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Research Fellow, Nordic and EU regional policies
European Policies Research Centre
Up to £27,339 (review pending)
1. NATURE OF APPOINTMENT
The European Policies Research Centre seeks a Research Fellow, for a period of one year in the first instance, to contribute to the comparative European policy research in the Centre. You will participate in the research programmes on regional development, particularly with respect to the design and regulation of national regional policies and the implementation of EU Structural Funds. The post would potentially suit a post-doctoral researcher in a relevant discipline or an applicant with a first degree and subsequent work experience on regional development. You should be completely fluent in English and one or more Nordic/Scandinavian languages.
2. THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY
The University is situated in the heart of the City of Glasgow, between the medieval cathedral and the commercial centre. Transport, shops and entertainment are close at hand. Glasgow is the industrial and commercial capital of Scotland and the various groups that have contributed to its population over the centuries have given it a cosmopolitan outlook. It has a lively cultural life as home of the national orchestra, opera and ballet and several theatre companies and it possesses a number of fine art galleries; it is the headquarters of the national press and broadcasting media. Glasgow’s numerous higher education establishments have made it a major educational centre.
The Scottish countryside and its splendid recreational and sporting facilities are easily reached from Glasgow.
In addition to the staff club on campus the University owns a historic country house set in a fifty acre estate on the shores of Loch Lomond which is run as an educational and recreational centre for staff and their families.
3. THE UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
The University of Strathclyde was formed from the Royal College of Science and Technology and the Scottish College of Commerce and received its Charter in 1964. Both these institutions had long traditions of involvement in higher education, in the case of the Royal College dating back to 1796.
The University merged with the former Jordanhill College on 1 April 1993 — staff and students of the former Jordanhill College becoming the University’s fifth Faculty, the Faculty of Education.
The total number of students actively associated with the University is over 14,000. The full-time students are broadly distributed over disciplines as follows: Engineering including Architecture – 2,450; Science and Applied Sciences – 3,000; Arts and Social Sciences – 2,050; Business Management and Professional Studies – 3,050; Education – 3,100. A high proportion of students are aged 21 or over. The University has over 3,700 employees including some 1,600 academic and academic-related staff.
Further information on the University, including its Library and computing provision is available by visiting the University’s web site on http://www.strath.ac.uk/
4. THE FACULTIES
The academic departments of the University are organised in five Faculties - the Faculties of Science; Engineering; Arts and Social Science; Education and the Strathclyde Business School. Each faculty is responsible to Senate through the Faculty Board for the Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses offered to students.
5. DUTIES OF THE POST
The main responsibility of the Research Fellow will be to undertake research on regional policy in the Nordic/Scandinavian countries as part of two major research programmes underway in the Centre:
· Regional Policy in Western Europe. EPRC carries out comparative research on national regional policies, notably the design of regional policy instruments, the designation of assisted areas and the EU competition policy rules governing the control of State aids. The appointee would be expected to contribute to this research, where appropriate, especially studies comparing and analysing how regional policies operate among Member States and at the level of the European Union.
· EU Structural Funds. EPRC is engaged on comparative studies on the design, implementation and evaluation of Structural Fund programmes in all EU Member States. The appointee would be expected to participate in these studies, where appropriate, in particular in the IQ-Net project, which is a three-year programme of research and debate on applied issues of programme management. For further details, see the IQ-Net website: http://www.eprc.strath.ac.uk/iqnet/
In both these areas, the main responsibility of the appointee would involve monitoring and analysing developments in EU and national regional policy in various EU countries, particularly in Finland, Norway and Sweden. Involvement in other research programmes within the Centre (eg. research on the internationalisation of business, gender mainstreaming in public policy, regional restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe, EU competition policy) would be possible depending on the interests and expertise of the appointee. Within these areas, researchers would also be encouraged to develop their own research interests.
