This Postdoc research assistant may be of interest to some on the list:
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT
24 months fixed term
Part Time - 28 hours a week
Salary £24,063 - £26,793 per annum
REF:09216/SW
An enthusiastic qualitative researcher is required to join the
research team of the Leverhulme Trust-funded project ?Place, Culture
and Film: An Investigation of Migrants? Health Making Practices. This
study is examining the cultural transformation of health knowledge and
practices among minority and international migrant groups in a diverse
London Borough using interview and visual methodology. The PDRA will
be involved in all aspects of the research, including: recruitment,
data collection and analysis; post-production film editing and
dissemination activities; and management of project records. Training
in visual methodology will be provided if required. The successful
candidate will have completed a PhD in the Social Sciences or
Humanities using qualitative methods, have excellent organisational
and communication skills and preferably have experience of working
with BME groups and one or more years postdoctoral research
experience. The post is based in the Department of Geography, Queen
Mary, University of London, with fieldwork conducted in the London
Borough of Greenwich.
It is anticipated the successful candidate will be in post by 01
September, 2009.
Salary will be within the range of £24,063 - £26,793 per annum (pro
rata to £30,079 - £33,492, full time equivelant) inclusive of London
Allowance, depending on skills and experience.
Benefits include 30 days annual leave (pro rata), plus 4 College
closure days, an interest free season ticket loan, child care salary
sacrifice scheme and a contributory, final salary pension scheme.
The research is directed by Professor Isabel Dyck. Please contact for
informal discussion of the post on 020 7882 5416 or by email:
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Further details of the post and an application form can be found at:
www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/vacancies/academic/
Applications including a covering letter, CV and College Application
Form should be sent to: Isabel Dyck, Department of Geography, Queen
Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS.
The closing date for applications is xxx June 2009.
Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality
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Isabel Dyck, PhD
Department of Geography
Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road
London E1 4NS
Tel: 020 7882 5416
Fax: 020 8981 6276
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