Reader - Work Futures in the Digital Economy
The Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the University of Southampton is seeking to appoint an established scholar to this innovative interdisciplinary Readership, as part of a strategic initiative to extend our cross-disciplinary research on work, the workforce and workplaces in the digital economy.

This post builds on the success of our Work Futures Research Centre http://www.southampton.ac.uk/wfrc and Digital Economy Research Group www.multidisciplinary.soton.ac.uk/groups/digital-economy/#about. This post will be based in the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences www.soton.ac.uk/faculties/faculty_social_human_sciences.html

The successful candidate will have a strong track record of funded research and publication in this field and be able to demonstrate evidence of a collaborative approach to effective cross-disciplinary research. Applicants may be drawn from a range of disciplines, including Sociology, Social Policy, Education, Economics, Geography, Politics and Informatics. The successful candidate will be able to work effectively across these disciplinary boundaries and with colleagues in other disciplines in the University, including Computer Science, Health Sciences, and Business and Law.

If you would like to discuss these opportunities informally, please contact:
Professor Susan Halford (email: Susan.Halford@soton.ac.uk tel: 02389592572)
Professor Alison Fuller (email: a.fuller@soton.ac.uk, tel: 02380598864)
Dr Pauline Leonard (email: Pauline.Leonard.C.Leonard@soton.ac.uk tel: 02380494745)
Professor Catherine Pope (email: C.J.Pope@soton.ac.uk tel 02380598293)

Salary: £45,486 to £57,171
Contact: Susan.Halford@soton.ac.uk
Closes: 11 March 2012 

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