Vacancies

  • Research Assistant

  • December 01 2008
  • Applications are invited for a Research Associate to support the £12.3m AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Programme, and to work closely with its Director, Professor Linda Woodhead. The post is until December 2012. The post will be based at Lancaster University. The RA will have a PhD completed or near completion (or be of postdoctoral standing), with research experience in some aspect of religion and society. The role will involve monitoring findings from the 70-80 research projects in the Programme, working with the Director to identify cross-cutting themes, presenting these in written form, assisting researchers on the Programme to communicate their results effectively, writing for publication, editing for publication. Applicants should have the requisite intellectual skills, effective written communication skills, a high level of personal organisation and administrative efficiency, good inter-personal skills, and an ability to prioritise and take initiatives. The job description contains further particulars. For more information see Lancaster University website: http://www.personnel.lancs.ac.uk/vacancydets.aspx?jobid=A128 Interviews will be held on 26 January 2009