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*** Apologies for Cross Posting *** Dear colleagues We are advertising this post on a tight timescale – please circulate to anyone who may be interested, applications from those with a substantive research interest in ageing or life-course research are particularly welcome. The Sociology Department (including Social Statistics) at the University of Manchester is one of the leading Sociology Departments in the UK, ranked first in the last Research Excellence Framework for the percentage of overall research activity that is world leading (4*), and 2nd based on research power. https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=12369 Lectureship in Sociology Closing Date : 21/11/2016 Employment Type : Permanent Duration : Faculty / Organisational Unit : Humanities School/Directorate : School of Social Sciences Division : Sociology Hours Per week : 1 FTE Salary : £34,956 to £48,327 per annum Location : Oxford Road, Manchester Job Reference : HUM-09044 You will join the Sociology discipline area in the School of Social Sciences. You must have a PhD (or equivalent experience) in Sociology and a strong track record of teaching and research using quantitative data and methods. The appointment is funded as part of the University’s successful bid to become a Q-Step Centre. Q-Step is a £19.5 million programme designed to promote a step-change in quantitative social science training. It is funded by the Nuffield Foundation, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The role includes a substantial commitment to the delivery of the Manchester Q-Step Centre’s 5 year work plan. This includes the design and delivery of new undergraduate modules and training workshops as well as the provision of support and advice on quantitative data and method to dissertation students and teaching colleagues. Contribution to the student internship scheme that is being funded through the programme is also required. We particularly welcome applicants with a substantive research interest in ageing or life-course research. Thanks, Debbie *-*-* Debora Price Professor of Social Gerontology and Director of MICRA Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing The University of Manchester [log in to unmask] http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/Debora.price/ X51385 +44(0) 161 275 1385