Research Fellow in Social Statistics and Demography (Intergenerational Co-residence)

Social Statistics & Demography

Location:  

Highfield Campus

Wage:  

£34,980 to £42,978
every year

Full Time Mounted Time period till 30/11/2025

Closing Date:  

Wednesday 08 November 2023

Interview Date:  

To be confirmed

Reference:  

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We’re delighted to welcome purposes for a analysis place investigating the altering dynamics of younger grownup’s residing preparations, together with leaving and returning the parental dwelling, home sharing and first partnership formation, inside the ESRC funded ‘Connecting Generations’ programme. 

Connecting Generations is a collaborative mission between the long-established Centre for Inhabitants Change (College of Southampton, College of St Andrews, and College of Stirling), the College of Oxford Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, and the Decision Basis. Connecting Generations goals to innovate in data and understanding of intergenerational relations and inhabitants change. 

This mission will study tendencies within the timing of leaving the parental dwelling and within the residing preparations of younger adults, their explanations and coverage implications. Particularly, the submit holder will think about the function of parental and different household assets in facilitating profitable transitions within the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, the housing disaster and persevering with financial uncertainty. Quite a lot of knowledge sources together with particular person stage knowledge from the England and Wales 2021 Census, UK Labour Drive Survey, Millennium Cohort Examine, and UK Gender and Generations Survey will likely be used.

This analysis place will likely be based mostly within the Division of Social Statistics and Demography, inside the College of Social Sciences. You’ll work beneath the day-to-day path of Professor Ann Berrington. You’ll be a part of a supportive group together with the Centre Analysis Supervisor, and different researchers engaged on comparable themes, each inside Southampton and accomplice establishments.  

This analysis submit is appropriate for candidates who’re about to complete, or have not too long ago accomplished, a PhD in a quantitative social science self-discipline (or equal skilled {qualifications}) and who’ve sturdy knowledge evaluation expertise. The submit holder ought to have confirmed expertise of utilizing massive and complicated particular person stage datasets, ideally together with expertise of analysing particular person knowledge from surveys such because the UK Labour Drive Survey, UK Census Microdata, the British Cohort Research, or the Gender and Generations Survey (any nation). It’s important that the submit holder already has data of the sociological and demographic literature referring to the altering nature of transition to maturity. Proficiency in the usage of STATA; the power to plan and organise work independently and as a part of a crew; and write analysis shows and papers are additionally important attributes. 

Functions will likely be thought of from candidates who’re nearing completion of a PhD. The title of Analysis Fellow will likely be utilized upon completion of PhD.  Previous to the PhD qualification being awarded the title of Senior Analysis Assistant will likely be given.

The College of Southampton holds an Athena Swan Silver Award demonstrating dedication to equal alternatives within the office. We imagine equality, range and inclusion are basic to creating the College of Southampton a welcoming, vibrant and profitable organisation. Having a various workforce, inclusive of individuals of all ages and beliefs, from completely different racial backgrounds, instructional and social backgrounds opens up a wealth of potentialities, makes us extra artistic and accelerates our influence on society. We welcome candidates that worth range of our neighborhood and are keen to play their half in supporting the mission of inclusivity.

Casual enquiries could also be addressed to Prof. Ann Berrington, e-mail: [email protected] , phone: +44 (0)23 8059 4549.

The submit is out there from 1 December 2023 with the most recent begin date being 1 March 2024.

Additional particulars:

As a college we intention to create an atmosphere the place everybody can thrive and are proactive in fostering a tradition of inclusion, respect and equality of alternative. We imagine that we are able to solely actually meet our goals if we’re reflective of society, so we’re captivated with making a working atmosphere by which you might be free to deliver your entire self to work. With a beneficiant vacation allowance in addition to extra college closure days we’re dedicated to supporting our workers and college students and open to a versatile working strategy.

Apply by midnight on the cut-off date. For help contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or [email protected] quoting the job quantity.