Applications are invited for the posts of Research Assistant to work on the project 'Scottish Towns and Urban Society in the Enlightenment, c.1748-1820'.
The project, funded by an Arts and Humanities Research Council Research Grant and directed by Dr Bob Harris, is a collaborative project with the University of Dundee, looking at a crucial phase in Scottish urbanization. The successful candidates will be expected to play a key part in analysing and presenting the data on which the main outputs of the project will be based.
One full-time post (two part-time appointments may be considered) will be based at Oxford and one full-time post (two part-time appointments may be considered) will be based at Dundee (Ref: ASS/1833). The project is due to commence 1 October 2007.
Applicants to all posts should hold a good first degree in History. A Ph.D. Degree in history and expertise in eighteenth-century British history and preferably urban history would be an advantage, as would a familiarity with Scottish national and local archives. The salary will be in the range of £23,002 to £25,889 (Grade 6 or Grade 7 depending on qualifications and experience). The posts are available for a fixed term of three years.
The closing date for applications is noon on 17 August 2007. Interviews will be held (in Oxford and Dundee) in the week beginning 3 September 2007.
Applications for the Oxford post(s) should be sent to the Administrator, History Faculty, The Old Boys' High School, George Street, Oxford, OX1 2RL. Please see the appropriate further particulars at http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty/jobs/index.htm for details of the Oxford post(s) and how to apply.
For the Dundee post(s) further details and an application pack are available from the Dundee website at http://www.jobs.dundee.ac.uk/, or from Personnel Services, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN (tel. 01382 384817 (answering machine)). Applicants should quote reference number ASS/1833. Applicants will only be contacted if invited for interview.