| POSITION : Research Assistant (Part-time) |
| SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT : School of Management |
| REFERENCE: 09/100858 |
| CLOSING DATE : 4.00 pm, Friday 27 March 2009. |
| SALARY : £24,877- 31,513 per annum (including contribution points). |
| ANTICIPATED INTERVIEW DATE : 7 April 2009. |
| CONTRACT DURATION : 22 months. |
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| JOB PURPOSE : |
| To be an active member of the HuWY project, assisting in the planning and delivery of e-participation activities so that the project objectives are met. |
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| MAJOR DUTIES : |
| Identify, collect and prepare content on Internet governance issues that will be discussed by youth groups in the UK (and, after adaptation, by youth groups in Ireland, Germany and Estonia). |
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| Identify, contact and engage participants in the project, both groups of young people, and policy-makers. |
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| Prepare and run one or more project launch workshops for representatives of participating youth groups. |
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| Give technical, subject-matter and administrative support to the participants during the exercise. |
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| Carry out evaluation activities, such as on-line surveys, interviews and focus groups. |
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| Keep abreast of issues in Internet governance, and e-participation sites and tools. |
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| Present regular progress reports on research to members of the research group or to external audiences to disseminate and publicise research findings. |
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| Carry out routine administrative duties as requested. |
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| Carry out any other duties designated by a line manager and which fall within the general ambit of the post. |
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| Planning and Organising: |
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| Plan own day-to-day activity within the framework of the project. |
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| Plan the workshops in the UK, and contribute to the planning of other project activities. |
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| Internal and External Relationships: |
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| Liaise with staff on the project in all 4 countries. |
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| Develop relationships with youth groups in the UK, and maintain them with the groups that agree to participate in the project. |
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| Develop relationships with policy-makers in the UK and Europe, and maintain them. |
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| Attend and contribute to relevant meetings, both in the UK and in Europe. |
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| ESSENTIAL CRITERIA : |
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| 1. Degree or equivalent in subject relevant to project. |
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| 2. Working with groups of young people. |
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| 3. On-line deliberation. |
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| 4. Writing material understandable by participants. |
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| 5. Ability to engage with young people. |
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| 6. Ability to work with project colleagues from different countries. |
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| 7. Demonstrable intellectual ability. |
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| 8. Friendly and approachable (especially with young people). |
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| 9. Will need to get disclosure certificate for working with younger people. |
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| 10. Need to travel across UK and to partner countries. |
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| DESIRABLE CRITERIA : |
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| 1. May be working towards a Ph.D. or post graduate qualification. |
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| 2. May have certificates in youth work, mediation, facilitation or similar. |
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| 3. Working with policy-makers. |
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| 4. Has trained people in use of ICT (especially young people). |
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| 5. Designed, administered and analysed interviews, focus groups, surveys. |
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| 6. On-line moderation/facilitation. |
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| 7. Knowledge of Internet governance issues. |
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| 8. Web authoring skills. |
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| 9. Multimedia skills. |
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| 10. Ability to engage with policy-makers. |
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| 11. Present ideas clearly to different types of audience. |
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| 12. Reflective listening. |
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| 13. Inspiring (so participants stick in the project). |
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| 14. Able to adjust part-time workload unevenly across the employment period to cope with project demands. |
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| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: |
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| Further details are available by contacting Dr Subhajit Basu, email: s.basu@qub.ac.uk and at http://www.e-consultation.org/guide/index.php/HuWY job. |
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| THE APPLICATION PROCESS : |
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| The Summary Sheet should be completed and returned with your curriculum vitae. |
| In customising your application details to our vacant post you should read the Job Details and criteria. You must demonstrate clearly and unambiguously how your experience and research background meets the requirements of the post. This should include a statement of published work and of research in progress. |
| It should be clear from your curriculum vitae what qualifications are held, when and where they were (or are to be) awarded, and what the subjects of the degrees and any dissertations are. Where applicants offer a higher degree that is not yet completed, the University may seek a status report from the institution in which the study is based. Applicants who possess a primary or higher degree not awarded under the UK classification system must submit transcripts of their degree awards, so that the Panel may assess if they have the equivalent level of qualification. |
| You submit your application by revisiting www.qub.ac.uk/jobs and clicking on Submit Application against the job you wish to apply for. Enter your email address (and confirm it), then use the Browse button to locate the forms on your computer and click Submit to email your application to the Personnel Department at Queen's. You must submit your application within the advertising period as the job will not be displayed on the Jobs page after the closing date and time has lapsed. |
| Alternatively post your application to The Director of Human Resources, The Personnel Department, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NN (Tel: 028 9097 3044, Fax: 028 9097 1040). You should note that the University does not normally consider applications that are received after the closing date. You should also note that where post, fax or e-mail services are used, the onus for ensuring receipt in the PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT by the closing date and time rests with the applicant. |
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| EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING : |
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| The recruitment panel will not have access to the monitoring information you have completed and it will not be used in the selection procedure. |
