Full-Time, Permanent Research Associate, Three-Year Research Assistant, and PhD Studentship Posts in STS/HPS study of Science and Religion
We are looking to recruit four full-time permanent contract postdoctoral research
associate posts to work on the 'Clash Narratives in Context: Uncovering the
Social and Cultural Drivers of Contemporary Science vs. Religion Debates'
project within the newly created
University Research Centre for Trust, Peace and Social
Relations. We welcome applications from experienced, enthusiastic and
creative humanities and social science early career researchers.
This large scale multidisciplinary project will build an
empirical and theoretical understanding of what social and cultural factors
have driven, and are currently driving, the narrative in the public domain that there is a necessary
clash between religious belief and belonging and acceptance of evolutionary
science. It will employ four intersecting approaches: qualitative social
science field research; oral history, historical and media discourse analysis; social psychology experimental
research; and a large scale quantitative survey of public perceptions,
attitudes and identity formation in the UK and Canada.
Post 1:
Qualitative Social Sciences Research Associate Post 2:
History, Philosophy or Social Studies of
Science Research Associate Post 3:
Social/Experimental or Psychology Postdoctoral Research
Associate Post 4:
Quantitative social studies Postdoctoral Research
Associate
Closing date: 28th April 2014
Interviews: 6th-9th May 2014
We are looking to recruit
an experienced three-year research assistant to assist
with the overall delivery, communication and management of the project.
Post 5:
Project Research Assistant
Closing date: 28th April 2014
Interviews: 6th-9th May 2014
We are also looking to recruit
two PhD studentships exploring contemporary debates
surrounding ‘science and religion’ by undertaking relevant research in:
PhD 1: Social Sciences/Humanities;
PhD 2:
Social/Experimental Psychology.
Closing date: 25 April 2014.
Interviews in May 2014.
In addition the university will offer
two competitive two-year postdoctoral follow on research
positions dependent on the successful submission of PhD thesis within three
years/by September 2017 to enable successful PhD students to be retained and
develop further as early career professionals
in this field of research.
Coventry University will lead this 3-year research project
funded by the Templeton Religion Trust in partnership with York University
(Canada) and National Life Stories at the British Library and British Science
Association. The research team is led by Principal Investigators Dr Fern
Elsdon-Baker (Coventry) and Prof. Bernard Lightman (York, Canada), and
Co-Investigators Dr Carola Leicht (Coventry) and Dr Rebecca Catto (Coventry).
The project will commence 1st October 2014.
Applicants should apply online, making explicit reference
to how they meet the person specification provided. Specific questions
can be directed to Dr Fern Elsdon-Baker by email only