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Dear All I am Co-Investigator on an exciting new large-scale research project for which we are now recruiting. Please see details below. Please do circulate to your networks (international applications are welcome), and email the Principal Investigator at Coventry Dr Fern Elsdon-Baker ([log in to unmask]) with any queries. With best wishes Rebecca *Details of Posts* We are looking to recruit *four full-time permanent contract* *postdoctoral research associate**s* to work on the 'Clash Narratives in Context: Uncovering the Social and Cultural Drivers of Contemporary Science vs. Religion Debates' project within the newly created University Research Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations. We welcome applications from experienced, enthusiastic and creative humanities and social science early career researchers. This large scale multidisciplinary project will build an empirical and theoretical understanding of what social and cultural factors have driven, and are currently driving, the narrative in the public domain that there is a necessary clash between religious belief and belonging and acceptance of evolutionary science. It will employ four intersecting approaches: qualitative social science field research; oral history, historical and media discourse analysis; social psychology experimental research; and a large scale quantitative survey of public perceptions, attitudes and identity formation in the UK and Canada. Post 1: Qualitative Social Sciences Research Associate<https://staffrecruitment.coventry.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=0016927ckZ&WVID=1861420Izv&LANG=USA> Post 2: History, Philosophy or Social Studies of Science Research Associate<https://staffrecruitment.coventry.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=2868857cbH&WVID=1861420Izv&LANG=USA> Post 3: Social/Experimental or Psychology Postdoctoral Research Associate<https://staffrecruitment.coventry.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=1390027ckZ&WVID=1861420Izv&LANG=USA> Post 4: Quantitative social studies Postdoctoral Research Associate<https://staffrecruitment.coventry.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=2783127ckZ&WVID=1861420Izv&LANG=USA> *Closing date: 28th April 2014* *Interviews: 6th-9th May 2014* We are looking to recruit *an experienced* *three-year research assistant*to assist with the overall delivery, communication and management of the project. Post 5: Project Research Assistant<https://staffrecruitment.coventry.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=6342987cbH&WVID=1861420Izv&LANG=USA> *Closing date: 28th April 2014* *Interviews: 6th-9th May 2014* We are also looking to recruit *two PhD studentships* exploring contemporary debates surrounding 'science and religion' by undertaking relevant research in: PhD 1: Social Sciences/Humanities;<http://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-students/research-studentships/public-perceptions-relationship-between-science-and-religion/> PhD 2: Social/Experimental Psychology<http://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-students/research-studentships/public-perceptions-relationship-between-science-and-religion/> . *Closing date: 25 April 2014.* *Interviews in May 2014.* In addition the university will offer *two competitive two-year postdoctoral follow on research positions* dependent on the successful submission of PhD thesis within three years/by September 2017 to enable successful PhD students to be retained and develop further as early career professionals in this field of research. *Coventry University* will lead this 3-year research project funded by the *Templeton Religion Trust* in partnership with *York University (Canada)* and *National Life Stories* at the *British Library* and *British Science Association.*The research team is led by Principal Investigators *Dr Fern Elsdon-Baker (Coventry) and Prof. Bernard Lightman (York, Canada),*and Co-Investigators Dr Carola Leicht (Coventry) and Dr Rebecca Catto (Coventry). The project will commence 1st October 2014. *Applicants should apply online, making explicit reference to how they meet the person specification provided. Specific questions can be directed to Dr Fern Elsdon-Baker by email only *([log in to unmask]) -- Dr Rebecca Catto <https://sites.google.com/site/rebeccaacatto/home> Research Fellow, Centre for Social Relations<http://www.socialrelations.org.uk>, Coventry University Convenor, British Sociological Association Sociology of Religion Study Group<http://socrel.org.uk> Visiting Fellow, Faiths and Civil Society Unit<http://www.gold.ac.uk/faithsunit/>, Goldsmiths, University of London Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/RebeccaCatto SOCREL-PG is the Postgraduate e-mail list of the BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group. 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