Sociology Social Policy & Criminology

Location:  Highfield Campus
Salary:   £30,942 to £34,804 per annum
Full Time Fixed Term (until 30/09/2023)
Closing Date:  Monday 26 July 2021
Interview Date:   To be confirmed
Reference:  1411221CC

Project “ProTechThem: Building Awareness for Safer and Technology-Savvy Sharenting”.

Two years post-doctoral position available to a suitable researcher who can work in an interdisciplinary team bringing together the social and the computer sciences on an ESRC-funded project on risky sharenting practices (when parents or guardians share online private or potentially sensitive information of minors). The researcher will work mainly on a range of data gathering, analysis and administrative tasks, and will be involved in relevant outputs preparation.

We seek a proactive, creative and critical researcher with a strong background on social research methods. Over the duration of the project, the researcher will be involved in extraction of social media data, maintaining the database of extracted files, document analysis, virtual ethnography, qualitative content/visual analysis of online material, online questionnaires and their analysis, and digital interviews. While applicants do not need to have previous experience with all these methods, they should have previous research experience with both qualitative and quantitative research. The applicant should have a Ph.D. in sociology/criminology/socio-legal studies/social research methods.

IMPORTANT: As the projects considers both Italian- and English-speaking data, applicants should have a proficient knowledge of both languages.

This post is offered on a full-time, fixed term basis until 30/09/2023.

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.

Application Procedure 

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Hannah Nash (HR Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 4043 or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk  Please quote reference 1411221CC on all correspondence.