Nov 5, 2006

Research Associate in Social Policy, Kent University

You will work on the ESRC-funded project Institutional Trust and Health Care Reform under the direction of Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby. The main task will be to arrange carry out and analyse material from forty-eight discursive interviews with members of the public, to investigate the basis of trust in the NHS as a public
service, the role of various rational and non-rational factors in contributing to it, perceptions of current reforms and of their impact on services, and the relation between understanding of the current reform agenda and trust in the service. Other related duties will be agreed as appropriate.

Candidates for the post should have a degree and preferably an MA/MSc in a relevant social science discipline. Informal enquiries may be made to Prof. Peter Taylor-Gooby, CoNE, University of Kent, on 01227 827514 or p.f.taylor-gooby@kent.ac. uk. Fixed-term: 14 Months. Salary: ?27,193-?31, 525. Starting date: 1 January 2007.

Deadline for applications: November 10, 2006

Details at: http://www.kent. ac.uk/jobs/ research/ 071.html

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