Senior Researcher on Migration, Oxford
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Senior Researcher
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AAT918/senior-researcher/
University of Oxford - Centre On Migration, Policy And Society (COMPAS)
Grade 8: Salary £36,715 - £43,840 with a discretionary range to £47,905 p.a.
The Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford is seeking to appoint a Senior Researcher with advanced expertise in the statistical analysis of quantitative data on migration and migrants in the UK, and with experience of public engagement on policy issues, for a period of three years. There may be an option of continued employment after three years subject to satisfactory performance and funding. We also welcome secondments of one year or longer.
This is a full-time, 36 month, fixed-term post commencing in April 2010, or as soon as possible thereafter. COMPAS has recently obtained external funding for the development of MIDAS (Migration Data and Analysis at Oxford), a website based initiative aiming to become the premier source of rigorous and independent analysis of data on migrants and migration in the UK, to inform media, public and policy debates as well as academic analysis.
MIDAS wishes to employ a Senior Researcher who will provide statistical analysis of large-scale data on migrants and migration in the UK, engage in public and policy debates, and contribute to proactively communicating MIDAS data and analysis through engagement with national and international media outlets.
Applicants will hold a postgraduate degree (at least a Masters degree or equivalent) in economics, demography or another relevant social science discipline and in-depth knowledge of and experience with analysing and interpreting large scale data sets. The postholder will be based at the offices of COMPAS in Oxford, and accountable to the Director of MIDAS, Dr Martin Ruhs.
Further particulars, including how to apply, are available from the COMPAS website at http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/ or from Katie Creasey (email: [email protected].)
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Friday 19 March 2010. Interviews with shortlisted applicants will take place in Oxford on 24 March 2010
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Gareth Wall
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Random article form the Hindu
http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/11/21/stories/2009112152741100.htm
some great quotes:
'The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge'Bertrand Russell
'The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.'
Albert Einstein
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses
lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
'Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.' Mahatma Gandhi
There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
'I think it would be a good idea' Mahatma Gandhi,
(when asked what he thought of Western civilization )
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited... imagination encircles the world" (Einstein)
p.a.*
The Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of
Oxford is seeking to appoint a Senior Researcher with advanced expertise in
the statistical analysis of quantitative data on migration and migrants in
the UK, and with experience of public engagement on policy issues, for a
period of three years. There may be an option of continued employment after
three years subject to satisfactory performance and funding. We also welcome
secondments of one year or longer.
This is a full-time, 36 month, fixed-term post commencing in April 2010, or
as soon as possible thereafter. COMPAS has recently obtained external
funding for the development of MIDAS (Migration Data and Analysis at
Oxford), a website based initiative aiming to become the premier source of
rigorous and independent analysis of data on migrants and migration in the
UK, to inform media, public and policy debates as well as academic analysis.
MIDAS wishes to employ a Senior Researcher who will provide statistical
analysis of large-scale data on migrants and migration in the UK, engage in
public and policy debates, and contribute to proactively communicating MIDAS
data and analysis through engagement with national and international media
outlets.
Applicants will hold a postgraduate degree (at least a Masters degree or
equivalent) in economics, demography or another relevant social science
discipline and in-depth knowledge of and experience with analysing and
interpreting large scale data sets. The postholder will be based at the
offices of COMPAS in Oxford, and accountable to the Director of MIDAS, Dr
Martin Ruhs.
Further particulars, including how to apply, are available from the COMPAS
website at http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/ or from Katie Creasey (email:
[email protected].)
*The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Friday 19 March
2010.* *Interviews
with shortlisted applicants will take place in Oxford on 24 March 2010*
Thanks to Aniban Kundu from CDs for this information
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