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• Southampton
• Posted 16th May 2012
• 
• Posted by: University of Southampton
• Salary: Within professorial range
• Job Type: Permanent
• Address: University of Southampton
  University Road
  Southampton
  SO17 1BJ
  
• Reference: 091112CC
• This job has been viewed 14 times since it was posted.

Job Description

Chair - Work Futures in the Digital Economy

The Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the University of Southampton is seeking to appoint an outstanding scholar to this innovative new interdisciplinary Chair, as part of a strategic initiative to extend our  cross-disciplinary research on work, the workforce and workplaces in the digital economy.

This post builds on the success of our Work Futures Research Centre  http://www.southampton.ac.uk/wfrc  and Digital Economy Research Group www.multidisciplinary.soton.ac.uk/groups/digital-economy/#about. This post will be based in the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences www.soton.ac.uk/faculties/faculty_social_human_sciences.html

The successful candidate will have an outstanding record of funded research and publication in this field and of strategic leadership in developing collaborative cross-disciplinary research teams.   Applicants may be drawn from a range of disciplines, including Sociology, Social Policy, Education, Economics, Geography, Politics and Informatics. The successful candidate will be able to work effectively across these disciplinary boundaries and with colleagues in other disciplines in the University, including Computer Science, Health Sciences, and Business and Law.

If you would like to discuss these opportunities informally, please contact:

Professor Susan Halford (email: Susan.Halford@soton.ac.uk tel: 02389592572)

Professor Alison Fuller (email: a.fuller@soton.ac.uk, tel: 02380598864)

Dr Pauline Leonard (email: Pauline.Leonard.C.Leonard@soton.ac.uk tel: 02380494745)

Professor Catherine Pope (email: C.J.Pope@soton.ac.uk tel 02380598293)

The closing date for this post is 11 March 2012. Please apply online through www.jobs.soton.ac.uk or alternatively telephone 023 8059 2750 for an application form. Please quote vacancy reference number 091112CC on all correspondence.