Research Assistant
Land Management Social Science
The James Hutton Institute, TJHI
Salary £21,098 - £23,442
Applications are invited for a highly motivated Research Assistant – Land Management Social Science to work within the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Group (SEGS) to support research activities relating to the analysis of agricultural, environmental and rural development issues, with a focus on agricultural knowledge systems for the first year. The successful candidate will join a team of Research Assistants providing a set of complementary skills that can be called upon by colleagues in SEGS. The candidate will initially be assigned to two on-going research projects funded by Scottish Government and the European Commission: ProAKIS (Prospects for Farmers’ Support: Advisory Services in European AKIS) and FarmPath (Farming Transitions: Pathways towards regional sustainability of agriculture in Europe). Work will involve collaboration with other Social Scientists at the James Hutton Institute and partner organisations across Europe.
The successful candidate will be expected to maintain and add content to the project web-sites, undertake qualitative interviews, search secondary sources, for example, to characterise agricultural knowledge systems in the United Kingdom and Ireland, write reports and other material for non-academic audiences, and enter data into qualitative data analysis programmes and referencing software.
This post is based in Aberdeen.
All individuals wishing to work within the UK must be entitled to do so before they can be employed.
Further information is available from . To apply please submit a covering letter addressing the applicant’s fit with the person specification and CV, (including the names and addresses of 3 referees one of which must be your current or most recent employer) via the 'Apply' button below or by post to HR Office Aberdeen, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH. Applications should also include three paragraphs (background/research questions, methods, findings) describing one example of a research project in which the applicant has been involved.
Please quote reference number JHI-10-13 in all correspondence.
Closing date for applications: 25 March 2013.
The James Hutton Institute
T: 0844 928 5428
Applications are invited for a highly motivated Research Assistant – Land Management Social Science to work within the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Group (SEGS) to support research activities relating to the analysis of agricultural, environmental and rural development issues, with a focus on agricultural knowledge systems for the first year. The successful candidate will join a team of Research Assistants providing a set of complementary skills that can be called upon by colleagues in SEGS. The candidate will initially be assigned to two on-going research projects funded by Scottish Government and the European Commission: ProAKIS (Prospects for Farmers’ Support: Advisory Services in European AKIS) and FarmPath (Farming Transitions: Pathways towards regional sustainability of agriculture in Europe). Work will involve collaboration with other Social Scientists at the James Hutton Institute and partner organisations across Europe.
The successful candidate will be expected to maintain and add content to the project web-sites, undertake qualitative interviews, search secondary sources, for example, to characterise agricultural knowledge systems in the United Kingdom and Ireland, write reports and other material for non-academic audiences, and enter data into qualitative data analysis programmes and referencing software.
This post is based in Aberdeen.
All individuals wishing to work within the UK must be entitled to do so before they can be employed.
Further information is available from . To apply please submit a covering letter addressing the applicant’s fit with the person specification and CV, (including the names and addresses of 3 referees one of which must be your current or most recent employer) via the 'Apply' button below or by post to HR Office Aberdeen, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH. Applications should also include three paragraphs (background/research questions, methods, findings) describing one example of a research project in which the applicant has been involved.
Please quote reference number JHI-10-13 in all correspondence.
Closing date for applications: 25 March 2013.
The James Hutton Institute
T: 0844 928 5428
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