+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:38:27 This message was forwarded through MEDSOCNEWS. If you wish to make an announcement or publicise an event then please send the text to: [log in to unmask] You can follow us on twitter @MedSocNews +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Research Associate University of Sheffield - School of Clinical Dentistry Location: Sheffield Salary: £29,552 to £37,394 Grade 7. Per annum Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Contract / Temporary Placed on: 14th September 2015 Closes: 28th September 2015 Job Ref: UOS011609 Contract Type: Fixed-term for a period of 12 months Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Summary: Based in the Academic Unit of Dental Public Health in the School of Clinical Dentistry, this is an exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to join an interdisciplinary research team connected to the Population and Person Centered Health Group in the Dental School and the Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing. You will also work closely with our industrial partners GlaxoSmithKline and our collaborators at the University of Edinburgh. The post will involve conducting a qualitative study seeking to discover and explain the significance of the mouth in old age. The study will involve examining the diversity of experiences in relation to the mouth and oral health in older age, looking at how both patterns of oral health and health care and also inequalities across the life course have an impact on lived experiences of oral health in later life. In order to achieve this you will have skills to be able to develop and design research, collect and analyse data to a high standard. You must be familiar with the dissemination of research outputs, contribute to the development of future research proposals and undertake some specified teaching and administration as agreed. A PhD in the sociology of health and illness or other relevant subject but experience of sociology is essential. This post is fixed-term for a period of 12 months with an intended start date of November/December 2015. http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ALZ479/research-associate/ BW Barry -- Reader in Medical Sociology, Head of Unit of Dental Public Health, School of Clinical Dentistry, Claremont Crescent, Sheffield, United Kingdom, S10 2TA Tel. +44 (0) 114 271 7889 Fax. +44 (0) 114 271 7843 ********************************************************************** 1. For general enquires or problems with the list or to CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS send a message to: [log in to unmask] 2. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set medsocnews nomail 3. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set medsocnews mail 4. To leave MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): leave medsocnews 5. To join or subscribe to MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): SUBSCRIBE medsocnews firstname lastname 6. Further information about the medsocnews discussion list (including list archive and how to subscribe to or leave the list) can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medsocnews.html **********************************************************************