I would be grateful if you could circulate copies of this to people you think
might be interested. One of the positions is looking for Quantitative
skills (e.g. survey-based methodologies, GIS skills and so on) so is likely to
be of interest to postgrads / postdocs from the social sciences as well as
Marketing / business students. The other position is looking for Qualitative
skills, including ethnographic methods, so is likely to be of interest largely
to postgrad / postdocs from social sciences. The PhD studentship will
investigate an aspect of the larger project, but the precise topic will be
determined through discussion. 

Thanks in anticipation for your help.

Professor Ian Clarke, Chair in Marketing
Department of Marketing, Lancaster University Management School, Bailrigg,
Lancaster, LA1 4YX
http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/mktg/staff/clarke.htm
Email: [log in to unmask]; Tel: 01524 593909


LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
Lancaster University Management School

Research Assistants/Associates
£17,451 - £19,486
ESRC-Funded Project 'Retail Competition & Consumer Choice: Long-term change &
household dynamics'
This major 30 month inter-disciplinary research is led by Professor Ian Clarke
(Department of Marketing, Lancaster University Management School) in
collaboration with Professor Peter Jackson (Department of Geography,
University of Sheffield) and Professor Alan Hallsworth (Division of
Geography, University of Staffordshire). The project will explore the
implications of local retail competition for consumer choice employing
survey and ethnographic research. All post-holders will undertake
fieldwork in Portsmouth.

Quantitative Research Assistant/ Associate (18 months) Ref: A463

You will have a good social science degree, relevant postgraduate
experience and well-developed skills in quantitative research. The post will
involve quantitative and survey-based research of shopping activities.
Supervision will be provided by Professors Hallsworth and Clarke.

Qualitative Research Assistant/ Associate (30 months) Ref: A464

You will have a good social science degree, relevant postgraduate
experience and well-developed skills in qualitative research. The post will
involve fieldwork and qualitative analysis at the household level.
Supervision will be provided by Professor Peter Jackson.

PhD Studentship (3 years) min. £6,500 p.a. plus UK-level fees

Candidates with a good undergraduate or masters level social science
degree who are interested in undertaking doctoral research as part of our
research team are encouraged to apply. Applicants for the Studentship
should contact Susan Lucas, email: [log in to unmask] in the
Management School for details.
Informal discussions for any of the above posts can be held with either
Professor Ian Clarke in Lancaster, tel: 01524 593909, email:
[log in to unmask] or Professor Peter Jackson in Sheffield, tel: 0114 222
7908, email: [log in to unmask]