PostDoctoral Research Assistant (Oral History of the Environmental Movement)
- Employer
- ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
- Location
- Egham, United Kingdom
- Salary
- £37,467 per annum - including London Allowance
- Closing date
- 30 Nov 2022
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- Academic Discipline
- History, Philosophy & Theology, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Geography
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Postdocs, Research Related, Research Assistants / Officers
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Department of Geography
Location: Egham
Salary: £37,467 per annum - including London Allowance
Post Type: Full Time
Closing Date: 23.59 hours GMT on Wednesday 30 November 2022 Reference: 1022-476
Full-Time, Fixed-Term (19 months)
Postdoctoral Research Assistant on an AHRC-funded project on the oral history of the environmental movement in the UK
Applications are invited for the post of Postdoctoral Research Assistant on an AHRC-funded project on An Oral History of the Environmental Movement in the UK, 1970-2020, based in the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London.
The appointee will join a team of six staff including academic researchers from a variety of disciplines and experienced environmental campaigners. The team is working closely with National Life Stories at the British Library to create an accessible and high-quality national oral history archive of environmental activism. This will be a valuable resource for the future, documenting the history, aspirations and lived experience of environmental campaigns through the words of those most intimately involved. Other project partners include the Royal Geographical Society and Friends of the Earth.
This is a fixed term post, based at Royal Holloway. It is offered on a Full-Time basis for 19 months, starting on 1 February 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. A part-time post will also be considered. The Full-Time salary is on the Grade 7 scale, £37,467 p.a., including London Allowance. The post will involve carrying out oral history interviews in locations around the UK, the editing and annotation of audio data, participation in witness seminars and project workshops, the writing of research papers for peer-reviewed publication in collaboration with other members of the project team, and presenting research findings at seminars and conferences.
Applicants should have experience of research in a relevant discipline, such as geography or history, to PhD level or beyond. Training in oral history interviewing will be provided. The post will require close collaboration with the Co-Investigator Dr Oli Mould and other members of the project team led by Dr Toby Butler, as well as with external partners including National Life Stories, the Royal Geographical Society and Friends of the Earth. Good communication skills are required both within the project team and for external audiences. Experience or interest in oral history and the environmental movement is highly desirable.
For further information about the project, see https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/ohem
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Toby Butler on Toby.Butler@rhul.ac.uk or Oli Mould on Oli.Mould@rhul.ac.uk
To view further details of this post and to apply please visit https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk.
Please quote the reference: 1022-476
Closing Date: 23:59, 30 November 2022
Interview Date: 15 December 2022
Start Date: 1 February 2023
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One of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities.
Royal Holloway is one of the UK’s top 20 universities, ranked 129 globally (Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2015-16). We sit within the top 25% of UK universities for research that is rated world leading or internationally recognised and at 89%, our 2015 National Student Survey satisfaction rating is the highest of the University of London institutions.
The university has 21 academic departments and schools spanning the arts and humanities, sciences, social sciences, management, economics and law. We combine our world-class research and excellence in teaching with a global perspective, creating a close-knit community that inspires success. With some 9,000 students learning from internationally renowned academics and researchers, ours is a unique culture, where our students and colleagues feel recognised as individuals. We have a unique best-of-both-worlds location; a safe, leafy campus in Egham, Surrey, less than 40 minutes by train from central London and just seven miles from Heathrow airport, creating the environment where our community thrives.
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- ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
- Telephone
- +(44)01784 434455
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EGHAM HILL
EGHAM
SURREY
TW20 0EX
United Kingdom
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