Lectureship in Social Statistics/Demography
Social Statistics & Demography
Location: Highfield Campus
Salary: £31,342 to £45,954
Full Time Fixed Term (for 2 years)
Closing Date: Monday 01 June 2015
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 560015CC
The Department of Social Statistics and Demography at the University of Southampton invites applications for a Lectureship post in Social Statistics/Demography from candidates with a commitment to excellence in research and teaching.
The position has been created to cover staff secondment and research leave. The appointment is for a fixed term of 2 years.
Applications are welcome from outstanding candidates with experience in any aspect of demography or social statistics, but preference will be given to candidates who can contribute to the teaching of advanced quantitative methods. You must have a PhD (or nearing completion) or equivalent level qualification in social/applied statistics, demography or in a relevant subject area and be able to satisfy all the essential criteria detailed in the job description.
You will be required to contribute to the teaching of both undergraduate and postgraduate students in social statistics and/or demography, to coordinate and develop existing and new teaching modules, to contribute to the development of distance learning and internationalisation of our postgraduate and continuing professional development programmes in social/official statistics, to contribute to the supervision of postgraduate students, and to carry out administrative duties within the Department of Social Statistics and Demography and the Academic Unit of Social Sciences. You will also be expected to engage in advanced study or research, including the publication of research results in peer-reviewed international journals, and demonstrate leadership in seeking research funding.
The position is tenable from 1 September 2015.
The Department of Social Statistics and Demography at Southampton has world class research expertise in survey methodology, official statistics, statistical modelling, demography, 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. You will be expected to demonstrate expertise in one or more of these areas. The members of the Department contribute significantly to the research activities at the Statistical Sciences Research Institute, the ESRC Centre for Population Change, National Centre for Research Methods and Centre for Global Health, Population, Poverty and Policy. Details of academic programmes, research and staff profile are available on our website http://www.southampton.ac.uk/demography/ Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Sabu Padmadas (acting Head of the Department of Social Statistics and Demography, telephone +44 (0) 23 8059 4382, email: S.Padmadas@southampton.ac.uk) or Dr. Nikos Tzavidis (Head of the Department of Social Statistics and Demography, email: N.Tzavidis@southampton.ac.uk).
The closing date for this vacancy is 1 June 2015. It is anticipated that interviews will take place early June 2015.
Application procedure:
You should submit your completed online application form directly at https://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=560015CC OR 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 560015CC on all correspondence.