We are currently looking for two new research fellows to join the project, to start as soon as possible (details below). Please do contact Rachel (r.brooks@surrey.ac.uk) if you have any informal queries about the roles.
Salary: £32,236 to £36,261
The Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey invites applications for two post-doctoral research fellows to join the ‘Eurostudents’ project, funded by the European Research Council. The project began in August 2016, and explores the different ways in which higher education students are constructed across and within six European nations.
The first research fellow post will initially be responsible for the strand of work that focuses on institutional perspectives, i.e. the ways in which the higher education student is constructed through official university texts and staff understandings. S/he will be required to: conduct a small number of remaining interviews with members of university staff; analyse all the staff interviews; and then contribute to the analysis of data and dissemination of findings from the project as a whole.
The second post will initially be responsible for the strand of work that focuses on student perspectives. S/he will be required to: analyse transcripts of focus groups with undergraduate students (in the six European countries); and then contribute to the analysis of data and dissemination of findings from the project as a whole.
The successful candidates will have a doctorate in a relevant topic area, and experience of analysing qualitative data and writing for publication. They will also have the ability to work well independently and as part of a team and, ideally, knowledge of one or more higher education systems in the countries covered by the project (Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, Poland and Spain).
Closing date: 14th October 2018
Interviews: 6th and 7th November 2018
Further details and the online application form for the first post can be found here and for the second post here. Please do apply for both, if you are interested in both.