About us
The Historical past Division at UCL is an inclusive and collegial place to work, attracting students from numerous backgrounds and the world over, in any respect phases of their careers. We’re uncommon each for the innovation of our work and for our chronological breadth. Members of the division focus on intervals from 3000 BCE via to the current, with distinctive geographical strengths within the Americas, Africa, the Center East and South Asia, in addition to Europe and Britain. We have now formed all kinds of fields, from mental and cultural historical past, medieval historical past, early trendy British historical past, to histories of the British Empire, transnational and comparative historical past, and materials historical past. Our work has performed main roles in debates about slavery and the British empire and public historical past, not ably via the Centre for the Examine of the Legacies of British Slavery. We additionally lead work at UCL on the local weather disaster via UCL Anthropocene. T he Division at the moment consists of 38 everlasting educational workers and16 analysis fellows. Members of the division recurrently maintain main fellowships and grants for all kinds of initiatives, similar to the 2 main ERC-funded initiatives: ‘Fragments of Roman Republican Antiquarians (FRRAnt)’ (Valentina Enviornment), ‘African Abolitionism: The Rise and Transformations of Anti-Slavery in Africa (AFRAB)’ (Benedetta Rossi) and the £10m philanthropically funded Iraq-based analysis community ‘Nahrein’ (Eleanor Robson). As well as, UCL Historical past has been a longstanding springboard for early profession students holding analysis fellowships from the British Academy, Leverhulme Belief, European Analysis Council and elsewhere.
In regards to the position
UCL Historical past is recruiting to fill a place in Social and Financial Historical past on the Lecturer stage. The postholder shall be required to conduct high-quality, unique analysis and data trade; make an lively contribution to the planning, growth, supply and coordination of studying and educating on the undergraduate and postgraduate ranges; interact in supervision and evaluation at each the undergraduate and postgraduate ranges; play a task within the growth of the division’s doctoral programme; and undertake administrative and administration duties as required and supported by the Head of Division.
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Interview : It’s going to happen in early June .
About you
We’re looking for candidates who maintain a PhD in an space associated to social and financial historical past since 1500. We welcome purposes from historians who work on any facet of social and financial historical past within the interval since 1500, and whose experience entails any area of the world, together with these whose approaches are comparative, transnational or international. In step with our 2019 10-year technique, the division is eager to encourage candidates with experience referring to histories of atmosphere, (in)equality and/or race and racialisation.
What we provide
In addition to the thrilling alternatives this position presents we additionally provide some nice advantages together with 41 Days vacation (together with 27 days annual go away 8 financial institution vacation and 6 closure days), please see our web site for extra data.
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