3 year history postdoctoral position based at University of Nottingham to work on Nightingale project
Applications are invited for the above post based at the Department of
History in the School of Humanities. The successful applicant will be
joining the AHRC-funded ‘Florence Nightingale Comes Home for 2020: An
Historico-Literary Analysis of her Family Life’Project led by Dr Anna
Greenwood (History) and Professor Paul Crawford (Health Sciences).
The project will investigate Florence Nightingale’s roots in, and
enduring life long connection to, the East Midlands and will work with a
network of partners to deliver high quality academic outputs as well as
a vibrant programme of engagement events, timed to bring regional
representation to the 2020 celebrations of the bicentennial of
Nightingale’s birth. Duties will include literature searches, extensive
archival scoping, the organisation of 3 workshops (2018, 2019, 2020),
the co-development of a website (alongside the other postdoctoral
assistant), the successful delivery of a travelling exhibition, the
drafting of reports and providing detailed assistance in the creation of
further funding bids. Opportunities to publish within this research
area will be actively encouraged.
Candidates must hold a PhD (or be near completion) in medical history
(broadly conceived). They must have excellent oral and written
communication skills and have evidence of extensive research
methodologies and techniques related to the research area. The
candidate should be highly organised and able to take initiative and
have the analytical ability to facilitate conceptual thinking,
innovation and creativity. It is desirable that the candidate has had
previous postdoctoral research experience as well as experience in
organising academic events and of running engagement initiatives
(particularly exhibitions).
Applicants are invited to upload a covering letter and current Curriculum Vitae in application for this post.
This full-time post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a
period of 3 years from 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2020.
Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.
The University of Nottingham is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.