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Dear ESRA colleagues - please see details below of job vacancy at UCL Institute of Education in London. Do forward to anyone who may be interested. UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION University College London Professor of Social Science and Head of Department UCL Institute of Education Department of Social Science The appointment will be available from 1st January 2016 or, as soon as possible thereafter Salary will be at a level commensurate with the academic standing of the appointee, and will include £2,919 London Allowance per annum. The UCL Institute of Education is a world-leading centre for research and teaching in social science and education. In both the 2014 and 2015 QS World University Rankings, the Institute was ranked number one for education worldwide. It was shortlisted for the 'University of the Year' title in the 2014 Times Higher Education (THE) awards. In January 2014, the Institute secured 'outstanding' grades from Ofsted on every criterion for its initial teacher training across primary, secondary and further education programme. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework, 94% of the Institute's research was judged to be world class. Founded in 1902, the Institute currently has more than 8,000 students and 800 staff, and attracts students from over a hundred countries around the world. Since December 2014, the Institute has been a school of University College London, formally called the UCL Institute of Education. www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe> The creation of a new Department of Social Science in UCL-IOE is a significant milestone and heralds a stimulating period of strategic growth. Building on world-leading multidisciplinary research across the Departments of Childhood, Families and Health and Quantitative Social Science the new department will become one of the largest centres of excellence in social science teaching and research in London and internationally. You will have a distinguished international reputation for published scholarly research in social science, a proven commitment to multidisciplinary working, and the ability to promote and co-ordinate multidisciplinary research and teaching. You will have a proven ability to attract major research funding and lead major projects effectively. A leading academic and a clear strategic thinker, you will command a high level of credibility with the social science academic community. As an imaginative and innovative leader, you will also be a decisive and diplomatic communicator, with the ability to inspire others. You will will serve as Head of the Department for an initial term of five years. In this role you will provide inspirational and strategic leadership for the development of the new Department, encouraging the highest quality research and ensuring development of the Department's teaching portfolio. Reference: 1491172 Closing date: 26th October 2015 To apply please go to 1491172 - Professor of Social Science and Head of Department<https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?SID=amNvZGU9MTQ5MTE3MiZ2dF90ZW1wbGF0ZT05NjUmb3duZXI9NTA0MTE3OCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZicmFuZF9pZD0wJnZhY194dHJhNTA0MTE3OC41MF81MDQxMTc4PTkyNzg2JnZhY3R5cGU9MTI3MSZsb2NhdGlvbl9jb2RlPTE1OTY5JnBvc3RpbmdfY29kZT0yMjQmcmVxc2lnPTE0NDQxMzUwNjUtZmFhZDg0MGJmYjFkOTRhZmE3ZTk1MDY5NTEwYmNkYTg3ZTliZTU3Mg==> We positively encourage applicants from all sections of under-represented communities Lisa Calderwood Principal Investigator of Next Steps (previously known as the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England), and Senior Survey Manager of the Cohort Studies Centre for Longitudinal Studies, UCL Institute of Education Tel: +44 (0)20 7911 5510 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Web: www.cls.ioe.ac.uk<http://www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/> Twitter: @clscohorts Mailing address: 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL Office Location: 55-59 Gordon Square, WC1H 0NT ________________________________ UCL Institute of Education: Number 1 worldwide for Education, 2015 QS World University Rankings www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe =========================== European Survey Research Association www.europeansurveyresearch.org =========================== =================================================================== To unsubscribe from ESRAnet send an email to [log in to unmask] with no subject and ‘UNSUBSCRIBE esranet’ in the main body of the mail. Other useful customisations can be set in the same way with the following commands: Do not receive mail ‘SET esranet nomail’ Receive mail ‘SET esranet mail’ Receive a daily summary email ‘SET esranet digests’ Receive individual posts ‘SET esranet nodigests’ For more information see www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/subscribers/faq.html#join ===================================================================