Lecturer in Population Studies/Demography - AC2071SB
School of Geography & Sustainable Development

School of Geography and Sustainable Development, Salary: £39,992 - £49,149 per annum, Start Date: As soon as possible

The School of Geography and Sustainable Development is seeking to appoint a Lecturer with expertise in Population Studies/Demography. We are looking for candidates with excellent research profiles in any area of population research. Candidates should have strong skills in demographic and quantitative data analysis and be capable of contributing to the Human Geography undergraduate teaching programme and to a planned taught postgraduate programme in Demography/Population Analysis.

The successful applicant will join the Population and Health Research Group (PHRG), which is one of the four research clusters in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development (SGSD). The PHRG is home to eight academic staff and a team of postdoctoral researchers and PhD students. The PHRG research covers a wide range of demographic topics including the analysis of family and fertility dynamics; life course choices; migration and new mobilities; ethnicity and minority populations; health, wellbeing and mortality; and population inequalities https://populationandhealth.wordpress.com/our-people/. The group combines expertise in demographic and longitudinal data analysis; small-area estimation and population projections; spatial and geographical analysis; and qualitative and mixed methods. There are a number of ongoing research projects funded by the UK’s research councils and the European Commission. The group hosts the ESRC Centre for Population Change (CPC), the ESRC Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) and the Census and Administrative Data Longitudinal Studies (CALLS) Hub.

Candidates should hold a PhD in demography, population geography or a cognate social science discipline (including statistics and applied mathematics). Excellent teaching skills and an interest in promoting knowledge exchange are essential. Familiarity with grant seeking processes in relation to research councils and other national and international sources will be an advantage. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to work in and collaborate with an international team of population researchers on highly policy-relevant topics, exploiting population data and applying sound methodology.

Informal enquiries can be directed to: Professor Hill Kulu, Hill.Kulu@standrews.ac.uk, Professor Elspeth Graham, efg@st-andrews.ac.uk, or Professor William Austin, goshos@standrews.ac.uk. 

Applications are particularly welcome from women who are underrepresented in Science posts at the University. 

The University of St Andrews is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all, which is further demonstrated through its working on the Gender and Race Equality Charters and being awarded the Athena SWAN award for women in science, HR Excellence in Research Award and the LGBT Charter; http://www.standrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/diversityawards/.

Please quote ref:   AC2071SB

Closing Date:  10 November 2017

Further Particulars: AC2071SB FPs.doc

School of Geography and Sustainable Development
Salary: £39,992 - £49,149 per annum
Start Date:  As soon as possible
Vacancy Description
School of Geography and Sustainable Development, Salary: £39,992 - £49,149 per annum, Start Date: As soon as possible
 
The School of Geography and Sustainable Development is seeking to appoint a Lecturer with expertise in Population Studies/Demography. We are looking for candidates with excellent research profiles in any area of population research. Candidates should have strong skills in demographic and quantitative data analysis and be capable of contributing to the Human Geography undergraduate teaching programme and to a planned taught postgraduate programme in Demography/Population Analysis.

The successful applicant will join the Population and Health Research Group (PHRG), which is one of the four research clusters in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development (SGSD). The PHRG is home to eight academic staff and a team of postdoctoral researchers and PhD students. The PHRG research covers a wide range of demographic topics including the analysis of family and fertility dynamics; life course choices; migration and new mobilities; ethnicity and minority populations; health, wellbeing and mortality; and population inequalities https://populationandhealth.wordpress.com/our-people/. The group combines expertise in demographic and longitudinal data analysis; small-area estimation and population projections; spatial and geographical analysis; and qualitative and mixed methods. There are a number of ongoing research projects funded by the UK’s research councils and the European Commission. The group hosts the ESRC Centre for Population Change (CPC), the ESRC Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) and the Census and Administrative Data Longitudinal Studies (CALLS) Hub.

Candidates should hold a PhD in demography, population geography or a cognate social science discipline (including statistics and applied mathematics). Excellent teaching skills and an interest in promoting knowledge exchange are essential. Familiarity with grant seeking processes in relation to research councils and other national and international sources will be an advantage. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to work in and collaborate with an international team of population researchers on highly policy-relevant topics, exploiting population data and applying sound methodology.

Informal enquiries can be directed to: Professor Hill Kulu, Hill.Kulu@standrews.ac.uk, Professor Elspeth Graham, efg@st-andrews.ac.uk, or Professor William Austin, goshos@standrews.ac.uk. 

Applications are particularly welcome from women who are underrepresented in Science posts at the University. 

The University of St Andrews is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all, which is further demonstrated through its working on the Gender and Race Equality Charters and being awarded the Athena SWAN award for women in science, HR Excellence in Research Award and the LGBT Charter; http://www.standrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/diversityawards/.

Please quote ref:   AC2071SB

Closing Date:  10 November 2017

Further Particulars: AC2071SB FPs.doc

School of Geography and Sustainable Development
Salary: £39,992 - £49,149 per annum
Start Date:  As soon as possible