Discovery Early Career Researcher Award applications in Cultural and Social Research

Institute for Culture and Society

The Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) within Western Sydney University (WSU) was launched in 2012. ICS is a major national and international Institute for the pursuit of engaged interdisciplinary cultural and social research. Rated 5 (?well above world standard?) for Cultural Studies and 4 in Human Geography (‘above world standard’), in the 2015 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) rankings, the Institute coordinates interdisciplinary cultural research across the humanities and social sciences and connects Australian cultural and social research to relevant research internationally, in Asia, Europe, North and South America.

With the continuation of the Australian Research Council?s Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme in 2018 (see: http://www.arc.gov.au/discovery-early-career-researcher-award), ICS is investing in leading cultural and social researchers from Australia and overseas by supporting innovative and outstanding DECRA proposals from applicants who will be 4 to 5 years post-PhD at March 2018.

ICS Research Program

ICS’s research program is currently organised into the following areas:

• Cities and Economies: http://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/research/program/cities_and_economies
• Diversity and Globalization: http://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/research/program/diversity_and_globalisation
• Digital Life: http://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/research/program/digital_life
• Heritage and Environment: http://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/research/program/heritage_and_environment

ICS Research and Researchers

ICS researchers approach culture as a vital dimension of social, political, economic and ecological life. Their applied, interdisciplinary research produces cutting-edge work with impact in and across the fields of cultural studies, cultural and human geography, media studies, sociology, anthropology, environmental humanities, cultural economy, urban studies, Asian studies, education studies, digital humanities, software studies and museum and heritage studies.

Expressions of Interest

ICS will offer expert assistance to DECRA applications where these fit closely with one or more aspects of its research program. Please consult the Institute’s website (http://westernsydney.edu.au/ics) for further details of the Institute’s research program.

To be considered eligible candidates should:

1. Hold a PhD awarded in the 4-5 years prior to March 2018
2. Have a strong and extensive track record
3. Be working in a field closely related to one or more of ICS’s research programs

Please note that applicants seeking the endorsement of ICS need to submit a CV in the first instance to icsro@westernsydney.edu.au by 9am Australian Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday 8 June 2017. Candidates with competitive track records will then be invited to submit an Expression of Interest. Please note that EOIs will be due by 9am Australian Eastern Standard Time on 24th July 2017, so please register your interest as soon as possible.

Prospective applicants with further questions may contact Dr Flora Zhong at icsro@westernsydney.edu.au

University of Wollongong
Lecturer, English Literatures

Primary Location: Australia-New South Wales-Wollongong
Employee Status: Fixed Term
Schedule: Full-time

The Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts is one of five Faculties at UOW with a strong reputation across disciplines in Research and Learning and Teaching. Our reputation is reflected in the demand for the Faculty’s courses in Australia (Wollongong; Sydney; NSW South Coast and Southerland Highlands campuses and education centres) and off-shore (Dubai, Hong Kong and South-East Asian institutions).

The Faculty is seeking a Lecturer to coordinate and teach English Literature. The role includes subject coordination, subject delivery and supervision and support for relevant tutors within the English and Writing program in the School of the Arts, English and Media (TAEM) at the Wollongong Campus. The successful candidate will be required to coordinate and teach a second year subject, The Victorians and a third-year subject, Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama, and may also be required to teach into the first year subject; Australian Fiction and Film.

For full details and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.uow.edu.au/careersection/ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=170410&tz=GMT%2B08%3A00

Applications close: 22 May, 2017.

University of Oxford – Faculty of Classics
Departmental Lecturer in Latin Literature

Location: Oxford
Salary: £31,076 to £38,183 per annum, pro rata (Grade 7)
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

The Faculty of Classics, in conjunction with St Hilda’s College is seeking to appoint a Departmental Lecturer in Latin Literature from 1 October 2017. The appointment will be for a fixed-period of 22 months to cover the teaching and other duties of Dr Rebecca Armstrong while she is on leave from October 2017 to July 2019. This is a joint appointment with St Hilda’s College, where the successful candidate will also be appointed as a College Lecturer in Classics.