With respect to the above areas of research, the appointee will be primarily engaged in team-based research involving the following tasks:
· desk research: collating and working with policy documents and literature in English and other accessible Nordic/Scandinavian languages, and undertaking comparative analysis using various research methods;
· fieldwork: preparing and carrying out fieldwork interviews with government officials in the Nordic area and other European countries;
· publications: drafting reports and papers for policy sponsors; writing papers for academic publications;
· dissemination: presenting research results and papers at seminars and conferences; providing policy advice to practitioners, civil servants and politicians;
research development: contributing to the development of Centre research programmes; preparing and submitting tenders/proposals.
6. STAFF DEVELOPMENT
The Centre has an active training programme for all staff. Researchers are encouraged to develop their personal and professional skills, for example through postgraduate study, language courses, IT programmes, writing leave, participation in conferences and seminars and various types of training courses. The Centre provides financial support and/or time to participate in such opportunities. Internal training options are supported by the specialist staff training and development department of the University of Strathclyde, which operates an extensive programme of training courses. All staff are reviewed each year, and there is a complementary University Personal Development Planning process taking place every two years.
The University has an established system for reviewing and appraising staff for promotion. The Centre actively encourages staff in seeking promotion opportunities in line with their experience and expertise.
7. THE EUROPEAN POLICIES RESEARCH CENTRE
The European Policies Research Centre is an independent research institute within the Business School Faculty. It has specialised in regional and industrial development in Europe for over 20 years and provides research expertise for both public and private organisations across a range of policy areas - regional, industrial, technological, social, urban and environmental covering the countries of Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe.
Directed by Professor John Bachtler and Professor Douglas Yuill, the Centre has an interdisciplinary staff of 13 who specialise in economics, geography, public policy, planning, business studies, history and law. The Centre has linguistic expertise in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Czech and Polish. The Centre operates from Glasgow and has alliances with partner institutes in Austria, Germany, France, Scandinavia, Poland, Hungary and Russia.
The Centre’s research portfolio consist of six programmes:
· Regional development policies of Western European countries
· EU structural and cohesion policies
· Foreign investment and the internationalisation of business
· Mainstreaming equality in policies and programmes
· Regional restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe
· Competition policy and subsidy discipline
The EPRC is heavily reliant on external research funding and receives sponsorship from over 50 public sector organisations throughout Western, Central and Eastern Europe. In recent years, the Centre has had sponsorship from government departments in 12 Western European countries, seven Directorates-General of the European Commission, the European Parliament, Nordic Council of Ministers, Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development, International Labour Organisation and over 20 regional authorities.
Further information is available on the Centre’s Web site: http://www.eprc.strath.ac.uk/eprc/.
The Centre is well-resourced with administrative, secretarial and IT support staff. It operates its own highly integrated IT network, and invests heavily in the provision and application of IT hardware and software. The Centre also has extensive library resources, particularly with respect to regional policies and EU Structural Funds.
EPRC has extensive international links, not just through its sponsorship but through partnerships and networks with research institutes, universities and practitioner organisations in every Western, Central and Eastern European country as well as North America. Many of the Centre’s projects involve international collaboration, and there is an active ‘visiting scholars’ programme.
8. APPLICATION PROCEDURE
A full curriculum vitae should be attached to the application form. The names and addresses of three referees should be given on the application form. The referees may be contacted by the University without further permission from the candidate.
You should also provide a covering letter specifying why you believe yourself suitable for this post.
Applications should be lodged with the Personnel Office, University of Strathclyde, McCance Building, 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XQ. Applications closing date: 28 November 2003
Applicants who wish an acknowledgement of their application should address and stamp the enclosed postcard.
Informal enquiries about the post can be made to Professor John Bachtler (tel: 0141 548 3339) or Professor Douglas Yuill (tel: 0141 548 3222) at EPRC.
9. SALARY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
The appointment will be for one year in the first instance, with the possibility of renewal thereafter. The starting date would be as soon as possible.
The salary offered on appointment will be on Grade 1A of the national university salary structure for Research and Analogous Staff, currently £18,265 - £27,339 per annum (review pending), and will be based on the experience and qualifications of the successful candidate.
