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Lectureship in Social Statistics and Demography

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
United Kingdom
Salary
£38,460 to £43,267
Closing date
Jun 7, 2019

Job Details

Applications are welcome from outstanding candidates with experience in technical aspects of demography and/or social and official statistics, with focus on formal demographic and statistical methodology, and other advanced quantitative methods. The post holder must have a PhD or equivalent level qualification in social/applied statistics, demography or in another relevant subject area, and be able to satisfy all the essential criteria detailed in the job description.

The post-holder will be required to contribute to the teaching and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students in Social Statistics and Demography, in at least two of the following areas: quantitative methods, methods of formal demography, and statistics. The successful candidate will be expected to coordinate existing and develop new teaching modules, with special focus on methodological courses at the Department of Social Statistics and the wider Faculty of Social Sciences; to contribute to our postgraduate and continuing professional development programmes in social and official statistics; to contribute to the supervision of postgraduate students; and to carry out administrative duties within the Department and the Faculty.

The successful candidate will be additionally expected to engage in advanced study and research, including the publication of research results in peer-reviewed international journals, and demonstrate leadership in seeking research funding. In particular, the post-holder be able to demonstrate a strong, REF-ready, research portfolio, and will be also expected to start contributing to research income generation and enterprise activities, for example through delivering professional courses on quantitative and demographic methods.

The post is available on a full-time basis from 1 August 2019, and the successful candidate will be expected to start not later than on 1 February 2020 (non-negotiable). The post is permanent, subject to satisfactory completion of a three-year probationary period.

The Department of Social Statistics and Demography at Southampton has world class research expertise in demography, statistical modelling, survey methodology, official statistics, global health and social policy, and takes a strategic role in the development and promotion of the use of quantitative methods in the social sciences. The members of the Department contribute significantly to the research activities at the Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI), the ESRC Centre for Population Change, National Centre for Research Methods, and Centre for Global Health, Population, Poverty and Policy. We offer an exciting and supportive place to work, with opportunities for further career progression. Details of academic programmes, research and staff profiles are available at http://www.southampton.ac.uk/demography/ .

The deadline for applications is 7 June 2019 and interviews will be held late June 2019. Informal enquiries may be made to Professors Ann Berrington and Jakub Bijak, joint Heads of the Department of Social Statistics and Demography, by email: A.Berrington@soton.ac.uk and J.Bijak@soton.ac.uk .

Application procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk . The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Charlene Tyson (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 6803. Please quote reference 1137019CC on all correspondence.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Please note that applications from agencies will not be accepted unless indicated in the job advert.

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