Associate Research Fellow, Interagency approaches to volunteering and social care.
College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Geography, Penryn Campus

Job reference: P45984
Date posted: 13/11/2013
Application closing date: 04/12/2013
Location: University of Exeter, Cornwall
Salary: £24,766 up to £27,854 on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience.
Package: Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable)
Job category/type: Research

The College wishes to recruit an Associate Research Fellow to support the work of Prof Catherine Leyshon and Dr Michael Leyshon. This post is part-funded by the European Social Fund, project number 11200NCO5, and is available from 1st February 2014 for one year and will be based in the Department of Geography, Peter Lanyon Building - Penryn Campus. The successful applicant will develop an inter-agency approach to recruiting and incentivising volunteers to provide some of the social care services that support personal health, hygiene and wellbeing in the elderly in Cornwall. Working with strategic business, third sector, and public sector partners, the PDRA will seek to build capacity in elderly social care in Cornwall by exploring the potential use of a community or alternative currency to incentivise the development of social capital in the volunteering community.
 
The successful applicant will have a range of relevant research skills in human geography or a related discipline, excellent analytical and communication skills, be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information orally, in writing and electronically, and be able to prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.
 
Applicants will possess a PhD in geography or related discipline and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work effectively in this project. The successful applicant will be required to, inter alia, build a participatory research project with relevant agencies, organisations and individuals; undertake, transcribe and analyse interviews; provide in-depth critical analysis of contemporary examples of community and alternative currencies globally; and explore and test different means of collecting, tracking, banking and exchanging an alternative currency for care.
 
Before submitting an application you may wish to discuss the post further by contacting Professor Catherine Leyshon (01326 371810; [log in to unmask]) or Dr Michael Leyshon (01326 371867; [log in to unmask]).
 
We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.
 
To view the Job Description and Person Specification document please click here.
 
Interviews are expected to take place in early December.
 
The College is working towards department Silver Athena SWAN awards as a commitment to providing equality of opportunity and advancing the representation of women in STEM/M subjects: science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.
 
The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer which is 'Positive about Disabled People'. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.
 
HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION:
 
Please send your completed application and equal opportunities form along with your CV, covering letter and the details of three referees, to Professor Catherine Leyshon, [log in to unmask], quoting the reference number P45984 in any correspondence.
 
To download the application and equal opportunities form please follow these links;
 
http://www.admin.ex.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/ app_form.rtf
 
http://www.admin.ex.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/EO_form.rtf