Research Associate
Department of Sociology

Salary Grade 7 - £29,138 to £33,780 per annum

Available from 1 December 2008 until 31 August 2011

Ref: R3890

SIMIAN is a three year project funded by ESRC as a node in their National Centre for Research Methods, led by Professor Nigel Gilbert and Dr Edmund Chattoe-Brown and starting on 1st July 2008. The project is based around a core research theme of simulating innovation and social change by means of agent-based modelling. Within this general theme, three specific topics have been selected. Each topic is represented by a sub-project that will be the main focus for one of the three researchers to be employed in the project team.

One of the researchers will be based at the University of Leicester for the sub-project “Understanding repeated strategic interaction” working primarily with Dr Chattoe-Brown. The other two will be based at the University of Surrey for the sub-projects “Models of genuine novelty” and “The cognitive bases of normative behaviour” working primarily with Professor Gilbert. Please contact Louise Ellesley of the University of Surrey’s Personnel Services on + 44 (0)1483 689646 or via l.ellesley@surrey.ac.uk if you are interested in the second position. The third vacancy has already been filled.

The University of Leicester are currently looking to recruit a researcher for the sub-project “Understanding repeated strategic interaction” (Ref R3890). They will be expected to undertake a range of activities including reviewing the state of the art in their respective areas, developing ideas about where a synthesis of current work is required, designing simulations that would advance the understanding of the topic and preparing a monograph to report the work.

Knowledge of relevant social science, experience of developing agent-based simulations and experience of writing papers for publication are essential.

Downloadable application forms and further particulars are available from www.le.ac.uk/personnel/jobs. If you require a hard copy, please contact Personnel Services - tel: 0116 252 2435, fax: 0116 252 5140, email: recruitment4@le.ac.uk. Please note that CVs will only be accepted in support of a fully completed application form.

Closing Date: 13 October 2008

It is anticipated that interviews will take place 24 October 2008