Postdoctoral Research Associate. Grade 7 £28,972 to £36,661 per annum . The Sheffield Institute of International Development (SIID) is seeking to appoint an exceptional Postdoctoral Research Associate to help shape, develop and lead SIID’s research agenda. You will hold a PhD in a relevant subject (or have equivalent experience), have experience of developing research activity and be developing a substantial external reputation.
This will be built upon through: generating research income and direction for self and others, conducting high quality research, producing research publications of exceptional quality and impact, taking forward knowledge exchange activities,
participating actively in the development and implementation of the SIID and the University research strategy.
SIID is an inter-disciplinary centre, based within the Faculty of Social Sciences, which aims to bring together leading researchers in international development to expand the volume of excellent research in this field, support postgraduate activities and studies, provide a forum for debate and analysis of the pressing issues in global development and encourage a series of outreach, advisory and engagement activities. SIID’s research themes include:
• development as global justice
• citizenship, human rights (including the rights of the very vulnerable) and democracy
• governance and participation
• human dimensions of global environmental change
• poverty and the international political economy of development.
Deadline 6th February
For more details on how to apply visit http://siid.group.shef.ac.uk/opportunities/#PDRA