Post-doctoral researcher position with 'Hidden Persuaders' at Birkbeck, University of London
The History, Classics and Archaeology Department at Birkbeck, University
of London is pleased to announce a fully funded three-year
post-doctoral fellowship to work on a project that falls within the
scope of Daniel Pick's Wellcome Trust senior investigator award, ‘Hidden
Persuaders? Brainwashing, Culture, Clinical Knowledge and the Cold War
Human Sciences, c. 1950-1990’.
The new post-doctoral fellow will work closely with the Hidden
Persuaders team to produce original research, organise academic
conferences and public events, and also assist with various other
outputs in the form of edited volumes, film, web resources and more. The
post-doc will join our growing network of historians and practitioners
of psychoanalysis, psychiatry and psychology, and should focus his/her
research contributions on one or more distinct strands of the Hidden
Persuaders project, described here: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/
We would welcome applications from academics with prior knowledge of the
history of psychoanalysis, psychiatry and/or psychology. Some previous
familiarity with post-war political and/or cultural history would also
be an asset. A working knowledge of one or more European languages other
than English, e.g., Russian, German, Spanish or French would be useful,
as would facility in one or more Asian languages (Chinese, Korean,
Vietnamese, Khmer or Malay). The ability and willingness of the
appointee to travel and work for several weeks at a stretch in overseas
archives (as required) is essential, as part of the post-doctoral
fellow’s task will be to gather and analyse data on perceptions and use
of psychological warfare and indoctrination in various Cold War
campaigns overseas.
The closing date for completed applications is midnight on Wednesday 13 April 2016.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 28 April 2016.
For further information, please consult the job announcement on Birkbeck’s website: