Call - Assoc Prof/Prof in Quantitative Political Sociology (Nuffield, Oxford)
Deadline: 6 March 2014
Associate Professorship (or Professorship) in Quantitative Political Sociology
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY in association with Nuffield College
Total salary £64-79k (University Grade 10a £43,745 - £58,739 p.a. + £20,545 pensionable College Allowance)
The Department of Sociology proposes to appoint an Associate Professor in Quantitative Political Sociology. This full-time, permanent post, based in the Department of Sociology, Oxford, is available from 1 July 2014, or as soon as possible thereafter. The appointment will be made in association with a Non-Tutorial Fellowship at Nuffield College.
The successful candidate will be expected to carry out high quality research that uses advanced quantitative methods to address substantive topics in the field of political sociology and should be able to play a leading role in the development and delivery of quantitative methods training within the department’s undergraduate programmes. This appointment forms a key part of the creation of the Q-Step Centre in Social Sciences at Oxford, which is funded by the Nuffield Foundation, the Economic and Social Research Council and the Higher Education Funding Council for England to achieve a step change in quantitative social science training.
The successful candidate will hold a doctorate in a relevant subject area, and will have a strong record of research at an international level. The ability to provide excellent class and tutorial teaching to high-achieving and challenging students and supervision of gradúate students for the department is essential. The postholder will require good communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. A record of success in securing research funding is also desirable.
The duties and skills required are described in more detail in the further particulars, which also contain details on how to apply. These are available from our website at www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/vacancies or from the Departmental Secretary (email: jane.greig@sociology.ox.ac.uk; tel: +44 1865 281740 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +44 1865 281740 end_of_the_skype_highlighting), Department of Sociology, Manor Road, Oxford OX1 3UQ. The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon (UK time) on *6 March 2014*. Additional non-salary benefits and allowances apply including a pensionable College Allowance of £20,545.
Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.