *Sent:* 11 June 2013 15:11 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Postdoc research fellow - job opportunity at Leeds > > Dear friends > > I’m delighted to advertise the opportunity for an outstanding postdoctoral > researcher to join our disability studies team at Leeds, to support research in > the disability policy field and to develop their own research profile over a > 12-15 month period. > > The key criterion is one of academic excellence in the field, relevant to the > candidate’s career stage, for which evidence of internationally excellent > academic publications is expected (this might include a recently published > monograph from a PhD thesis or peer reviewed journal papers for example). > > The post is a fixed term career development opportunity but presents the > opportunity to participate in grant writing for future projects that might > extend the work beyond this time frame. > > There is a web link at the bottom of this message for full details. > > Best wishes > > Mark Priestley > > Professor of Disability Policy > > Centre for Disability Studies > > University of Leeds > > *Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law * > > *School of Sociology and Social Policy * > > *Research Fellow (Centre for Disability Studies) * > > ** > > *Fixed term until 31 December 2014 (to start on or before 1 October by negotiation)* > > You will work within the Centre for Disability Studies to support the Professor > of Disability Policy and to develop research in that field. You may also > contribute to a small amount of teaching and/or supervision activity at > different levels in areas relevant to the School’s programmes. > > With a relevant doctorate and evidence of internationally excellent publication > potential, you will support the delivery of funded research projects and the > development of new ones. You will possess excellent analytical and writing > skills and the ability to deal with a variety of tasks to agreed deadlines. > > The ability to work alone, as part of a team and with a range of people, is > essential, along with strong organisational skills. Some limited travel or stays > away from home may be required, for example to attend national or international > research meetings/conferences or for research fieldwork. > > *University Grade 7 (£30,424 - £36,298 p.a.) * > > ** > > *Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Mark Priestley, tel +44 (0)113 343 > 4417, email [log in to unmask] * > > *Closing Date: 8 July 2013 * > > *Ref: ESLSS0047 > <http://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/fe/tpl_universityofleeds01.asp?s=4A515F4E5A565B1A&jobid=99225,3423219845&key=95854927&c=155634865614&pagestamp=seamdlsfyknacosjid> > * > > ________________End of message________________ > > This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability > Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). > > Enquiries about list administration should be sent to > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > Archives and tools are located at: > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html > <http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html> > > You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page. > > ________________End of message________________ > > This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability > Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). > > Enquiries about list administration should be sent to > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > Archives and tools are located at: > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html > <http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html> > > You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page. > ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). 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