Faculty of Social Sciences, Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC) £30,424 – £36,298

Ref: 8653 Temporary contract until 30 September 2014
Based in Milton Keynes

We are seeking to appoint a Research Associate in the ESRC-Funded Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change. The post will be in the area of the Social Life of Methods and will be for 18 months; ending 30 September 2014.
You will have a PhD in an appropriate discipline and a proven, or potential, publication track- record. You will have a strong commitment to interdisciplinary research and to theoretically informed empirical research; a lively and active interest in the social, intellectual, material, and performative character of social research; and a commitment to contributing to CRESC’s work on the social life of methods.

Closing date: Noon on 14 February. Interview date: Early- to mid- March 2013.

For detailed information and how to apply go to www.open.ac.uk/employment, or email the Recruitment Co-ordinator socsci-recruitment@open.ac.uk quoting the reference number

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