Skills:
appreciating the complexity and diversity of social situations; applying sociological theory to society's organisations, including schools, hospitals and offices; researching, judging and evaluating complex information; making reasoned arguments; strong IT skills; knowledge and understanding of research methods, analysis and statistical techniques; developing opinions and new ideas on societal issues; working collaboratively; the ability to understand, scrutinise and re-assess common perceptions of the social world; relating sociological knowledge to social, public and civic policy; organising work and meeting deadlines.