International Migration Institute, Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford

Grade 6: £25,854 - £30,870 p.a

The International Migration Institute (IMI) is seeking to appoint a research assistant to work on a major collaborative research project ‘Imagining Europe from the outside’ (EUMAGINE) funded by EU’s Seventh Framework (FP7). The successful candidate will conduct a series of expert interviews in Morocco and contribute to the analysis of quantitative and especially qualitative project data. The postholder will work under supervision of Dr Hein de Haas (IMI Principal Investigator) and Dr Evelyn Ersanilli (EUMAGINE research officer) and work closely with the Moroccan research partner and other project partners.

Qualifications include: graduate degree in a relevant social science discipline with experience with qualitative and quantitative fieldwork, and in particular conducting expert-interviews, coding and analysing in-depth interview data, statistical skills, excellent communication and writing skills. Excellent knowledge of French is essential. Based in Oxford, the post requires limited fieldwork travel to Morocco. This full-time post is for one year, to start no later than mid-February 2012. More information on EUMAGINE can be found on the website at http://www.imi.ox.ac.uk/research-projects/eumagine.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.

Only applications received before midday UK time on Monday 28 November 2011 can be considered.

Sent by Lane DeNicola