Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the Global Histories of HIV/AIDS Campaigning Turkey and the Middle East

Location: Stirling Campus

The Post

Applications are invited for a UKRI-funded position of a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Stirling. The role holder will examine the history of the global connections of HIV and AIDS activists in Turkey (Türkiye) and/or any other part of the Middle East, particularly with HIV and AIDS activists in Europe, including the UK. The successful applicant could also possibly analyse the links between HIV and AIDS activists in Turkey to refugees from the Middle East staying in Turkey, or with activists in Central Asia and the Caucasus. The advertised position is offered as part of the project “AIDS Campaigning between the Global South and Western Europe since the 1980s”. This project is funded by a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF; Grant Reference: MR/Y015878/1), commenced in September 2024 and will be led by Dr Nikolaos Papadogiannis (University of Stirling). The successful applicant will be based in the Division of History, Heritage and Politics at the University of Stirling. They will need to be based at Stirling for at least nine months per year and spend the remainder of the year doing archival research or conducting interviews in Turkey and elsewhere in the Middle East, and any other location required for the programme, as well as participating in conferences in and outside of the UK.

Description of Duties

• Plan and manage their own research activity, as discussed with and approved by the Project Lead, and meet objectives and deadlines in collaboration with the project’s Project Lead
• Liaise with and report to the Project Lead regularly, at least once per month, about the project
• Liaise with the project’s International Advisory Board and other partners, especially in Turkey and elsewhere in the Middle East
• Attend regular project and editorial meetings as required
• Travel to relevant sites in the UK, Germany, Turkey, elsewhere in Europe, and, if geopolitical conditions permit this, elsewhere in the Middle East or other parts of the world, if and as necessitated by the project, to conduct fieldwork and attend workshops and conferences

Essential Criteria

Qualifications

• The candidates must, by the time of appointment, have completed a PhD (or equivalent) in one of the following disciplines: 20th-century history, anthropology, sociology, political science, media studies, or cultural studies, or another discipline in the humanities or social sciences, including interdisciplinary studies

Research

• Experience with oral history or ethnography or equivalent qualitative research methods
• Experience in preparing research findings for publication or presentation at conferences

Skills, attitude and behaviour

• Evidence of self-motivation and the ability to work independently
• Excellent time management skills, including the ability to prioritise workload

For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please see Vacancy details | University of Stirling

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