The postholder will be expected to engage in advanced study and research in any aspect of Latin Literature, and to lecture and teach both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as providing tutorials to small groups in the College. She or he will also be expected to engage in some examination assessment and faculty and college administration. The postholder will be required to deliver up to 16 faculty lectures per year, supported by the production of course materials as required.

The successful candidate will have: a doctorate (complete or near completion) in a relevant field; a record of successful undergraduate teaching within the field of appointment; sufficient depth and breadth of knowledge in the subject to develop course materials; an ongoing programme of research; and the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues in a faculty environment.

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AYW953/departmental-lecturer-in-latin-literature.

Applications close: 24 May, 2017.

University College London – UCL Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences Institute for Advanced Studies
Institute of Advanced Studies Junior Research Fellows (2017-18) x4

Location: London
Salary: £34,056 to £41,163 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

The Faculties of Social & Historical Sciences and Arts & Humanities established a UCL Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences in 2015. The IAS is a research-based community of scholars comprising colleagues and doctoral students from across UCL, as well as visiting fellows and research collaborators/interlocutors from the UK and internationally. It is committed to critical thinking and engaged enquiry both within and across conventional disciplinary and institutional boundaries, and aims to provide a creative and generative context in which to question and dislodge habitual practices and modes of thought.

The IAS is seeking to appoint four Junior Research Fellows (JRFs) starting on 1 October 2017. Candidates should have recently completed a PhD in one of the subject areas of either the Faculty of Arts & Humanities or the Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences. The post-holders will carry out research and collaborate with academic colleagues in the relevant field and complete an ambitious but feasible research programme. They will develop and organise specific activities relating to their particular research theme (see job description) with which they are associated. They will also participate and contribute to seminars aimed at sharing research outcomes and public engagement activities appropriate to their research topic.

These appointments are funded for 12 months each in the first instance.

Key Requirements

Candidates should have a PhD or equivalent with expert knowledge within their chosen area of research and the ability to contribute to one of the research themes stated in the job description, which should be reflected in the authorship of one or more high quality publications. They will be required to conduct their own research but also facilitate wider disciplinary research on the theme, and be able to demonstrate how their research fits into a broader understanding of the theme. Candidates should also have the ability to give public presentations, work collaboratively, and have previous experience of active involvement in research at a university level.

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AYX091/institute-of-advanced-studies-junior-research-fellows-2017-18-x4.

Applications close: 25 May, 2017.

King’s College London
Postdoctoral Research Project Fellowships in Arts and Humanities

Salary Details: Grade 6 – £32,958 per annum pro rata
Allowances: £2,623 LWA per annum pro rata
Contract Type: Temporary/Fixed term
Contract Term: Full time

King’s College London is supporting nine short-term research fellowships for postdoctoral researchers in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. The fellowships will provide early career researchers with the opportunity to be involved in the development of research grant applications in which they will be included as named postdoctoral researchers. Fellows will work closely with PIs as they prepare funding applications to schemes such as AHRC Research Grants, ESRC Research Grants, Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grants, Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards, and ERC Grants. PIs will provide mentoring and career development support for fellows, in addition to supervising their work on the project grant applications. Fellows should be of postdoctoral level and should be able to demonstrate expertise appropriate to one of the fellowship themes. Full details of the nine fellowships available, setting out the required qualifications for each, are included in the job pack.

The posts will be fixed term for 3 or 6 months – for specific details of each fellowship, please visit: https://www.hirewire.co.uk/HE/1061247/MS_JobDetails.aspx?JobID=76783.

Fellow – Department – Principal Investigator – FTE – Duration

• A – English – Sonia Massai – 100% – 3 month
• B – Theology & Religious Studies – Kate Crosby – 100% – 3 month
• C – Classics – Michael Squire – 50% – 6 month
• D – Digital Humanities – Peter Stokes – 100% – 3 month
• E – French – Patrick Ffrench – 100% – 3 month
• F – English – Mark Turner & Clare Pettitt – 100% – 3 month
• G – English – Hannah Crawforth & Elizabeth Scott-Baumann – 50% – 6 month
• H – French – Sanja Perovic – 100% – 3 month
• I – Culture Media & Creative Industries – Wing-Fai Leung – 100% – 3 month

The selection process will include a competency-based panel interview, either in person or conducted via phone/Skype.

