Research Associate: RAMC Oral History

Location: George Street, OX1 2RL, and from the date the Humanities department moves to its new premises, The Stephen A Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford.

Salary: Grade 7: 1-3: £37,524– £39,705 per annum (inclusive of Oxford University Weighting of £1,500).

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Associate: RAMC Oral History to join Professor Mark Harrison’s team based at the University of Oxford, Faculty of History, George Street, OX1 2RL, and from the date the Humanities department moves to its new premises, The Stephen A Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford.

The Role

Reporting to the Principal Investigator (Professor Mark Harrison), the post-holder will produce research and support the research and administrative efforts of the PI as part of a Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) project to create an oral history archive for the Corps, in conjunction with the Museum of Military Medicine. Working with the PI and Dr Jonathan Krause (senior researcher on the project), the post-holder will help draw up lists of surviving RAMC members, help organize the recording and long-term storage of oral history interviews, help manage interviewee consent forms, and formulate interview questions. The post-holder will also assist in interviewing former RAMC members and transcribing interviews.

The successful candidate will manage own academic research and administrative activities, which involves small scale project management, to co-ordinate multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines. They will also prepare working theories and analyse qualitative and/or quantitative data from a variety of sources, reviewing and refining theories as appropriate, and undertake comprehensive and systematic literature reviews and the building of a database of former RAMC members.

About you

You will hold a relevant PhD/DPhil in military history/the history of medicine, together with relevant experience, and you will possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to work within established research programmes, in particular knowledge of medicine in the British armed forces. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write for publication, present research proposals and results, and represent the research network at meetings; and previous experience of research publication and/or research presentations commensurate with career-stage is essential. Training in and experience of oral history. Administrative and archival/museum experience, knowledge of the history of military medicine and/or post-1945 warfare, and experience of working conscientiously with individuals who may experience difficulties related to traumatic stress would be desirable. 

This post is full time, fixed-term until 31/12/2026.

Application Process

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Professor Mark Harrison, mark.harrison@history.ox.ac.uk. All practical and procedural queries should be sent to our recruitments team: recruitments@history.ox.ac.uk. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence; they will not form part of the selection decision.

You will be required to complete a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application.

Only applications submitted online and received before noon Tuesday 22nd October 2024 can be considered.

Please note that you will receive an automated email from our online recruitment portal to confirm receipt of your application. Please check your spam/junk mail if you do not receive this email. You may also receive updates on the status of your application via the same means. 

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