Lectureship, Social Statistics & Demography
Posted: 5/21/2019 (Employment)
Dear EAPS member,
- Post: Lectureship in Social Statistics & Demography, Full Time Permanent
- Location: Highfield Campus
- Salary: £38,460 to £43,267 depending on experience and qualifications
- Closing Date: Friday 07 June 2019
- Interview Date: End of June 2019
- Reference: 1137019CC
- Job description and person specification available from: www.jobs.soton.ac.uk
The Department of Social Statistics and Demography at the University of Southampton invites applications 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 at least two of the following areas: quantitative methods, methods of formal demography, and statistics. 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.
The post is available on a full-time basis from 1 August 2019, and the successful candidate will be expected to start no later than 1 February 2020 (non-negotiable). The post is permanent, subject to satisfactory completion of a three-year probationary period.
The Department 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 available from http://www.southampton.ac.uk/demography/.
The deadline for applications is midnight 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.
View the job description, person specification and submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk.
Deadline: 06/07/2019
Location: Department of Social Statistics and Demography, University of Southampton