Internal and external relationships Direct responsibility to holder of research award Special Requirements To be available for visits to Cambridge, Durham Newcastle Universities for workshops with co-Investigators To be available for research visits to manufacturing regions for firms interviews and focus groups. To attend national and international conferences for the purpose of disseminating research results. Applications for Research Fellow positions will be considered from candidates who are working towards or nearing completion of a relevant PhD qualification. The title of Research Fellow will be applied upon successful completion of the PhD. Prior to the qualification being awarded the title of Senior Research Assistant will be given. PERSON SPECIFICATION How to be Criteria Essential Desirable assessed PhD or equivalent qualifications and Experience in collaborative research CV and experience in economic geography projects in economic geography or interview or closely related social science related social science areas disciplines Publications in peer-reviewed Experience in research design and international journals in a relevant delivery in social science. field Knowledge and experience in Expertise in statistical analyses, qualitative (especially interviewing ideally of spatial datasets and focus group) research methods in social science Planning and Able to organise own programme of CV, organising work and resources to meet interview deadlines Able to organise team meetings and research events Problem solving Ability to interrogate, synthesise and Expertise in data analysis, including CV, interview and initiative interpret qualitative and quantitative data-sets using appropriate data software Management Experience of working effectively in CV and teamwork a small research team. Communicating Excellent verbal and written Experience in presenting and Past record, and influencing communication and presentation communicating research findings to Interview skills. both academic and non-academic audiences Able to address small and large CV, Interview groups and cross-disciplinary groups at project meetings
Internal and external relationships Direct responsibility to holder of research award Special Requirements To be available for visits to Cambridge, Durham Newcastle Universities for workshops with co-Investigators To be available for research visits to manufacturing regions for firms interviews and focus groups. To attend national and international conferences for the purpose of disseminating research results. Applications for Research Fellow positions will be considered from candidates who are working towards or nearing completion of a relevant PhD qualification. The title of Research Fellow will be applied upon successful completion of the PhD. Prior to the qualification being awarded the title of Senior Research Assistant will be given. PERSON SPECIFICATION Criteria Essential Desirable How to be assessed PhD or equivalent qualifications and experience in economic geography or closely related social science disciplines Experience in research design and delivery in social science. Knowledge and experience in qualitative (especially interviewing and focus group) research methods in social science Experience in collaborative research projects in economic geography or related social science areas Publications in peer-reviewed international journals in a relevant field Expertise in statistical analyses, ideally of spatial datasets CV and interview Planning and organising Able to organise own programme of work and resources to meet deadlines Able to organise team meetings and research events CV, interview Problem solving and initiative Ability to interrogate, synthesise and interpret qualitative and quantitative data Expertise in data analysis, including data-sets using appropriate software CV, interview Management and teamwork Experience of working effectively in a small research team. CV Communicating and influencing Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills. Able to address small and large groups and cross-disciplinary groups at project meetings Experience in presenting and communicating research findings to both academic and non-academic audiences Past record, Interview CV, Interview