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Deadline: 31 May 2013
The Centre for Longitudinal Studies in London is seeking a Principal
Investigator for the world-renowned UK Millennium Cohort Study.
Institute of Education, University of London
Professor and Director/Principal Investigator of the Millennium Cohort Study
Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Department of Quantitative Social Sciences
Faculty of Policy and Society
Salary will be on the Institute's Senior Grades salary scale (starting at
£53,234) at a level commensurate with the academic standing of the appointee,
plus £2,323 London Allowance per annum.
The appointment will be full time, and a start date of 1 January 2014 is
preferred, although an earlier or later date may be agreed if practical. Job
share will be considered.
In view of the nature of the work involved, any offer of appointment will be
conditional on a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We are seeking to appoint a Professor in the Department of Quantitative Social
Science, who will be the Principal Investigator for the Millennium Cohort
Study. This is one of the three world-renowned British birth cohorts managed in
the Centre for Longitudinal Studies.
You will be committed to leading the future development of an extraordinary
multi-disciplinary longitudinal research resource. You will take the
scientific lead for planning the study, act as a senior link to Government
departments, encourage use of the MCS data by researchers and also represent
the MCS in the international research community.
You will have an excellent record of research and scholarship, including an
outstanding track record of social science publications based on analysis of
large scale longitudinal data sets and an outstanding record of success in
securing external research funding from a range of sources. You will have
proven ability to design and deliver complex large scale research projects and
an understanding of the management and analysis of social science data sets. It
is also essential that you have a substantive interest of clear relevance to the
MCS study, for example in adolescence and/or transitions in young adult life.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively
with a variety of groups and experience of disseminating research results to
professional, practitioner and policy audiences and the ability to combine
research and scholarship with high levels of administrative competence are also
required.
Reference: SAC-PSCLS-2155-A
Closing date: 31 May 2013
To apply:
Online: Go to http://jobs.ioe.ac.uk
By phone: Ring 020 7612 6159 (24 hour answerphone).
We positively encourage applicants from all sections of under-represented
communities
Lisa Calderwood
Senior Survey Manager
Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Institute of Education
20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL
Tel: +44 (0)20 7911 5510
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