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Institute of Social Research, University of Surrey
VISITING INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP in social research methods
[http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/isr.htm ]
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. Applicants for the
Fellowship will be established scholars in social science with a track
record in a field of social research methodology. They will normally hold,
or recently have held, an established academic appointment in social
science. The Fellowship committee regrets that it cannot consider
applications from candidates seeking training, updating of methodological
skills, or who are currently registered for an undergraduate or graduate
degree.
Recent Fellowship recipients have included David De Vaus (La Trobe), Ed
Brent (Missouri), Gary Shank (Duquesne), Elisabetta Ruspini (Padua), Norman
Blaikie (Emeritus, Universiti Sains Malaysia), Edith de Leeuw (Utrecht), and
Pat Bazeley (Australian Catholic University).
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.
Applications from female and ethnic minority candidates are particularly
encouraged.
An honorarium of 2,000 pounds sterling (about 3,000 euros or 3,500 US$) 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 well-known for the work of the CAQDAS Networking
Project on qualitative software, the work of the Centre for Research on
Simulation in the Social Sciences (CRESS) in social simulation, and the work
of the ESRC Social Survey Question Bank and ESRC Survey Link Scheme, both of
which are based in the department. ISR is also well-known for its work on
the secondary analysis of large data sets and online research methods.
Applications should be sent to Sue Venn, Administrator, Institute of Social
Research, Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH,
UK
Tel +44(0)1483 689450
Fax +44(0)1483 689551
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Applications must be received by 30th September 2006 for visits during the
calendar year 2007. Applications must be made on the application form posted
on the website noted below. Applications may be submitted in paper form by
post or fax, or via e-mail as an attachment in MS Word. E-mail submission
is preferred. Proposals for collaborative research with members of the
Institute are especially welcome.
The application form, and 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/isr_vif.htm
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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 Martin Bulmer
Associate Director: Professor Roger Tarling. Institute Administrator: Ms Sue
Venn
Tel+44 (0)1483 689450 Fax + 44 (0)1483 689551
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