Research Fellow, Nordic and EU regional policies
European Policies Research Centre
Up to £27,339 (review pending)
1. NATURE OF APPOINTMENT
The European Policies Research Centre seeks a Research Fellow, for a period of one year in the first instance, to contribute to the comparative European policy research in the Centre. You will participate in the research programmes on regional development, particularly with respect to the design and regulation of national regional policies and the implementation of EU Structural Funds. The post would potentially suit a post-doctoral researcher in a relevant discipline or an applicant with a first degree and subsequent work experience on regional development. You should be completely fluent in English and one or more Nordic/Scandinavian languages.
2. THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY
The University is situated in the heart of the City of Glasgow, between the medieval cathedral and the commercial centre. Transport, shops and entertainment are close at hand. Glasgow is the industrial and commercial capital of Scotland and the various groups that have contributed to its population over the centuries have given it a cosmopolitan outlook. It has a lively cultural life as home of the national orchestra, opera and ballet and several theatre companies and it possesses a number of fine art galleries; it is the headquarters of the national press and broadcasting media. Glasgow’s numerous higher education establishments have made it a major educational centre.
The Scottish countryside and its splendid recreational and sporting facilities are easily reached from Glasgow.
In addition to the staff club on campus the University owns a historic country house set in a fifty acre estate on the shores of Loch Lomond which is run as an educational and recreational centre for staff and their families.
3. THE UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
The University of Strathclyde was formed from the Royal College of Science and Technology and the Scottish College of Commerce and received its Charter in 1964. Both these institutions had long traditions of involvement in higher education, in the case of the Royal College dating back to 1796.
The University merged with the former Jordanhill College on 1 April 1993 — staff and students of the former Jordanhill College becoming the University’s fifth Faculty, the Faculty of Education.
The total number of students actively associated with the University is over 14,000. The full-time students are broadly distributed over disciplines as follows: Engineering including Architecture – 2,450; Science and Applied Sciences – 3,000; Arts and Social Sciences – 2,050; Business Management and Professional Studies – 3,050; Education – 3,100. A high proportion of students are aged 21 or over. The University has over 3,700 employees including some 1,600 academic and academic-related staff.
Further information on the University, including its Library and computing provision is available by visiting the University’s web site on http://www.strath.ac.uk/
4. THE FACULTIES
The academic departments of the University are organised in five Faculties - the Faculties of Science; Engineering; Arts and Social Science; Education and the Strathclyde Business School. Each faculty is responsible to Senate through the Faculty Board for the Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses offered to students.
5. DUTIES OF THE POST
The main responsibility of the Research Fellow will be to undertake research on regional policy in the Nordic/Scandinavian countries as part of two major research programmes underway in the Centre:
· Regional Policy in Western Europe. EPRC carries out comparative research on national regional policies, notably the design of regional policy instruments, the designation of assisted areas and the EU competition policy rules governing the control of State aids. The appointee would be expected to contribute to this research, where appropriate, especially studies comparing and analysing how regional policies operate among Member States and at the level of the European Union.
· EU Structural Funds. EPRC is engaged on comparative studies on the design, implementation and evaluation of Structural Fund programmes in all EU Member States. The appointee would be expected to participate in these studies, where appropriate, in particular in the IQ-Net project, which is a three-year programme of research and debate on applied issues of programme management. For further details, see the IQ-Net website: http://www.eprc.strath.ac.uk/iqnet/
In both these areas, the main responsibility of the appointee would involve monitoring and analysing developments in EU and national regional policy in various EU countries, particularly in Finland, Norway and Sweden. Involvement in other research programmes within the Centre (eg. research on the internationalisation of business, gender mainstreaming in public policy, regional restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe, EU competition policy) would be possible depending on the interests and expertise of the appointee. Within these areas, researchers would also be encouraged to develop their own research interests.
