Departmental Lecturer in Global Early Modern History (1450 – 1750)
University of Oxford – History Faculty

Location: Oxford
Salary: £30,738 Grade 7 p.a.
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary

We are seeking a Departmental Lecturer in Global Early Modern History (1450 – 1750), tenable from 1 October 2016 for a fixed-term of 1 year. The appointment is to fulfil teaching needs while Dr Alan Strathern is on academic leave, and is offered by the History Faculty in association with Brasenose College and St John’s College.

Applications are invited from scholars with active research and teaching interests either in the history of any area of the world outside of Europe and North America, or in Europe’s contacts with the non-European world. Expertise in the history of South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia or the Middle East would be particularly welcome. The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability and willingness to give tutorials, lectures, classes and supervision at both undergraduate and graduate level across a range of papers in Global Early Modern History. The Lecturer will also be required to undertake examining and administrative work, and will engage in advanced study and original research in Global Early Modern History.

The successful candidate will hold a doctorate in a relevant field or show evidence that a doctorate is imminently expected. S/he will have a strong research record and a record of successful teaching within the field, the ability to teach and lecture at an appropriate level in an interesting and engaging manner for both undergraduate and graduate students, and a willingness to undertake examining and administrative duties.

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this role and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below.

The deadline for applications is 12.00 noon on 1 June, 2016.

For full details and to apply, please visit: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=123222.

Research Assistant
University of Kent – School of History

Location: Canterbury
Salary: £26,537 to £30,738 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary

If you have specialised knowledge in the history of the early modern European corporation and a proven record of archival work, this could be a superb opportunity to develop the research and impact agendas of a flagship project for the University of Kent.

The Centre for the Political Economies of International Commerce is inviting applications for two Research Assistant positions, funded for two years, one of which will involve up to four hours of teaching a week.

You will contribute as a member of a dynamic research team working on the Leverhulme Trust funded project, led by Dr William Pettigrew, about the ‘History of the English Trading Corporation and the Global Determinants of the English Constitution’. As well as conducting archival research around the world, you will participate fully in the activities of the research team, attend the project’s seminars and conferences, and assist Dr Pettigrew’s research and public outreach agendas.

Along with a first degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject area, you will have experience of giving research papers at conferences and seminars and the ability to communicate effectively and with enthusiasm.

Although the project focuses mainly on seventeenth century English trading corporations, you are also encouraged to apply if you specialise in researching the history of European trading corporations in the seventeenth century.

These are exciting positions combining experience of outreach, research, and teaching and thereby presenting a wonderful opportunity for career development and research entrepreneurship.

The Centre for the Political Economies of International Commerce within the School of History was founded in 2013 to showcase and develop the work of Dr William Pettigrew about the politics of international business. The Centre hosts a £1 million research grant from the Leverhulme Trust.

The School of History at the University of Kent is dedicated to excellence in research, learning and teaching. The School contains twenty nine full-time academic staff, half of whom have been appointed since 2001. The latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) placed the School 8th nationally for Research Intensity, and our students work alongside lecturers and tutors who are not just excellent teachers, but world-class researchers actively working at the forefront of their chosen field.

Further Information

Closing date for applications: 30 May, 2016.

Interviews are to be held: 17 June, 2016.

Informal enquiries can be made to director of the project, Dr William Pettigrew (w.pettigrew@kent.ac.uk). If you require further information regarding the application process please contact Teresa Bubb, Resourcing Adviser, at T.C.Bubb@kent.ac.uk.

Please note – applications must be made via the University’s online application system. You will be required to fill in the main details section of the application form as well as upload your CV and a summary document. Your summary should provide clear evidence and examples demonstrating where you meet the essential criteria for the post. We recommend a maximum of 4 x A4 sides for this document.

CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

For full details and to apply, please visit: https://www11.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_kent01.asp?newms=jj&id=40036&aid=14243

Research Associate (Fixed Term)
University of Cambridge – McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

Location: Cambridge
Salary: £28,982 to £37,768
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary

A full-time, four-year Postdoctoral Research Associate is sought to work on a Wellcome Trust funded project entitled “After the plague: health and history in medieval Cambridge”. The project will explore the historical effects of major health events by combining multiple methods (archaeology, history, osteoarchaeology, isotopic and genetic studies of both human and pathogen aDNA) to study the people of medieval Cambridge, particularly to understand health, lifestyle and activity in medieval England and to understand the long-term biosocial effects of the Black Death epidemic.

