Salary (inclusive of London allowance)

£31,778 per annum

Duties and Responsibilities

This is an EPSRC-funded research position working on the Explaining, Modelling & Forecasting Global Dynamics (ENFOLD-ing) project.   The main purpose of this post is to initiate, develop, design and be responsible for the delivery of a programme of high quality quantitative research into the relevant statistical, geographical and theoretical aspects related to migration analysis, as well as related issues to the overall aims of the ENFOLD project; this includes working in and contributing to the wider ENFOLD team effort.

Funding is available for two years in the first instance.

Key Requirements

The ideal candidate will have extensive programming experience (in C#, C++, Java, Python etc) , expertise in designing, constructing and analysing large databases and a PhD in any of the following:

• a quantitative speciality within a social science discipline such as; statistics, geography, economics, sociology, epidemiology/ public health, GIS, spatial analysis
• a science discipline with experience in social science applications, such as computer science, maths, physics, medicine, and any other relevant disciplines.

Further Details

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page. To apply for the vacancy please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below. If you have any queries regarding the vacancy, please contact Sonja Curtis, s.curtis@ucl.ac.uk, 020 7679 1782.

Please also upload the following documents: (a) a letter of application outlining your suitability to this post and your reasons for applying; (b) a samples of your work (if any).

UCL Taking Action for Equality

Closing Date

23 Apr 2010

Interview date

21st May 2010 (TBC)

More details:  http://tinyurl.com/yh567tq

The context of the post Doc is that the Fogarty International Centre, USA, are funding postdoctoral fellowships in the Wits Demography and Population Studies Programme through a collaboration with the University of Colorado and the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC), Nairobi. The fellowships foster transition from a PhD to a professional, research or academic position in Africa, and are open to graduates in demography and other population-related fields with a PhD degree from an industrialized-country university.

For full advertisement go to: http://www.iussp.org/Announcements/9jobs.php

Enquires to:

Clifford Odimegwu, Clifford.Odimegwu@wits.ac.za
Philippe Bocquier, Philippe.Bocquier@wits.ac.za
Kathleen Kahn, Kathleen.Kahn@wits.ac.za

Applications must include:

* Letter of motivation regarding your suitability for postdoctoral fellowship
* Full CV including name and contact details of three referees
* Two writing samples (journal publications or chapters of PhD thesis)
* Two reference letters sent directly by the referee to the Programme
* Certified copies of all academic transcripts and degree certificates.

Complete applications should be submitted to: Julia Mamabolo, Julia.Mamabolo@wits.ac.za

Demography and Population Studies Programme, School of Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS 2050. Tel: +27 11 717 4054;  Fax: +27 11 717 4336

Closing date again: 16th November 2009

The candidate who will be awarded the grant offered in the present call will be based at the University of Lausanne to conduct research on the mobility of higher education programmes and institutions, also called transnational or cross-border education.

Candidates with an interest and experience in this or a closely related field are invited to apply. In addition to carrying out his/her own research, the successful applicant will supervise and monitor two doctoral students working on the transnationalisation of academic institutions.

The position starts in autumn/winter 2009-2010 (no later than January 2010).

More details in this word document.

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.

Salary will be within the range of £24,063 – £26,793 per annum (pro rata to £30,079 – £33,492, full time equivalent) inclusive of London Allowance, depending on skills and experience. Start date is 1st Sept. 2009.

The research is directed by Professor Isabel Dyck. Please contact for informal discussion of the post on 020 7882 5416 or by email: i.dyck@qmul.ac.uk

Further details of the post and an application form can be found here

Closing date for applicants is 30th June.

One post will involve working with other members of staff to assist with, or develop, a small research project, the focus of which will depend on the research interests and experience of the successful applicant.

The other post is funded as part of the Realities “node” of the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods. Again, the exact nature of the work will be determined by the interests and experience of the successful applicant. The work might involve assisting with or developing a small linked project(s), or alternatively working on one or both of our existing projects, or on aspects of Realities data (qualitative and/or quantitative). The successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop their skills in training and dissemination, if desired, through the Realities Training and Capacity Building Programme.

The successful applicants will have a PhD (completed or near completion) in a relevant field in the social sciences, a strong interest in the field of personal life, a methodological imagination, and good writing and interpersonal skills. The posts are tenable for one year from 1 October 2009.

Salary: £28,839 – £30,595 per annum.

Enquiries and further Information here.