A Research Assistant position is available in the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship, in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, at the University of Bristol. The successful applicant will join a research team working on the project ‘Public Faith and Finance, funded by the Barrow Cadbury Trust, led by Dr Therese O’Toole (PI, University of Bristol) and Dr Stephen Jones (CI, Newman University).

Public faith and finance is an 8-month project examining the role that faith organisations are playing in the development of alternative approaches to finance provision, and explores the contribution they make to building sustainable and socially just economic systems in three areas:

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· Campaigning with the aim of creating a more sustainable and/or socially just financial sector (e.g., improving regulation of financial services);

· Advocacy of alternative financial systems (e.g., Islamic finance);

· Involvement in the provision of financial products and support (e.g., credit unions and other forms of microfinance, financial literacy services or debt counselling).

Further information and details on how to apply are at: http://www.publicspirit.org.uk/new-post-research-assistant-public-faith-and-finance-uni...