The University of Waikato is seeking applicants for three positions in the Population Studies Centre (PSC) which is based in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:
The PSC is the only social science research centre in a New Zealand university that focuses specifically on demography, population economics and population geography. Its staff are well known nationally and internationally for their research excellence, and to further enhance leadership in these fields the University of Waikato is making a strategic investment in the PSC through new appointments as it moves towards establishing a National Institute for Demographic and Economic Analysis (NIDEA). The Professor and Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow will play a key role in developing NIDEA from 2010 onwards. The Professor of Demography will be expected to take over the directorship of the Population Studies Centre for this purpose either from February 2010 or by June 2010 at the latest.
The Professor and the Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow appointments are continuing positions whose research will address substantive conceptual, methodological and empirical issues in one or more of the following: fertility, mortality, family formation, ethnic analysis, age-structural transitions, population growth and forecasting and demographic microsimulation. Experience with both cross-sectional as well as cohort and other longitudinal data analysis, an understanding of policy issues and a strong background in the use of quantitative techniques are highly desirable.
The PSC is a research centre that depends for most of its funding on external research grants. The Professor of Demography will have a strong track record in leading large-scale research programmes and in raising funds from research agencies including foundations, government agencies and/or the private sector. The Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow will have experience of working with multi-disciplinary research teams on externally-funded programmes, and will play a major role in bidding for new research grants from agencies such as the Marsden Fund, the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology, the Health Research Council, as well as government agencies and the private sector.
VALUE OF SCHOLARSHIP
The Post Doctoral Fellow is a three-year fixed-term appointment, and applicants can be from any of demography, population economics or population geography. The PSC has a strong track record and on-going research interests in population movement and labour market dynamics, as well as core demography. The successful applicant will have been awarded their PhD at the time of taking up the appointment, and will have successfully published papers from their doctoral research.
Salary will be in the following ranges and is dependent on qualifications and experience:
Professor: NZ$119,369 plus per year
Senior Research Fellow: NZ$78,481 - $105,266 per year
Research Fellow: NZ$62,700 - $76,552 per year
Post Doctoral Fellow: NZ$70,071 - $80,147 per year
All three positions are available from July 2009, and the University hopes to have appointed successful candidates for the three positions by December 2009.
Enquiries of an academic nature should be directed to Professor Richard Bedford, email: rdb@waikato.ac.nz Further information about the PSC is available at http://www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/populationstudiescentre
DEADLINE
Applications for these positions close on Monday, 20 April 2009.
The University is committed to providing equal opportunities for all.
FURTHER INFORMAT ION
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/hrm/vacancies/290088.shtml
