Chair in Social Research University of Bristol

University of Bristol -School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies

Valid from 28/01/2013 To 28/02/2013
Organisation data: School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Job number: ACAD100205
Contract Type: Open ended contract staff
Work Hours: 35.0 Hours per Week
Expected Start Date: 01/09/2013
Division / School: School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies

The University of Bristol is world renowned for the exceptional quality of its research and teaching.  The School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS) is seeking to fill a range of posts to meet its research strategy and strong growth in its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Applications are invited from accomplished researchers with outstanding track records in large-scale, interdisciplinary grant-funded research and in top-ranked publications.  To apply, you should have an established international reputation, and you should wish to play a leading role in further development of research and teaching in the School.

We welcome applications from any field of social research, but particularly with reference to the fields of Migration Studies and/or the comparative quantitative analysis of social inequalities.

It is expected that interviews will take place at the end of March/early April. If you have any informal queries please contact either Professor Thomas Osborne, Head of School, Telephone: 0117 331 7587 or E-mail:Thomas.osborne@bristol.ac.uk or Dr Esther Dermott, Co-research director Telephone: 0117 928 7505 or E-mail: Esther.dermott@bristol.ac.uk