Interviews are scheduled to be held the week commencing: 5 June 2017.

For full details and to apply, please visit: https://www.hirewire.co.uk/HE/1061247/MS_JobDetails.aspx?JobID=76783.

Closing date: 28 May, 2017.

University College London – UCL Institute of Archaeology
Lecturer in Cultural Heritage Studies

Location: London
Salary: £37,936 to £41,163 per annum (UCL Grade 7), inclusive of London Allowance.
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent

The UCL Institute of Archaeology is recognised as one of the leading academic departments of Archaeology not just in the UK but globally. The Institute is the largest department in its field in the UK, with the largest graduate research community and the broadest range of coverage of any UK department, and offers a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of archaeology and related areas of cultural heritage, conservation, and museum studies. We are seeking to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Cultural Heritage Studies from 1 September 2017, to work with existing colleagues in contributing to and developing research and teaching in the field of cultural heritage studies at the institute. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute more generally to teaching at the Institute of Archaeology.

The successful candidate will have outstanding research achievements for their career stage, with a PhD in Cultural Heritage Studies or in Archaeology, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Geography, Material Culture Studies, Museum Studies, or a closely related discipline, with a specific focus on critical heritage and a strong track record of publication for the career stage attained. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate teaching excellence and be experienced in contributing to postgraduate teaching in cultural heritage studies.

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AYX109/lecturer-in-cultural-heritage-studies.

Applications close: 26 May, 2017.

Forum for Modern Language Studies, a leading academic journal published by Oxford University Press, is seeking to appoint an Assistant Production Editor from 1st July 2017.

Forum for Modern Language Studies publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed research in the field of modern languages and literatures from the Middle Ages to the present-day, including linguistics, comparative literature, translation studies and film studies. Its main language areas are Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

The journal wishes to appoint a suitable candidate to the newly created post of Assistant Production Editor, whose main responsibilities will be:

• proofreading electronic versions of articles, both before and after typesetting, often to tight deadlines;
• ensuring consistent application of MHRA style guidelines;
• working in an online environment with other Editorial Board members and Oxford University Press to ensure that the journal meets its publication deadlines;
• assisting with the administration and production of book reviews.

Working closely with authors, the journal’s General Editor, the Senior Production Editor, the publisher and the typesetters, the Assistant Production Editor’s initial primary role will be to track, correct and coordinate proofs of articles to be published in General Issues of the journal (two per annum, each containing 5–8 articles / approx. 136 pages) from receipt from the typesetters to signing them off for publication. She or he will also advise on the composition of individual issues of the journal.

A further strand of the role concerns book reviews. Tasks include logging and collating book reviews received, proofreading these, and signing them off for publication.

Good word-processing skills will be required, and training in other technical aspects of the role, notably the use of electronic proofing tools, will be provided. Full training will also be given in the use of OUP’s online article submission and tracking system, ScholarOne Manuscripts.

The role requires an estimated 100-130 hours’ work per annum. The number of hours per month is likely to vary according to the journal’s copy flow. The appointment will be on a self-employed basis, initially at an hourly rate of £18.75. There is scope for the role to develop in terms of the number of hours and of the level of responsibility and remuneration involved.

You will work from home and must have access to a computer, an Internet connection and a telephone. You will be expected to attend two expenses-paid editorial meetings a year in St Andrews (one in mid-June, the other in mid-December).

Requirements

Essential

• A good Honours degree (2:1 or above) in English or Modern Languages
• Excellent command of English grammar, punctuation and spelling
• Keen eye for the details of formatting and style
• Excellent written communication skills
• Ability to schedule and keep track of files
• Expert knowledge of MS Word.

Desirable

• Higher degree (Master’s or PhD)
• Advanced reading knowledge of one or more modern foreign languages (Arabic, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish).

To apply for the post, please send a CV and a statement (no longer than one side of A4) outlining your motivation, suitability and qualifications for the post, to Dr Nicholas Martin, General Editor of Forum for Modern Language Studies (n.c.martin@bham.ac.uk). Applications should arrive no later than Friday 19 May 2017. The selection process will involve proofreading and editing tests.