This post-doctoral position focuses upon the aDNA and genetics component of the project. The research involves sampling and extracting aDNA from human skeletal material from archaeological contexts and helping to write up the results, under the supervision of Dr Toomas Kivisild. Working with collaborators on the analysis of pathogen aDNA will also be involved. The successful candidate should have a PhD in a relevant field in hand or to be awarded soon, good writing skills, and the ability to work as part of a team. aDNA experience and the bioinformatic skills to analyse next generation sequencing data are essential. Knowledge of medieval history/ archaeology and a strong record of academic publication are additional desirable qualifications.

Starting date: 1 October 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. Limit of tenure: 4 years. The successful candidate will be expected to start at or near the base of the pay scale shown above.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 48 months in the first instance, until 30 September 2020.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit:

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/9925. This will take you to the role on the University’s Job Opportunities pages. There you will need to click on the ‘Apply online’ button and register an account with the University’s Web Recruitment System (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form.

A covering letter explaining how your qualifications and experience suit you to the post and a full CV should be uploaded onto the online recruitment system no later than the deadline of 1 June, 2016. Interviews will take place in late June.

Informal inquiries may be addressed to Prof. John Robb (jer39@cam.ac.uk).

Please quote reference JC08712 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Research Fellow – Material Heritage of Shakespeare and Stratford-upon-Avon
University of Birmingham – School of History and Cultures within the College of Arts and Law

Duration of Post: Full time, Fixed term for a period of 24 months
Salary: Starting salary is normally in the range £28,982 to £37,768. With potential progression once in post to £40,082 a year.

This is a full-time research fellowship for a fixed term of two years. The postdoctoral fellow will work with Dr Tara Hamling and colleagues in the Centre for Reformation and Early Modern Studies (CREMS) in the Department of History, University of Birmingham and in collaboration with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon (SBT). The post will serve two associated functions:

1. To support, enhance and extend activities leading to Impact associated with the History Department’s ongoing knowledge exchange partnership with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s Collections Department. This role will involve identifying and implementing opportunities for new access and interpretation around the SBT collections (especially in relation to SBT’s on-line presence and materials but also physical displays, educational work and commercial opportunities) informed by recent research in material culture, social and cultural history as applied to the extensive museum and archival collections of the SBT. This work would build on previous and continuing research and interpretation activities around their early modern object collections and will involve a range of activities including public events, use of social media and digital technologies.

2. To contribute knowledge to inform funding bids for large research projects utilising the range of historical materials held by the SBT and their heritage implications, building on previous grants held in partnership with the SBT (AHRC Collaborate Doctorate 2010-13) and scoping exercises (AHRC Digital Transformations Scoping Study: ‘Digital CoPs and Robbers: Communities of Practice and the Transformation of Research’ 2012). The post holder will be expected to craft grant applications in consultation with colleagues in History and at SBT, working closely with the University’s research support team, and may involve developing relationships with other partners in the cultural and creative sectors.

A third subsidiary objective of the fellowship involves maintaining and developing links between CREMS in the School of History and Cultures and The Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon (part of the School of English, Drama and American & Canadian Studies), such as postgraduate teaching. It is therefore expected that the post holder will be based locally to work between the University’s Edgbaston campus and in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Expected start date of the post is September 2016.

For full details, and to apply, please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANK297/research-fellow-material-heritage-of-shakespeare-and-stratford-upon-avon

Closing Date: 10 May, 2016.

Newberry Mellon Major Projects Fellow
Department: Exhibitions and Major Projects

Term: July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017
Schedule: Full-time, 35 hours/week, Monday through Friday with occasional evenings and weekends for special events. One-year, grant-funded, exempt position.
Benefits: Group life, health, dental, and vision insurance; fifteen vacation days first year and two personal days and paid holidays annually.
Date Posted: March 31, 2016
Date Available: July 1, 2016

The Newberry Mellon Major Projects Fellow will participate in diverse aspects of the planning and preparation for the library’s major scholarly initiative focused on Religious Change in Europe, 1450-1700. The initiative will include gallery and online exhibitions, additional digital resources, as well as programs for scholars, students, and the public. These programs will take the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses as a starting point for a multidisciplinary examination of the Reformation and its immediate aftermath. The majority of the public programs will take place during the 2017-18 academic year. The fellow will report to the Director of Exhibitions and Major Projects.

Responsibilities:

For the gallery and digital exhibitions:

• collaborate with members of the project team (comprising Newberry staff members and outside scholars) in framing and refining exhibition categories;
• identify preliminary selections, research specific items in the collection for inclusion;
• translate titles and short texts into English; assist with label writing, planning, and administration.

