The National Archives (UK)
Medieval Records Specialist

Salary: £25,816 – £33,976
Grade: Higher Executive Officer
Post type: Permanent

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to put medieval records at the heart of Archives Inspire – The National Archives’ ambitious plan to transform the way the public thinks about archives.

As part of the medieval records team, you will develop a deep knowledge of, and promote understanding of and access to, the collection of medieval records (and in particular, medieval legal records) held by The National Archives through innovative and interdisciplinary research.

You will initiate and oversee access improvement projects (including cataloguing), develop training and research guidance, and take forward The National Archives’ pioneering programme of archival training for postgraduates.

You will also work in our advisory service, delivering research advice on using medieval, early modern and modern records onsite and online, and represent The National Archives’ knowledge function internally and externally.

In every aspect of your role, you will be expected to seek opportunities to engage with and exploit the tools and techniques of digital humanities in collaboration with colleagues and researchers.

Applications close on 24 June, 2016.

For full details and to apply, please visit: https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=am9ibGlzdF92aWV3X3ZhYz0xNDk1NjAxJnNlYXJjaF9zbGljZV9jdXJyZW50PTEmdXNlcnNlYXJjaGNvbnRleHQ9MTM3OTAyMjImcGFnZWFjdGlvbj12aWV3dmFjYnlqb2JsaXN0JmNzb3VyY2U9Y3Nxc2VhcmNoJnBhZ2VjbGFzcz1Kb2JzJm93bmVyPTUwNzAwMDAmb3duZXJ0eXBlPWZhaXI%3D

The McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme has been established to attract outstanding recent doctoral graduates to the University. The Fellowship Scheme aims to recruit new researchers who have the potential to build and lead cross-disciplinary collaborative research activities inside and across faculties.

The objectives of the 2017 program are to attract talented recent doctoral graduates in areas of research priority for the University. They should promote research that aligns with the Research at Melbourne initiative.

Funding

The University will fund the Fellowships for a three year appointment commencing at Level A.6 in the University salary band plus superannuation.

Fellows will receive an additional $25,000 to be spent on project costs over the term of their Fellowship. Awards will be for a maximum of three years commencing 1 January 2017, but the start date may be deferred up to 30 June 2017.

Eligibility

Applicants must have evidence of the award of a PhD from a university other than the University of Melbourne by the closing date. The date of award is considered to be the date of the official notification letter. The PhD must have been awarded no earlier than 1 January 2014.

The McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowships are intended for applicants who do not hold a fixed term or continuing appointment of greater than one year duration at the University of Melbourne.

• Applicants may be drawn from any field in which the University has research strength, and must have an ability to contribute to research collaborations and programs across faculties or disciplines
• Applicants will be required to provide a declaration of support from the department/school in which they would be located if successful, but the criteria for selection will be university-based
• Assessment will take account of achievement relative to opportunity.

• Applications open: 4 July 2016 9.00am (AEST)
• Eligibility Exemption Requests due: Monday 1 August 2016 11.59pm (AEST)
• Applications close: Monday 26 September 2016 11.59pm (AEST)
• Notification of outcomes: Early December 2016

For full details, please visit: http://research.unimelb.edu.au/work-with-us/funding/internal/mckenzie-fellowship

University of Sheffield – Department of History
Lecturer in History, c. 1400 – c.1800

Location: Sheffield
Salary: £38,896 to £46,414 per annum, Grade 8
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary

The Department of History is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in History c.1400 – c.1800. We welcome applications from historians of any region and any era between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, including late medievalists, early modernists, and historians of the long eighteenth century.

We are one of the most active centres for historical research in the country with a distinguished record of internationally outstanding and innovative historical research. The 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) puts the Department of History third in its overall rankings and second on the quality of its publications, 42% of which were judged to be 4* or ‘world-leading’. We also have a vibrant postgraduate research culture, and our expertise in applying digital technology to historical research informs scholarship and teaching at every level. We teach the history of all periods from antiquity to the present day, taking in Europe, South Asia, and the Americas, and attract highly qualified undergraduate and MA students. The Department of History was rated highest in the 2015 National Student Survey among Russell Group History departments.

The University of Sheffield was voted number one for Student Experience in the Times Higher Education Survey 2013/14 and was awarded Times Higher Education University of the Year in 2011. We are a world-class university in a unique city, offering great opportunities for research-led teaching.

This is an ideal opportunity for a scholar with an outstanding publication record and excellent teaching ability to join one of the leading centres for historical research in the United Kingdom. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct top-class research and develop their own undergraduate and MA teaching modules in their area of expertise, although they will have to deliver the second year module ‘Social Crisis and Political Change in England, 1550–1640’ in their first year (materials etc. provided). As well as conducting excellent research and teaching the successful candidate will actively participate in the kind of collaborative, supportive, diverse, and internationally recognised community that marks out the best academic departments. You will also be expected to contribute to the Department’s presence within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, the wider University and, through outreach and knowledge exchange, in Sheffield and beyond.

You will have a PhD in History or a related subject area (or have equivalent experience), proven teaching and leadership ability and the capacity to carry out high-quality research and to disseminate research findings effectively. The willingness to communicate to a variety of audiences beyond the purely academic is also essential for this position.

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANU088/lecturer-in-history-c-1400-c1800

Applications close 29 June, 2016.

University of Exeter – College of Humanities, Department of English
Lecturer in Renaissance Literature (Education and Scholarship)

Location: Exeter
Salary: £33,574 to £37,768
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary

The University of Exeter is a Russell Group University in the top one percent of institutions globally. In the last few years we have invested strategically to deliver more than £350 million worth of new facilities across our campuses with plans for another £330 million of investment between now and 2016. The College wishes to recruit a Lecturer in Renaissance Literature (Education and Scholarship). This post is available from 01 September 2016 to 30th June 2017.

The post will include teaching the level 3 module “Life and Death in Early Modern Literature” and the level 2 module “Desire and Power: English Literature 1570-1640”. It may also involve teaching the level 1 modules, “Rethinking Shakespeare” and “The Poem”.

The successful applicant will possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist and core knowledge in the discipline, demonstrated by a PhD or equivalent in Renaissance Literature to develop teaching programmes, and teach and support learning in this academic area. They will use a range of delivery techniques to enthuse and engage students. They will participate in and develop external networks, for example to contribute to student recruitment, secure student placements, facilitate outreach work, generate income, obtain consultancy projects, or build relationships for future activities.

The successful applicant will have evidence of excellent teaching identified by peer review and have made an impact at discipline programme level beyond their own teaching. Staff at this level are expected to work towards Fellow of the HEA status and to attend formal CPD relating to this.

For further information please contact Prof Henry Power (Director of Education, English), e-mail h.c.j.power@ex.ac.uk or telephone (01392) 724254.

The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer which is ‘Positive about Disabled People’. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in the workforce.

For full information and to apply, please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANT073/lecturer-in-renaissance-literature-education-and-scholarship.

Applications close on 22 June, 2016.