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in St Andrews or via Skype on Thursday 22 June 2017.

To discuss the role informally and/or to request further details, please contact Dr Mary Rigby, the journal’s Production Editor (mary_rigby20@outlook.com).

The University of Manchester
Chair in Early Modern History

Location: Manchester
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent

Applications are invited for the post of Chair in Early Modern History at the University of Manchester. Candidates with interests in any area of Early Modern History are encouraged to apply.

Early modern expertise at Manchester stretches from the late medieval Mediterranean to the eighteenth-century British Isles and China with staff making original contributions to global and economic histories, environmental history, social and cultural history, material culture, and history of emotions scholarship. Early modern history at Manchester is distinguished for its engagement with the city’s world-class cultural and research collections, including the John Rylands Library, Whitworth Art Gallery, and Chethams Library. These resources, combined with our staff expertise, enrich our research, public engagement and impact activities and they continue to attract large numbers of high-quality PhD students.

History forms part of the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, in the Faculty of Humanities. In REF 2014, History outputs were placed joint 4th nationally. Manchester historians have a strong record of attracting external research funding and currently direct or participate in several major ESRC and AHRC projects, as well as receiving income from such funding bodies as the Leverhulme Trust.

We seek an outstanding scholar with strong leadership skills, a clear sense of strategy, and a collegial approach.

You will have an outstanding record of academic publication in Early Modern History, compatible with inclusion in our submission to REF 2021. You are expected to have a proven track record in attracting external sources of research funding, providing research leadership and have a clear plan for future grant applications.

You will contribute to existing undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including the MA in Medieval and Early Modern Studies. These team-taught courses are subject to review and revision at regular intervals in order to incorporate the interests of new staff. At level 3 you will devise and teach a specialist course based on your area of research expertise. Professorial colleagues are expected to undertake administrative and research leadership roles.

A detailed job description and person specification is available at: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AYK347/chair-in-early-modern-history.

Applications close on 2 June, 2017.

The Board of Australian Historical Studies is seeking expressions of interest to edit the journal for a 3-year term, 2018–2020. Owing to publishing schedules, which require substantial work on issues before they go to press, the volumes for which the new editors will be responsible will be dated 2019–2021. An individual, or editorial team, can apply for the editorship. The current editors, Professor Kate Darian-Smith and Associate Professor Penny Edmonds, complete their terms at the end of 2017.

The journal is published by the Taylor and Francis Group, which handles subscriptions, production and distribution. All submissions are made through an online manuscript submission site, ScholarOne. A part-time Administrative and Editorial Assistant, based at the University of Melbourne, supports the journal and its Editors.

The use of ScholarOne means that it is not necessary for the editor(s) to be based in Melbourne. The Board of Australian Historical Studies continues to meet in Melbourne; Australian and international members outside Melbourne can participate through teleconferencing.

Those interested in the position should indicate their relevant experience, the skills they would bring to the role, their ideas for the future development of the journal, and an indication of the support (in kind or financial) that they would be given from their own institution to undertake the role.

The Board wishes to appoint the new editor(s) before the end of the year, so expressions of interest should be received by 31 July 2017. The current editors will be present to hand-over the journal and provide guidance to the new editors in their first months in the job.

All enquiries and submissions should be directed by 31 July, 2017 to the Chair of the Board, Professor Christina Twomey, School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies, Monash University by email to christina.twomey@monash.edu. If you wish to discuss the position prior to application, please telephone Professor Twomey on (03) 9905 2182

The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) seeks to build lasting and effective relationships with leading scholars from Australia and overseas. IASH fosters high level research in the humanities with a thematic focus on Intellectual and Literary History, Critical and Cultural Studies, the History of Emotions, and Science and Society.

The Visiting Scholars Programme aims to encourage exceptional scholars working in areas relevant to our research strengths to spend a period of time—from one or two weeks to several months—conducting research and collaborating with scholars within the Institute. IASH aims to select a mixture of early, mid, and senior career scholars.

The Programme is ideally suited to scholars who are on sabbatical or research leave and who are interested in collaborating with research staff in IASH, along with colleagues in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Applications due: 31 May, 2017.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://iash.uq.edu.au/node/1320.