ERC Postdoctoral Researcher

Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE) is seeking to appoint an ERC Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Invisible East research programme.

About the role

You will be reporting to the Principal Investigator (PI) Dr Arezou Azad and be member of the Invisible East research programme. The project explores the nuances of Islamisation during the first 500 years of Islamic rule in the Islamicate East (a vast area that stretches from Islam to Tibet and includes parts of the modern states of Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and of the wider Central Asian region). Project activities include the analysis and digitisation of a variety of texts, principally documents written in Persian and Arabic, most of which reflect everyday, local use – from receipts to personal letters to legal opinions – and others are literary in nature.

This is a full-time position (part-time hours, a minimum of 0.8FTE, will be considered), available on a fixed-term contract.

About you

You will be responsible for carrying out research on medieval writing and material culture in the Islamicate East and its connections with the history of language and multicultural encounters. You will contribute to building an online digital corpus of documents written in Persian, Arabic, Bactrian, Pahlavi, Hebrew and other languages of the medieval Islamicate East, and will edit a volume for a new book series on the Islamicate East with Edinburgh University Press, under the supervision of the PI. You will have expertise in a language of the Islamicate world, and knowledge of the history and civilisations of Islamicate world.

About us

OUDCE provides opportunities for people from a wide variety of backgrounds to benefit from the University’s rich and unique resources. We are ambitious and forward-thinking, with a strong sense of identity and community. Our mission is to inspire people locally, nationally and globally by extending access to Oxford’s world-class teaching and resources through flexible and inclusive opportunities for study and research.

Colleagues uphold the uphold the Mission, Vision and Values of the Department and actively promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.

What we offer

Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:

•         An excellent contributory pension scheme

•         38 days’ annual leave

•         A comprehensive range of childcare services

•         Family leave schemes

•         Cycle loan scheme

•         Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

•         Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

Application process

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

To make informal enquiries about the post please contact [email protected]

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Tuesday 2 April 2024.

Bring your expertise to the University of Oxford and be a part of a community that values creativity, diversity, and excellence.

The University of Oxford is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of their background.