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Please circulate widely. Please find below details of a post of Research Associate at The Open University, UK. Applications are invited for one Post-doctoral Research Associate in the Department of Geography at the Open University. The RA will work under the supervision of Parvati Raghuram, Clare Madge and Bart Rienties on the ESRC-Newton funded project Facilitating equitable access and quality education for development: South African International Distance Education. You can see further details about the project here: http://ideaspartnership.org/ Other project members include Clare Madge (University of Leicester), Ashley Gunter and Paul Prinsloo (University of South Africa). You should have a PhD in Human Geography, Sociology, Social Anthropology, Education, Development Studies or associated fields. You will have some knowledge of some of the following: migration, race, development, international education, distance education, online methods, South Africa, global South. The ability to travel to the study countries if required is a pre-requisite. For informal enquiries, please contact Parvati Raghuram on +44 (0)1908 655370 or email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, Clare Madge on +44 (0)1116 2523643 or email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>or Bart Rienties on +44 (0)1908 332671 or email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Closing date: Noon, 30 September 2017 Interview date: Late October / early November 2017 For detailed information and how to apply go to http://www.open.ac.uk/about/employment/vacancies/13928, email FASSRecruitment@ open.ac.uk quoting the reference number. Post-doctoral Research Associate Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Politics, Philosophy, Economics, Development and Geography £32,548 - £35,550, Ref: 13928 Based in Milton Keynes Temporary contract until 31 March 2019