Social Science Jobs: Issue 14 (20 posts)

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Lecturer in Social Work (2 posts) Faculty of Health Ref: A3282 Salary £31,331 to £44,607 pa (pro-rata) – Grade 7/8* Plymouth University is a thriving, innovative Institution. We are very much a University on the ascendancy; recently named as one of the top 10 modern universities in the world, ranked the fifth greenest and most sustainable university in the world, we are ambitious, ... Read online.

AHRC Funded Studentships for 2013 Ground-Breaking: Community Heritage in Glasgow's Allotments (Collaborative Doctoral Award) The University of Glasgow is in the top 1% of the world's universities. Awards:  The University of Glasgow's School of Humanities and School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, in partnership with the Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society (SAGS), are pleased to announce a three-year PhD Studentship under ... Read online.

Senior Lecturer (Media Industries) Reference: A722 Sociology Salary: £47,314 to £53,233 Closing Date: 24 June 2013 Interview Date: TBC The Department of Sociology at Lancaster University seeks to appoint a Senior Lecturer with a specialism in the media industries. You are expected to be research active with high-level publications and significant research funding, and have excellent teaching ... Read online.

Two PhDs in Improvement Science Quality, Safety and Informatics Research Group (QSI) and Dental Health Services Research Unit (DHSRU) Fixed term up to four years with flexible start date in 2013 We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals wishing to undertake study towards a PhD in healthcare improvement. This exciting opportunity arises from QSI and DHSRU, College of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, ... Read online.

Research Associate CCSR Closing date :24/06/2013 Reference :HUM-02773 Faculty / Organisational unit :Humanities Division :Social Statistics Salary :£29,541 to £36,928 Employment type :Fixed Term Duration:One year Hours per week :Full-time Location :Oxford Road, Manchester This post is located both in the CCSR and in the discipline of Social Statistics. The main aim of the post is to carry out research and ... Read online.

Professor/Associate Professor and Chair Professor/Associate Professor and Chair Psychology Search # SS-0038-23 The Department of Psychology at Boise State University has an opening for the position of Chair at the Professor/Associate Professor rank. For full details regarding the nature of the position, requirements and application procedures, please visit our job postings at: http://hrs.boisestate.edu/careers/searchcareers/faculty/ Additional information on the psychology department is available ... Read online.

Adjunct Assistant/Associate Professor Reports to: Chair, Clinical Psychology Department Status: Full-time, 9 month position, with option to teach in the summer Start Date: August 15, 2013 General Description: Notre Dame de Namur University, located in Belmont, CA, is seeking a full-time adjunct faculty member to teach in the graduate Clinical Psychology Department, beginning Fall Semester 2013. This faculty position ... Read online.

Core Faculty Reports to: Chair, Clinical Psychology Department Status: Part-time, 12 month position Start Date: August 15, 2013 General Description: Notre Dame de Namur University, located in Belmont, CA, is seeking a part-time CORE faculty member to teach in the graduate Clinical Psychology Department, beginning Fall Semester 2013. This faculty position involves teaching graduate Clinical Psychology courses ... Read online.

Assistant Professor (Three Positions) (Job ID: UL038) Job ID: UL038 Location: Kent School of Social Work Equal Employment Opportunity The University of Louisville is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Americans with Disabilities Employer, committed to diversity and in that spirit, seeks applications from a broad variety of candidates. Position Description The Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville invites applications for three ... Read online.

Assistant/Associate Professor in Social Work The Social Work Department at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke invites applications for one tenure-track nine-month faculty position at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor. Qualifications for the position include a Master of Social Work degree from a CSWE accredited program, a doctorate in Social Work preferred. Candidates who are ABD will be considered. Two years of post-social work ... Read online.

ESRC multidisciplinary PhD in Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry (1+3 Programme) Three studentships available The MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry is advertising ESRC PhD Studentships to start in September 2013. ESRC funding is available to support three 1+3 full-time studentships based within the MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre (SGDP) at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. ... Read online.

Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer or Reader) in Social Work Faculty of Health Ref: A3281 Salary £45,941 to £53,233 pa – Grade 9 Plymouth University is a thriving, innovative Institution. We are very much a University on the ascendancy; recently named as one of the top 10 modern universities in the world, ranked the fifth greenest and most sustainable university in the world, we are ambitious, creative ... Read online.

MA Governance and Development Course Convenor (Ref: 557) Part time, Permanent - 21 hours per week (Grade 7) The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a leading global charity for research, teaching and information on international development, based in Brighton. Our vision is a world in which poverty does not exist, social justice prevails and economic growth is focused on improving human wellbeing. ... Read online.

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Nursing (5 posts) Closing date: 13/06/2013 Reference: MHS-02822 Faculty / Organisational unit: Medical Human Sciences Division: Nursing Midwifery Salary: £37,382-£56,467 Employment type: Permanent Hours per week: Full Time Location: Oxford Road, Manchester The School of Nursing Midwifery and Social Work is investing in its future and expanding its research and teaching capacity. We wish to appoint enthusiastic and ... Read online.

Visiting Assistant Professor, Center for Social Work Education Widener University, an independent, metropolitan, doctoral-intensive university, connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention and experiential learning are key components of the Widener Experience. Located in Chester, Pennsylvania, Widener's main campus is nestled between Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE, with satellite campuses in Exton and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. For more information ... Read online.

Postdoctoral Researcher in Agrarian, Food and Environmental Studies (AFES) The Staff Group Rural Development, Environment and Population Studies has a vacancy (1.0 FTE) for a Postdoctoral researcher (18 months) in the field of: Agrarian, Food and Environmental Studies (AFES) The Staff Group is engaged in research, teaching, advisory work and institutional capacity building in international development studies. It has recently formed a research program (RP), "Political Economy of Resources, ... Read online.

Assistant Professor in Agrarian, Food and Environmental Studies The approach of the AFES research and teaching is built on its innovative interpretation of conflicts and governance related to contestations over wealth and power based on and around the interconnected agrarian and environmental political economies. Building on this integrated vision, the group members analyze conflicts over nature, environment and resources as well as critically investigating governance structures that aim ... Read online.

Professorial Fellow and Principal Research Fellow (2 posts) The Warwick Institute for Employment Research (IER) is a leading international centre for research on the labour market and its relationships with the wider economy, the education and training systems, and social welfare regimes. The University of Warwick wishes to make two research appointments at either Professorial or Principal Research Fellow level. Candidates with interests in any of the ... Read online.

Lecturer in Sociology School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies Reference: 10008335 Employment type:  Open-ended  Employment basis:  Full-time Salary:  £32,267.00 - £35,244.00 Closing date:  9 June 2013 Interview date:  20 and 21 June 2013 Sociology at Portsmouth is expanding and we are seeking to appoint three Sociology lecturers with a strong commitment to high quality research and teaching. The School is looking for talented individuals who ... Read online.

Lecturer in Public Health Nursing Faculty of Education, Health Social Sciences Hamilton/Paisley Campus Salary Scale - £39,649 - £44,607 per annum The University of the West of Scotland is currently seeking a dynamic, innovative and enthusiastic individual to contribute to the School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery's, Maternal, Child and Family Health Subject Development Group (SDG). The successful applicant will be ... Read online.

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