Thanks to the European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR)
Deadline: 6 March 2014
Associate Professorship (or Professorship) in Quantitative Political Sociology
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY in association with Nuffield College
Total salary £64-79k (University Grade 10a £43,745 - £58,739 p.a. + £20,545
pensionable College Allowance)
The Department of Sociology proposes to appoint an Associate Professor
in Quantitative Political Sociology. This full-time, permanent post,
based in the Department of Sociology, Oxford, is available from 1 July
2014, or as soon as possible thereafter. The appointment will be made in
association with a Non-Tutorial Fellowship at Nuffield College.
The successful candidate will be expected to carry out high quality
research that uses advanced quantitative methods to address substantive
topics in the field of political sociology and should be able to play a
leading role in the development and delivery of quantitative methods
training within the department’s undergraduate programmes. This
appointment forms a key part of the creation of the Q-Step Centre in
Social Sciences at Oxford, which is funded by the Nuffield Foundation,
the Economic and Social Research Council and the Higher Education
Funding Council for England to achieve a step change in quantitative
social science training.
The successful candidate will hold a doctorate in a relevant subject
area, and will have a strong record of research at an international
level. The ability to provide excellent class and tutorial teaching to
high-achieving and challenging students and supervision of graduate
students for the department is essential. The postholder will require
good communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. A record of
success in securing research funding is also desirable.
The duties and skills required are described in more detail in the
further particulars, which also contain details on how to apply. These
are available from our website at www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
<http://www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/vacancies?search=vacancies__all&task=search>
or from the Departmental Secretary (email: [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>; tel: +44 1865 281740),
Department of Sociology, Manor Road, Oxford OX1 3UQ. The closing date
for applications is 12.00 noon (UK time) on *6 March 2014*. Additional
non-salary benefits and allowances apply including a pensionable College
Allowance of £20,545.
Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority
ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.
*See also :*
*http://www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/associate-professorship-or-professorship-in-quantitative-political-sociology.html***
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