[Air-l] [Fwd: Grants: international fellowship in social research methods]

[Merlyna Lim]

 >Apologies for any cross-posting
 >
 >University of Surrey Institute of Social Research
 >
 >VISITING INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP in social research methods
 >
 >The Institute of Social Research at the University of Surrey, Guildford,
 >United Kingdom, has established a Visiting International Fellowship to
 >foster the development of sociological research methods. Between one and
 >three Fellowships are awarded by competition each year.
 >
 >The awards are open to those who would value the opportunity to advance
 >methodological understanding, for example by reflecting on methods used
 >in
 >previous empirical research, by validating existing or new
 >methodological
 >procedures, or by reviewing and synthesizing methodological approaches.
 >'Methods' may be interpreted widely, to include, for example,
 >statistical
 >techniques and conversation and discourse analysis.
 >
 >Applications from female and ethnic minority candidates are particularly
 >encouraged.
 >
 >An honorarium of £2,000 will be paid (it is expected that award-holders
 >will normally be on paid leave of absence from their employment). Award
 >holders will be expected to pay their own travel costs to Guildford and
 >their accommodation and subsistence for the duration of their award,
 >which
 >should be for one or more visits with a duration of at least one month
 >in
 >total. Visiting International Fellows will become honorary Research
 >Fellows
 >of the University and be entitled to use the University Library and make
 >use of University facilities. The holder is usually permanently resident
 >outside the United Kingdom.
 >
 >The Institute of Social Research of the Department of Sociology at
 >Surrey
 >provides research expertise and research methods for the application of
 >social research to contemporary society. It promotes high methodological
 >standards and new developments in methodology for the social science
 >research community. ISR is well known for the work of CAQDAS, the ESRC
 >supported centre for Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis
 >Software,
 >the Centre for Research on Simulation in the Social Sciences (CRESS),
 >and
 >the Social Survey Question Bank associated with CASS, the ESRC Centre
 >for
 >Applied Social Surveys, and is well known for its work on the secondary
 >analysis of large data sets and online research methods.
 >
 >Recent recipients have included David De Vaus (La Trobe), Ed Brent
 >(Missouri), Gary Shank (Duquesne), and Elisabetta Ruspini (Padua).
 >
 >Applications should be sent to Agnes McGill, Administrator, Institute of
 >Social Research, Department of Sociology, University of Surrey
 >Guildford,
 >GU2 7XH, UK
 >Tel:   +44(0)1483 689450
 >Fax:  +44(0)1483 689551
 >Email: isr at soc.surrey.ac.uk
 >
 >Applications must be received by 29th September 2003 for visits during
 >the
 >calendar year 2004. Applications should describe in no more than 500
 >words
 >the activity to be carried out during the Fellowship and should be
 >accompanied by a brief curriculum vitae and the names, postal address,
 >telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of two referees.
 >Applicants
 >may find it helpful to contact the Institute to discuss their
 >application
 >before submitting it. Collaborative research with members of the
 >Institute
 >is especially welcome.
 >
 >More information about the International Fellowship, the Institute of
 >Social Research and the Department of Sociology at the University of
 >Surrey
 >is available on our www site
 >
 >http//www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/
 >
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 >INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH
 >Department of Sociology
 >University of Surrey
 >Guildford,
 >Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
 >
 >Joint Directors: Professor Nigel Fielding and Professor Martin Bulmer
 >
 >Associate Director: Professor Roger Tarling Institute Administrator: Ms
 >Agnes McGill
 >
 >Tel+44 (0)1483 689450Fax + 44 (0)1483 689551email:
 >isr at soc.surrey.ac.uk
 >
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