Job Opportunities
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Research Assistant or Research Associate
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ESRC linked +3 Research Studentship (full-time PhD)
Research Assistant or Research Associate
Salary: £23,449-£26,391 pa or £27,183-£35,469 per year
Limit of Tenure: up to one year from appointment
The Centre for Education and International Development is seeking a Research Assistant or a Research Associate to provide support for the preparation of a series of research papers focusing upon the impact of aid on educational policy, and upon educational policy and its outcomes in developing countries. This work is being undertaken as part of the Research Consortium on Education Outcomes and Poverty (RECOUP) - a five-year collaborative programme, financed by DFID - which is based in the Centre. Field research has been conducted in two African and two South Asian countries. A range of data sets are available both from household surveys and from official series. The RA will be responsible for undertaking a set of data analyses, bibliographic searches and literature reviews and more generally to assist the process of writing up the results.
The successful candidate will have at least a 2.1 or first class honours degree in economics, development studies or related discipline (research assistant), or a PhD in the same (research associate), an excellent understanding of quantitative data and analysis and an interest in issues of education and international development
Information about the Centre and about the research programme is available at http://recoup.educ.cam.ac.uk/
Further details and application procedure are available below.
Quote Reference: JR05965
Closing date for receipt of applications: 3 December 2009
ESRC linked +3 Research Studentship (full-time PhD)
Effecting Principled Improvement in STEM Education (epiSTEMe): Student Engagement and Learning in Early Secondary-School Physical Science and Mathematics
Applications are invited for an Economic and Social Research Council [ESRC] +3 Research Studentship to undertake a PhD study linked to the work of the epiSTEMe project which lends itself to a wide range of potential topics. This project forms part of the ESRC's Targeted Initiative on Science and Mathematics Education. It provides a unique opportunity to work as a doctoral student with leading researchers in the field, in Cambridge and the other participating institutions.
The Research Studentship holder will work primarily on an independent study associated with the project, but will have opportunities for involvement in all aspects of the project's work relevant to supporting advanced research training and career development. Supervision will be provided by one or more of the project investigators: Professors Kenneth Ruthven, Christine Howe, Neil Mercer, and Dr Keith Taber.
The studentship is available for up to 36 months. The successful candidate will commence study in January 2010, at the start of the University's Lent Term.
This award is subject to the standard terms and conditions for ESRC Research Studentships. Essentially, these mean that it is available only to persons already ordinarily resident and with settled status in the United Kingdom or another European Union country. Candidates must also satisfy normal University and Faculty requirements for PhD study.
Consideration of each individual application will start as soon as a complete submission has been made.
Early application is encouraged to allow for securing ESRC approval in time for a January 2010 start.
Details of the Application Procedure and Further Particulars of the Studentship are available below. Any enquiries should be directed to Emma Rixon (er206@cam.ac.uk) in the Faculty's Higher Degrees office.
Quote Reference: JR05824
Closing date for receipt of applications: 30 November 2009