Research Fellow, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Application closing date 22/11/2021
Salary £34,304 – £40,927 per annum.
Job category/type Research

Job description

The School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics are seeking to recruit a Research Fellow to be active member of the AHRC-funded ‘Queer Northern Ireland: Sexuality before Liberation’ project team (led by Dr Tom Hulme (Queen's) and Dr Leanne McCormick (Ulster)), carrying out extensive primary research and public engagement activities, and contributing individual and co-authored publications, in order to meet the overall research objectives of the project.

As the Research Fellow, you will be responsible for undertaking research in British and Northern Irish archives, under the supervision of the Principal Investigator, predominately with: criminal and legal files (such as witness statements, arrest reports, and prison registers) relating to men; and personal manuscript sources (diaries, letters etc) relating to women. You will contribute to the development of an analytical model for interpreting the history of homosexuality in Northern Ireland c. 1880-1945, and liaise with project partners: the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, to facilitate the creation of a multimedia exhibition; and Cara Friend, to provide workshops for young LGBT+ people.

This post is available on a fixed term contract for 36 months. 

As the successful candidate you will have the following –

• have or be about to obtain (post-viva) a relevant PhD in History or cognate disciplines (with research focus of gender and/or sexuality; and British and/or Irish studies).
• Extensive Doctoral level experience of working with archival material relating to modern history (c. 1850-1950).
• Publication(s) in well-rated journal(s) and/or edited volumes commensurate with career stage.
• Experience of engaging beyond the academy (whether public, government or industry) and disseminating research (i.e. study days, public talks, youth workshops, exhibitions etc).

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

The University is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all. However, our employment monitoring data tells us that individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, people with a disability and those who identify as LGBT+ are currently under-represented at the University. Also, protestants are currently under-represented in this category of work. As such, we particularly welcome applications from these individuals.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, including our work in relation to Gender Equality (Athena SWAN), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Workplace Equality Index), Disability and Race (Race Equality Charter) please visit: www.qub.ac.uk/diversity  and/or www.qub.ac.uk/qgi

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Candidate Information

For informal enquiries, please contact Tom Hulme at [email protected]

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