With respect to the above areas of research, the appointee will be primarily engaged in team-based research involving the following tasks:
· desk research: collating and working with policy documents and literature in English and other accessible Nordic/Scandinavian languages, and undertaking comparative analysis using various research methods;
· fieldwork: preparing and carrying out fieldwork interviews with government officials in the Nordic area and other European countries;
· publications: drafting reports and papers for policy sponsors; writing papers for academic publications;
· dissemination: presenting research results and papers at seminars and conferences; providing policy advice to practitioners, civil servants and politicians;
research development: contributing to the development of Centre research programmes; preparing and submitting tenders/proposals.
6. STAFF DEVELOPMENT
The Centre has an active training programme for all staff. Researchers are encouraged to develop their personal and professional skills, for example through postgraduate study, language courses, IT programmes, writing leave, participation in conferences and seminars and various types of training courses. The Centre provides financial support and/or time to participate in such opportunities. Internal training options are supported by the specialist staff training and development department of the University of Strathclyde, which operates an extensive programme of training courses. All staff are reviewed each year, and there is a complementary University Personal Development Planning process taking place every two years.
The University has an established system for reviewing and appraising staff for promotion. The Centre actively encourages staff in seeking promotion opportunities in line with their experience and expertise.
7. THE EUROPEAN POLICIES RESEARCH CENTRE
The European Policies Research Centre is an independent research institute within the Business School Faculty. It has specialised in regional and industrial development in Europe for over 20 years and provides research expertise for both public and private organisations across a range of policy areas - regional, industrial, technological, social, urban and environmental covering the countries of Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe.
Directed by Professor John Bachtler and Professor Douglas Yuill, the Centre has an interdisciplinary staff of 13 who specialise in economics, geography, public policy, planning, business studies, history and law. The Centre has linguistic expertise in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Czech and Polish. The Centre operates from Glasgow and has alliances with partner institutes in Austria, Germany, France, Scandinavia, Poland, Hungary and Russia.
The Centre’s research portfolio consist of six programmes:
· Regional development policies of Western European countries
· EU structural and cohesion policies
· Foreign investment and the internationalisation of business
· Mainstreaming equality in policies and programmes
· Regional restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe
· Competition policy and subsidy discipline
The EPRC is heavily reliant on external research funding and receives sponsorship from over 50 public sector organisations throughout Western, Central and Eastern Europe. In recent years, the Centre has had sponsorship from government departments in 12 Western European countries, seven Directorates-General of the European Commission, the European Parliament, Nordic Council of Ministers, Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development, International Labour Organisation and over 20 regional authorities.
Further information is available on the Centre’s Web site: http://www.eprc.strath.ac.uk/eprc/.
The Centre is well-resourced with administrative, secretarial and IT support staff. It operates its own highly integrated IT network, and invests heavily in the provision and application of IT hardware and software. The Centre also has extensive library resources, particularly with respect to regional policies and EU Structural Funds.
EPRC has extensive international links, not just through its sponsorship but through partnerships and networks with research institutes, universities and practitioner organisations in every Western, Central and Eastern European country as well as North America. Many of the Centre’s projects involve international collaboration, and there is an active ‘visiting scholars’ programme.
8. APPLICATION PROCEDURE
A full curriculum vitae should be attached to the application form. The names and addresses of three referees should be given on the application form. The referees may be contacted by the University without further permission from the candidate.
You should also provide a covering letter specifying why you believe yourself suitable for this post.
Applications should be lodged with the Personnel Office, University of Strathclyde, McCance Building, 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XQ. Applications closing date: 28 November 2003
Applicants who wish an acknowledgement of their application should address and stamp the enclosed postcard.
Informal enquiries about the post can be made to Professor John Bachtler (tel: 0141 548 3339) or Professor Douglas Yuill (tel: 0141 548 3222) at EPRC.
9. SALARY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
The appointment will be for one year in the first instance, with the possibility of renewal thereafter. The starting date would be as soon as possible.
The salary offered on appointment will be on Grade 1A of the national university salary structure for Research and Analogous Staff, currently £18,265 - £27,339 per annum (review pending), and will be based on the experience and qualifications of the successful candidate.
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