For the related digital resources:

• collaborate with the Digital Initiatives Librarian and other members of the project team in conceptualizing, designing and implementing the digital humanities components of the project, which may include blog posts, podcasts, videos, interactive timelines and maps, outreach through social media, and crowd-sourced programs;
• identify preliminary selections, research specific items in the collection for inclusion, assist with translation and writing textual components and scripts, planning, and administration;
• Assist project team in conceptualizing and planning public and scholarly programs;
  Carry out other assignments as needed to achieve departmental goals;
• Provide assistance to other Newberry Library departments and initiatives, including but not limited to Collections and Library Services, Research and Academic Programs, Development, and Communications projects.

Qualifications:

• PhD in a humanities field, with a research focus on the history of religion in early modern Europe;
• Reading fluency in modern and early modern German required; reading competency in two other European languages, such as Latin, French, Italian, and Spanish, highly desirable;
• Experience in digital humanities and using primary source materials in research preferred;
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite, Omeka, and project management software preferred;
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communications skills and ability to interact and collaborate with diverse constituencies required.

Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin May 1, 2016 and will continue until the position is filled.

Application materials should be sent to hr@newberry.org and include a cover letter, CV, short (30 pages or less) writing sample, and contact information for three references. Applicants should indicate their start date availability in the cover letter.

Visiting Assistant Professor of English (English Renaissance)
Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA
Faculty – Liberal Arts – English and Literature

Application Due: 04/25/2016

Pending budgetary approval, the English department is seeking to fill a one-year term appointment for a visiting professor of English to teach courses in Shakespeare and renaissance literature, introductory literature courses and/or first-year composition. The departmental load for visiting professors is 4/4 and may include a course or courses in the evening program.

Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Duties):
Teaching four courses per semester. Holding regularly scheduled office hours. Attending departmental pedagogy meetings several times yearly.

Minimum Qualifications (Education/Training and Experience Required):
M.A. in English (would hold the title of Visiting Instructor) and an established record of teaching.

Preferred Qualifications:
Ph.D. in English (would hold the title of Visiting Assistant Professor).

Saint Joseph’s University is a private, Catholic, Jesuit institution and expects members of its community to be knowledgeable about its mission and to make a positive contribution to that mission. Saint Joseph’s University is an equal opportunity employer that seeks to recruit, develop and retain a talented and diverse workforce.

For full information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.sju.edu/postings/13082

Lecturer in Medieval Latin
University of Edinburgh – School of Classics

Location: Edinburgh
Salary: £38,896 to £46,414
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent

Applications are invited from scholars of the highest calibre with research interests and teaching experience in Medieval Latin (ca.AD 500-1500). The successful candidate is expected to contribute to teaching and supervision at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including potentially the MSc programmes in Classics, Medieval History, and Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies, and to take a lead in the teaching of Medieval Latin to postgraduates in various fields across the University of Edinburgh’s College of Humanities and Social Science. The ability to teach Latin Palaeography will be advantageous. The post-holder will actively engage in research of high quality that will make a substantive contribution to the School’s profile, and will be open to interdisciplinary collaboration.

This is a full-time, open-ended, post with a salary of £38,896 – £46,414.

Closing date: 5pm (GMT) on Friday 6 May, 2016

For further particulars and to apply for this post please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANJ959/lecturer-in-medieval-latin.

Research Development Officer | ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (UWA Node)

Job no: 496512
Work type: Full-time 2 year appointment
Location: Crawley, Perth, WA
Categories: Teaching / Research support
Salary: Level 8 $91,658 – $100,384 p.a.

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is ranked amongst the top Australian universities and a member of the prestigious Group of Eight research-intensive universities ranked among the top 100 universities in the world.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (CHE), in collaboration with The University of Western Australia, The University of Adelaide, The University of Melbourne, The University of Sydney and The University of Queensland, seeks to appoint an exceptional Research Development Officer at The University of Western Australia to maintain excellence in emotions research into the future and to leave a continuing research legacy.

The appointee will undertake high level liaison to promote the research aims and outcomes of CHE: by assisting in the establishment of a new international society for research in emotions history; by organising the initial conferences of the society; by acting as the Business Manager of an associated international refereed journal in emotions history, in collaboration with its Editors; by publicising, advocating and representing the interests of CHE, the society and the journal through liaison and negotiation with national and international partners and leaders of research institutions; and by providing strategic advice to CHE members regarding future international opportunities for external research funding.

