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Herewith, an advert for a current vacancy at the Centre for Rural Economy. > >Research Associate >Centre for Rural Economy, University of Newcastle > >The Centre for Rural Economy (CRE) is a small social science research >centre in >the Department of Agricultural Economics and Food Marketing at the University >of Newcastle (grade 5 in the last Research Assessment Exercise). Broadly >it is >interested in research that supports the development of a sustainable rural >economy - its main research areas are agri-environment issues and rural >development. Much of its research is closely related to policy; quantitative >and qualitative methods are used. > >The Post > >The Research Associate will be appointed to support CRE researchers in taking >this agenda forward. One aspect of the job would be to contribute to a wide >range of CRE’s interests, in particular through > >§ development work towards large, strategic research applications >§ help in meeting of short-term project deadlines >§ aiding the dissemination of research results through publications and >events. > >The other aspect of the post would involve working on a current project, Rural >Microbusinesses in the North of England. As well as providing general >research >assistance to the project the postholder would, in particular, provide local >case study material through qualitative fieldwork. We envisage that the two >aspects will be roughly equivalent in terms of time allocation. > >The Candidate > >The candidate would need to possess the following: > >§ An MSc or equivalent in a related subject >§ A knowledge of rural development and agri-environment issues >§ Experience of undertaking research and analysing the results >§ Good communications skills, including report writing >§ A courteous approach: good listening skills and appropriate dress >§ The ability to work as part of a team, and without constant supervision >§ A clean driving licence > >Terms and Conditions > >We are looking for a researcher who could start work as soon as possible. The >initial contract would be for two years, on the University Researcher grade >1A, >with a starting salary of between £15735 and £18275, depending on age and >qualifications. > >Further Information > >For an information pack, please contact Eileen Curry, Centre for Rural >Economy, >Department of Agricultural Economics and Food Marketing, University of >Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, Tel: 0191 222 6623, Fax: 0191 222 6720, email: >[log in to unmask] > >The deadline for applications is 6 April 1999. > > > > Dr Rachel Woodward Research Fellow Centre for Rural Economy Department of Agricultural Economics and Food Marketing University of Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK Tel: +44 (0) 191 222 8354 Fax: +44 (0) 191 222 6720 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%