Application closing date 06/04/2020  
Salary £33,797 per annum  
Job category/type Research
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Job description

Queen's Management School are seeking to employ a Research fellow be an active member of the research team assisting on a Leverhulme Trust-funded project (Title: 'The Rise of Corporate Titans: CEOs in the UK, 1900-2016'). The successful candidate will be active in the planning and delivery of the research activity for this project so that the overall research objectives of the project are met. This is a Full Time temporary position available for a ten month period.

Essential Criteria:

• Hold a PhD in Economic History or a related discipline. 
• At least 3 years relevant research experience using historical sources. 
• Experience of publishing, or ability to publish, in top international journals. 
• Ability to contribute to broader management and administrative processes. 
• Advanced knowledge of Excel or equivalent software. 

Queen's University Belfast is a driver of innovation and talent based on excellence. Throughout the University, our academics are collaborating across disciplines and with outside agencies and institutions on projects of world significance. We are connected and networked with strategic partnerships across the world, helping us to expand our impact on wider society locally, nationally and globally. The University is committed to attracting, retaining and developing the best global talent within an environment that enables them to realise their full potential.

We are a leader in gender equality and diversity, and are one of the UK's most successful universities in the Athena SWAN initiative which promotes gender equality and career progression. The University holds an Athena SWAN sliver award. We are ranked 1st in the UK for knowledge transfer partnerships, (Innovate UK) 9th in the UK for University facilities (Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018) and 14th in the UK for research quality (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019).

Based in Belfast, a modern capital city, our beautiful campus is surrounded by abundant acres of parkland and is renowned as one of the safest and affordable cities in the UK. The choice of local Schools from pre-nursery upwards are some of the best available, and lovers of the outdoors can enjoy any number of activities from rowing and kayaking to top class golf among many others. We are immensely proud of what our city and our University will offer you.

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