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List members might be interested to know that there are two six month posts available through the University of Exeter from January 2014 on a research project that is examining the extent of differences between asylum appeal hearing centres in the UK. One post is based in London, UK, and the other could be based in North Shields, Manchester, Bradford or Birmingham, UK, depending on the applicant. A PhD is desirable but not essential. Please do contact me if you have any queries - details are below Best wishes Nick Associate Research Fellow University of Exeter -Geography College of Life and Environmental Sciences (Ref. No - R44044) Salary: £24,766 up to £26,476 on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience. The College wishes to recruit an Associate Research Fellow to support the work of Dr Nick Gill. This Economic and Social Research Council funded post is available from 15th January 2014 to 20th June 2014 and will be based at Taylor House First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum chamber) hearing centre in London. The successful applicant will make detailed observations of asylum appeal case hearings from the public gallery of the hearing rooms at the centre. Duties will include completing structured observations of approximately 4-10 tribunal hearings per week from the public gallery of the hearing rooms and recording salient characteristics of the hearings. The researcher will liaise closely with Dr Nick Gill (Principle Investigator) and Dr Andrew Burridge, (Research Fellow) on the project in order to communicate key findings, store data safely, and conduct interviews and ethnographic observations. The successful candidate will be required to attend a short (between 1-5 days) training course at the University of Exeter at the beginning of the contract and again at the end of the contract, for which travel and subsistence expenses will be reimbursed. The postholder will live within easy commuting distance of the tribunal centre as travel to work costs will not be covered. Applicants will ideally possess a relevant PhD, though candidates not possessing a PhD will be considered, and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes. Applicants will be able to organise complex information effectively and securely, deal sensitively with ethically challenging situations, communicate effectively as part of team, and identify and develop upon unexpected research opportunities. The job description and person specification can be found here: http://admin.exeter.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/R44044.pdf For further information please contact Dr Nick Gill, by e-mail [log in to unmask] or telephone (01392 723333). We welcome applications from candidates interested in job-sharing arrangements. The closing date for completed applications is 26 September 2013. Interviews are expected to take place soon after the closing date. The College is working towards department Silver Athena SWAN awards as a commitment to providing equality of opportunity and advancing the representation of women in STEM/M subjects: science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine. The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer which is 'Positive about Disabled People'. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce. HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION: Please send your completed application and equal opportunities form along with your CV, covering letter and the details of three referees, to Kath Buckell (email: [log in to unmask]) quoting the reference number P44044 in any correspondence. To download the application and equal opportunities form please follow the below links; http://www.admin.ex.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/app_form.rtf http://www.admin.ex.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/EO_form.rtf Associate Research Fellow University of Exeter -College of Life and Environmental Sciences Geography (Ref: P45463) Salary: £24,766 up to £26,476 on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience. The College wishes to recruit an Associate Research Fellow to support the work of Dr Nick Gill. This Economic and Social Research Council funded post is available from 15th January 2014 to 20th June 2014 and will be based at either North Shields, Manchester, Bradford or Birmingham First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum chamber) hearing centres. The successful applicant will make detailed observations of case hearings from the public gallery of the hearing rooms at the centre. Duties will include completing structured observations of approximately 4-10 tribunal hearings per week from the public gallery of the hearing rooms and recording salient characteristics of the hearings. Liaising closely with Dr Nick Gill and Dr Andrew Burridge, (Research Fellow) on the project in order to communicate key findings, storing data safely and conducting interviews and ethnographic observations where the opportunities arise. The successful candidate will be required to attend a short (between 1-5 days) training course at the University of Exeter at the beginning of the contract and again at the end of the contract for which travel and subsistence expenses will be reimbursed. The postholder will live within easy commuting distance of the tribunal centre as limited travel expenses maybe payable depending on the base location of the successful candidate. Applicants will ideally possess a relevant PhD and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes. Applicants will be able to organise complex information effectively and securely, deal sensitively with ethically challenging situations, communicate effectively as part of team, spot and make the most of unexpected research opportunities. For further information please contact Dr Nick Gill, e-mail [log in to unmask] or telephone (01392 723333). We welcome applications from candidates interested in job-sharing arrangements. The job description and person specification can be found here: http://admin.exeter.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/P45463.pdf The closing date for completed applications is Thursday 26th September 2013. The College is working towards department Silver Athena SWAN awards as a commitment to providing equality of opportunity and advancing the representation of women in STEM/M subjects: science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine. The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer which is 'Positive about Disabled People'. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce. HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION: Please send your completed application and equal opportunities form along with your CV, covering letter and the details of three referees, to Kath Buckell (email: [log in to unmask]) quoting the reference number P45463 in any correspondence. To download the application and equal opportunities form please follow the below links; http://www.admin.ex.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/app_form.rtf http://www.admin.ex.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/EO_form.rtf Dr Nick Gill Senior Lecturer in Human Geography Room B302 Geography College of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Exeter Amory Building Rennes Drive Exeter UK EX4 4RJ Tel: +44 (0) 1392 723333 Fax: +44 (0)1326 371859 Nick Gill's homepage: http://geography.exeter.ac.uk/staff/index.php?web_id=Nick_Gill Seminar Series on Immigration Detention: https://immigration-detention-seminar-series.org/ Book Review Editor for Space & Polity: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cspp20#.UjA1VsakocE Geography at Exeter: http://geography.exeter.ac.uk/index.html Follow the Geography department on Twitter: https://twitter.com/exetergeography New book available April 2013: Carceral Spaces: http://www.ashgate.com/default.aspx?page=4824&title_id=11629&edition_id=23066&calcTitle=1 ESRC funded project on Asylum Appeals: http://geography.exeter.ac.uk/asylumappeals/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the Forced Migration Discussion List which is moderated by Forced Migration Online, Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. 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