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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

The University of Plymouth Research Fellow in Service and Enterprise, UK

Overview

Job title: Research Fellow in Service and Enterprise Research Centre (SERC)
Faculty: Plymouth Business School
Division: School of Management/School of Tourism and Hospitality
Grade: Grade 6
Contract type: Fixed-Term for 12 months
Hours: 37 hours per week

Accountable to / for: Director of SERC

Main purpose of role: Working with academic colleagues on a range of different projects within SERC in related disciplines including marketing, entrepreneurship, tourism and hospitality.

Salary £27319 to £29853 pa – Grade 6

Primary responsibilities:

• Work with the academic manager(s)/principal investigators of ongoing research projects as appropriate.
• Liaise with key stakeholders on the research projects.
• Undertake research e.g. preparing, setting up, conducting and recording the outcomes of desk and fieldwork, development of questionnaires and conducting surveys including conducting literature and database searches.
• Perform data collection using a variety of appropriate techniques as required
• Maintain accurate and detailed records as directed by project managers.
• Carry out quantitative and/or qualitative analysis and writing up the results
• Disseminating the research findings by contributing to the production of final reports and publications.
• Presentation of relevant results at conferences and other venues.
• Contribute to the planning and management of the research projects
• Liaising with research colleagues and other research departments within the University on matters pertaining to the research projects.
• Liaising with a network of internal and external contacts to undertake the work on the projects as appropriate.
• Working with the academic research manager / principal investigator on the day to day administration and organisation of the research.


• Identification of research funding opportunities and contribution to preparation of bids
• As part of development could be expected to contribute to introductory teaching and learning activities, for example on the use of research methods and equipment.
• Any other duties as may be reasonably required within the general scope of the role.
• To be familiar with research ethics requirements and the principles of good research practice

General terms and responsibilities:

• All staff are responsible for ensuring compliance with University and Faculty/School Health & Safety requirements and regulations.

• All staff are required to positively support equality of opportunity and equity of treatment to colleagues and students in accordance with the university’s Equality and Diversity Policy
• All staff are responsible for carrying out appropriate communication and information sharing.


Qualifications/
Education
Training


• Good first degree (2:1 or above) in relevant discipline (e.g. marketing, entrepreneurship, tourism, hospitality, economics, psychology, services management) • Masters degree and/or
PhD in relevant discipline as indicated


Knowledge

• Excellent knowledge of social science methodology and appropriate statistical techniques
• Excellent knowledge of quantitative and qualitative data analyses using appropriate software packages • Knowledge of relevant services and enterprise concepts and their application to organisations.

Experience

• Project management involving a range of organisations and individuals
• Conducting desk based and empirical studies involving data collection and analysis from a range of sources (e.g. survey management; focus group moderation). • Working with service and enterprise organisations (e.g. SMEs, social enterprises) in a research capacity

Skills / Abilities

• Independent working skills, excellent organisational skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage and contribute to all stages of the research process including dissemination of research findings to academic and non-academic audiences
• Ability to manage a range of tasks and prioritise around deadlines • Ability to manage web-sites.

Other job related factors

• Ability to travel to as required to undertake research duties (e.g. data collection, presentation of findings, visits to collaborating organisations)

For an informal discussion, please contact Phil Megicks on 01752 585707 or by emailing phil.megicks@plymouth.ac.uk

Closing Date: 12 noon, Thursday 8 July 2010


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