This a repeat announcement for this year's round of the Visiting
International Fellowship scheme of the Institute of Social Research at the
University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. The scheme was publicised earlier
this year but with the deadline coming up we are sending this repeat
announcement. The deadline for this year's round is 28 September.
For those unfamiliar with the scheme, it is aimed at scholars who do not
hold UK nationality and who currently hold academic posts outside the UK.
Also, the scheme is aimed at people in academic posts who are interested in
collaborating with members of the Institute of Social Research on social
research methodology projects of mutual interest.
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University of Surrey Institute of Social Research
VISITING INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP in social research methods
The Institute of Social Research at the University of Surrey, Guildford,
United Kingdom, has established a Visiting International Fellowship to
foster the development of sociological research methods. Between one and
three Fellowships are awarded by competition each year.
The awards are open to those who would value the opportunity to advance
methodological understanding, for example by reflecting on methods used in
previous empirical research, by validating existing or new methodological
procedures, or by reviewing and synthesizing methodological approaches.
'Methods' may be interpreted widely, to include, for example, statistical
techniques and conversation and discourse analysis.
An honorarium of 2,000 pounds sterlin will be paid (it is expected that
award-holders will normally be on paid leave of absence from their
employment). Award holders will be expected to pay their own travel costs
to Guildford and their accommodation and subsistence for the duration of
their award, which should be for one or more visits with a duration of at
least one month in total. Visiting International Fellows will become
honorary Research Fellows of the University and be entitled to use the
University Library and make use of University facilities. The holder is
usually permanently resident outside the United Kingdom.
The Institute of Social Research of the Department of Sociology at Surrey
provides research expertise and research methods for the application of
social research to contemporary society. It promotes high methodological
standards and new developments in methodology for the social science
research community. ISR is the home of CAQDAS, the ESRC supported centre
for Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software, is well known for
its work on the secondary analysis of large data sets, for discourse and
conversation analysis, for work on online research methods, has an interest
in CAPI documentation issues, and the Social Survey Question Bank
associated with CASS, the ESRC Centre for Applied Social Surveys, is
located here. Other methodological specialisms include the computer
simulation of social phenomena and cross-national comparison.
Applications should be sent to Kathy Lilley, Administrator, Institute of
Social Research, Department of Sociology, University of Surrey Guildford,
GU2 7XH, UK
Tel: +44(0)1483 689460
Fax: +44 (0) 1483 689551
Email: [log in to unmask]
Applications must be received by 28th September 2001 for visits during the
calendar year 2002. Applications should describe in no more than 500 words
the activity to be carried out during the Fellowship and should be
accompanied by a brief curriculum vitae and the names, postal address,
telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of two referees. Applicants
may find it helpful to contact the Institute to discuss their application
before submitting it. Collaborative research with members of the Institute
is especially welcome.
More information about the International Fellowship, the Institute of
Social Research and the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey
is available on our www site
http//www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/
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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH
Department of Sociology
University of Surrey
Guildford,
Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
Joint Directors: Professor Nigel Fielding and Professor Roger Tarling =20
Associate Director: Professor Martin Bulmer Institute Administrator: Ms
Kathy Lilley=20
Tel+44 (0)1483 689460 Fax + 44 (0)1483 689551 email: [log in to unmask]
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