History

Location:  Avenue Campus
Salary:   £31,406 to £38,587 per annum
Full Time Fixed Term for 36 months
Closing Date:  Tuesday 02 August 2022
Interview Date:   To be confirmed
Reference:  1889422AR

Research Fellow in Early Modern Maritime History on AHRC project: ‘English Merchant Shipping, Maritime Communities, and Trade from the Spanish Armada to the Seven Years War, c.1588-c.1765’

University of Southampton – School of History

Applications are invited for a full-time Research Fellow (3-years) to work on an exciting new AHRC-funded project, hosted by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Southampton. The project will chart England’s (later Britain’s) growth as a global trading nation and maritime power (c.1588-1765), challenging pre-existing notions of how and why the nation’s maritime empire emerged as it did, as well as investigating the country’s merchant fleet, overseas and coastal trade, and the maritime community on both land and sea. The project will draw significantly on research methodologies including Social Network Analysis (SNA), prosopography, Handwritten Text Recognition, and, more broadly, digital humanities. A key element of the project is a range of associated activities with national and regional museums and local government organisations. 

With a strong record of interdisciplinary research, you will also have familiarity with computer databases and/or digital humanities research methods. A demonstrably high-level of skill in early modern English palaeography is an essential requirement of the post. Applicants with knowledge of the economic, social, and cultural history of the period, are particularly welcome to apply. An important part of this role also involves working closely with the project’s partners, and applicants with experience in undertaking impact and public engagement work are also encouraged to apply.

The successful applicant will be part of a large cross-institutional and interdisciplinary research team, be based at the University of Southampton, and will be supervised by Dr Craig Lambert and Dr John McAleer (Department of History).

Application Procedure

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Hannah Nash (HR Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 4043 or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk  Please quote reference 1889422AR on all correspondence.