Histoire culturelle du NHS

Research Fellow (Public Engagement) (2 posts)

Call for applications

University of Warwick - Department of History, Centre for the History of Medicine


Location: Coventry
Salary:  £28,695 to £37,394 pa
Hours: Full Time, Part Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary
Job Ref: 1485454

Closes: 7th September 2015


1 x Full Time, 1 x 80% FTE

Fixed Term Contract for 3 years

Interview date: w/c 21 September 2015

You will be employed as one of two Research Fellows with a particular focus on public engagement as part of the Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator Award, ‘The Cultural History of the NHS’, a collaborative project between Principal Investigators Roberta Bivins and Mathew Thomson of the Warwick History Department.

The project runs for 5 years. Both positions will last for 3 years commencing after 1 January 2016. One post will be full-time, the other will be a fractional position (0.8).

You will be based at Warwick, and should expect both to travel for research and public engagement activities and to attend regular team meetings on campus. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to demonstrate their approaches to public engagement on the cultural history of the NHS at interview. Applicants are welcome to contact the PIs to discuss the nature of the posts in advance of application.