[Air-l] Job at University of Surrey, UK

Nina Wakeford N.Wakeford at soc.surrey.ac.uk
Fri Jan 31 09:03:12 PST 2003


Some list members may be interested. The University is home to two 
related research centres - INCITE (www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/incite), and 
DWRC (http://www.surrey.ac.uk/dwrc/)

Nina Wakeford
Director, INCITE



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>University of Surrey
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>School of Human Sciences
>Department of Sociology
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>Lectureship in Sociology (Ref: 3711)
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>Salary:  Lecturer Scale A/B, up to £33,679 pa
>
>Applications are invited for a Lecturer in Sociology with expertise 
>in one or more of the following areas: the sociology of culture, 
>media, new media or communications technologies. The post will 
>commence on 1 September 2003. The post-holder will join a lively, 
>research active department which achieved a 5* in the 2001 RAE, and 
>currently has over £3million worth of research grants and contracts.
>
>The post holder will be expected to make a significant contribution 
>both to the department's research and to the BSc in Sociology, 
>Culture and New Media. He or she will be expected to supervise 
>undergraduate and Masters dissertations, and doctoral students. 
>Depending on the particular areas of interest and expertise of the 
>successful candidate, there would be opportunities to teach on other 
>parts of the undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum in the 
>Sociology Department.
>
>Candidates should have a strong research profile and a good 
>publication record. It is expected that he or she will have research 
>interests that relate to one or more of the Sociology Department's 
>substantive research groupings: New Media and Communication 
>Technologies; Culture, Identity and Ethnicity; Crime and Criminal 
>Justice; Health, Social Divisions and the Life Course; and Sociology 
>of the Environment.
>
>Further details about the Department of Sociology are attached, and 
>information about the Department, including courses taught, is 
>available on the Department's Web site:   Informal inquiries should 
>be directed to Dr Geoff Cooper, Head of Sociology (Tel: 
>01483-686976; Fax: 01483-689551; or e-mail g.cooper at soc.surrey.ac.uk 
>)
>
>Shortlisted candidates will be expected to give a presentation about 
>their research as part of the interview process.   Interviews will 
>be held  during week commencing 24 March 2003.
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>For an application pack please contact  Miss C Edminson, School of 
>Human Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH. 
>Telephone 01483 686912 (24 hours). Email:   or download application 
>documents from  'Employment Opportunities'.  Please quote Reference 
>number 3711, supply your postal address and where you saw the 
>advertisement. The closing date for applications is 7 March 2003.
>




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