To be considered for this role, you will demonstrate:

• A postgraduate degree in a relevant area or equivalent competency
• A comprehensive knowledge of the structures, programs, research aims and achievements of the ARC Centre for the History of Emotions, within the national and international research context
• A strong knowledge of the history of emotions
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both oral and written
• Familiarity with the aims and management of an academic journal
• Excellent consultation and negotiation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and to show initiative in developing opportunities and strategic partnerships
• Knowledge of European languages other than English and familiarity with European and/or American academic institutions and publishing systems is highly desirable

Closing date: Friday 22 April, 2016.

For full information and to apply please visit: http://external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/496512/research-development-officer-ref-496512

Medieval/Early Modern History: one postdoc position (1 + 3 years) within the ERC Starting Grant Project “STATE – Lordship and the Rise of the State in Western Europe, 1300-1600” The postdoctoral researcher will participate in an ERC-funded research project that pursues a new interpretation of state formation in Western Europe between 1300 and 1600. This period is considered as the key phase in the genesis of the modern state, as various polities now centralized fiscal and military resources under their command. While there is debate whether this was primarily a top-down process carried out by princes, or a bottom-up process carried out by popular representation, scholars tend to agree that state building was essentially a process of centralization. This assumption must be questioned, as recent studies have raised awkward questions that cannot be answered by the current paradigm. The research hypothesis is that the emerging states of Western Europe could only acquire sufficient support among established elites if they also decentralized much of their legal authority through a process in which princes created or endorsed a growing number of privately owned seigneuries as “states-within-states” for the benefit of elites who in turn contributed to state building.

This project will study the interplay between states and seigneurial elites in five regions – two in the Low Countries, two in France, and one in England – to test whether fiscal and military centralization was facilitated by a progressively confederal organization of government. Together, the case studies cover four key variables that shaped the relations between princes and power elites in different combinations all over Europe. It concerns different trajectories in 1) state formation, 2) urbanization, 3) the socio-economic organization of rural society, and 4) ideological dissent. The comparisons between the case studies are aimed at the development of an analytical framework to chart and to explain path-dependency in Europe.

The postdoctoral researcher, starting 1 September 2016, will explore secular lordship in the French provinces of Normandy and Languedoc. Depending on personal preference, a focus on either the fourteenth or sixteenth century is possible. The heuristic aim is to develop a snapshot survey of seigneuries and their owners of a part of each province, using sources preserved in the Archives nationales/Bibliothèque nationale in Paris, as well as in regional archives (travel expenses are borne by the ERC-project). The interpretative aim is to use these case studies to engage with current theories on state formation and elite formation in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe.

You will be based at Ghent University in the Department of History and the Pirenne Institute for Medieval Studies and be part of the research team led by prof.dr. Frederik Buylaert (currently Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Ghent University as of September 2016). The team will consist of two postdoctoral fellows and two doctoral students. Close collaboration is expected with dr. Justine Firnhaber-Baker (University of St Andrews), who will co-supervise the French case studies of the project.

Ghent University was founded in 1817 and counts approximately 40,000 students and 9,000 staff. It is consistently listed in the top 100 of the universities of Europe (see http://www.ugent.be/en).

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://www.ugent.be/en/work/vacancies/scientific/postdoc-rsf0n

Applications close on 15 May, 2016.

Instructor
Arizona State University, Department of English
Position Type: Non tenure-track faculty
Position Location: Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
Subject Areas: English / Linguistics, Creative Writing, Rhetoric and Composition, Film and Media Studies, English Education, Literature, Second Language Writing, Developmental Writing, Disciplinary Writing, Workplace Writing, Academic Writing
Application Deadline: 2016/04/22

The Department of English on the Tempe Campus at Arizona State University invites applications for the position of Instructor. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses primarily in the Writing Program and in other disciplinary areas within the department as needed. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible appointment made on an academic year basis. A typical full-time course load is five classes per semester. Subsequent annual renewal is possible contingent upon satisfactory performance, the needs of the unit, availability of resources, and sufficient enrollment in assigned courses. Anticipated start date is August 2016.

Minimum qualifications: MA or MFA in Creative Writing, Film & Media Studies, English Education, Linguistics, Literature, Rhetoric & Composition or related discipline; three years’ experience in higher education teaching composition courses, and evidence of effective teaching.

Desired qualifications: PhD or evidence of graduate coursework beyond the Master’ level in the areas listed above; experience teaching at all levels of the undergraduate curriculum; evidence of experience in both theory and practice within a writing intensive field, such as: academic writing, creative writing, developmental writing, disciplinary writing, second language writing, and workplace writing; evidence of participation in disciplinary conferences or other relevant professional development; evidence of experience teaching multi-media composing or online/hybrid courses.

For full details and to apply, please visit: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/7160