Research Associate in Early Modern Global History (Trade Diaspora Focus)

Job reference: HUM-025000

Salary: £36,024 per annum

Faculty/Organisational Unit: Humanities

Location: Oxford Road

Employment type: Fixed Term

Division/Team: History

Hours Per Week: Full Time (1 FTE)

Closing date: 10/04/2024

Contract Duration: 36 Months

School/Directorate: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

Applications are sought for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Dr Edmond Smith, conducting research for the ERC-selected, UKRI-funded project “Institutional Transformation and the Entangled Commercial Cultures of International Trade, 1450-1750” (INTRECCI). The project is based in the Department of History at The University of Manchester.

The successful applicant will hold a PhD in the field of early modern, global, or economic history, or in another relevant field, with expertise in the history of one or more trading diaspora (for example, but not exclusively: Armenian, Gujarati, Tamil, Chinese, Malay). They will have working fluency and experience working with primary sources in the relevant language(s), as well as excellent communication skills in English.

Under the overall project’s framework, the PDRA will contribute to both the comparative study of globalisation in specific regions and the connected analysis of institutional exchange between them. This will include fieldwork in archives and libraries away from The University of Manchester, as well as cataloguing and developing a shared project repository of material at The University of Manchester. The PDRA will co-organise events, write and co-author publications, and contribute to other collaborative activities.

The post is available for 3 years (36 months), to commence on 1 September 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status.  All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.         

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Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Dr Edmond Smith

Email: edmond.smith@manchester.ac.uk

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

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