Research Associate

(Fixed-term for a period of 6 months full time OR for a period 1 year at 17.5 hours a week)

£ 32,176 p.a. at full-time OR £16,088 p.a. at 17.5 hours a week (incl. L.W.A.)

Regents Street Campus, Central London

The Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD) has an international reputation for research on critical challenges to the theory and practice of democracy. One of CSD’s collaborations, led by Professor Graham Smith, is the development of Participedia: a global open-access platform for researchers and practitioners in the field of democratic innovation and public engagement. See www.participedia.net.

Professor Smith has funding under the ESRC Connected Communities project “The social, historical, cultural and democratic context of civic engagement” to investigate the challenges and opportunities of using such an open access platform.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the development of Participedia’s research functionality through the collection and analysis of data on a particular form of participation (for example participatory budgeting in the UK) and/or an analysis of the usability and reliability of the data generated by the platform.

The successful candidate will be expected to have specialist knowledge of participatory initiatives and/or statistical methods. Experience of working on web-based projects and as part of a dispersed research team would be advantageous.

Job reference number: 50035819

Closing date:  31 May 2013

Interviews are likely to be held on: 7 June 2013

Candidates should apply via our website at http://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/careers-westminster/vacancies via the Apply button below. A full job description and an online application form can be found under the reference number: 50035819

Administrative contact (for queries only): Recruitment@westminster.ac.uk

Please note: We are unable to accept any applications by email. All applications must be made online. CVs in isolation or incomplete application forms will also not be accepted.

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