DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, LOUGHBOROUGH  UNIVERSITY

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (Fixed term for 12 months)
(ref: GY/13339)

Department: Geography
Role Type: Research
Vacancy Posted: Friday 15 May 2009
Closing Date: Monday 01 June 2009
Salary/Benefits: £27,183 per annum

A creative social statistician is required to work on an ESRC-funded project “Benchmarking the world city network: city connectivities on the eve of the current financial crisis”.

The successful candidate will have a PhD (or be near completion) and have an interest in imaginative data analysis particularly in relation to networks.

The research is directed by Professor Peter Taylor, Michael Hoyler and Dr Kathryn Pain. Details of the project are available at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/projects/projec81.html

Curriculum Vitae will only be accepted if accompanied by a completed University application form.

For informal discussions, please contact Peter Taylor (Professor) by email (p.j.taylor@lboro.ac.uk) or on 01509 222790

Further details about the post are available at http://jobs.lboro.ac.uk/index.php?page=Details&id=641