[ecrea] Research Associate (Part-time 0.5 FTE) - Manchester

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Professor Rachel Gibson
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

Research Associate (Part-time 0.5 FTE)
(Ref: HUM/91249)




Salary: £30,595 (Grade 6) per annum (pro rata 0.50 fte)

Required to work on the project ?The Internet, 
Electoral Politics and Citizen Participation in 
Global Perspective?, funded by the Economic and 
Social Research Council (ESRC). The project will 
explore the impact of new media technologies on 
political participation and election campaigning 
across a range of countries by citizens and 
parties? use of new media in elections. 
Particular attention will be paid to forthcoming 
parliamentary elections in the UK, Australia 
(2010) and Presidential elections in the U.S. and 
France (2012). Use will be made of standard 
social science methodologies (national opinion 
surveys, elite interviews, compilation of 
secondary data sources) and new web-based tools 
to investigate the use of blogs, social 
networking and video sharing sites by voters, 
parties and candidates. The post-holder will 
assist in conducting and coordinating the 
fieldwork, organizing project 
workshops/conference, a project website and 
contribute to data analysis and publications.

Applicants should have a PhD, or one near 
completion in a relevant social sciences 
discipline (preferably political science or 
sociology), some experience in working on funded 
research projects and survey research and design. 
You will also have proven ability of data 
management and analysis, knowledge and experience 
of working with SPSS or equivalent statistical 
packages, and a good working knowledge of French.

This position is tenable from 1 February 2010 for 
36 months and is part-time (50% fte).

For informal enquiries email (rachel.gibson /at/ manchester.ac.uk).

Closing date: Tuesday 27 November 2009.  Please 
quote reference number HUM/91249.

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 14 December 2009.

The University will actively foster a culture of 
inclusion and diversity and will seek to achieve 
true equality of opportunity for all members of its community.









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