Postdoctorat en histoire de la médecine française prémoderne

Leverhulme Trust Research Associate in Early Modern French History (two-year fixed-term)

Call for applications

University of Cambridge - Faculty of History

Salary: £24,775 to £37,394

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Contract / Temporary

Closes: 27th November 2015

Job Ref: JJ07470

Applications are invited for a two-year Leverhulme Trust Research Associateship in Early Modern French History with an emphasis on the history of medicine, science and consumption. The post is available from 1 January 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. This is a post-doctoral position and it is expected that candidates will either have completed, or be about to complete, a PhD dissertation. Appointments will be made on the Research Assistant (grade 5, pre-PhD) or Research Associate (grade 7, post PhD) salary scales.

The post is part of a research project 'Selling exotic plant products in Paris, 1670-1730', funded by a Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant. The successful applicant will work alongside the Principal Investigator, Dr Emma Spary, and the project's PhD student, Laia Portet, to conduct research on the trade and consumption of exotic plant products in Paris and Versailles around 1700. The appointee will be jointly responsible with the Principal Investigator for organising a workshop and preparing an edited volume based on the papers presented at it. The appointee will be based in central Cambridge but will also be expected to undertake periods of research in Paris.

The successful applicant will have fluent French skills, and knowledge of Latin is desirable but not essential. She or he will also be familiar with archival work and ideally also with early modern palaeography. A background in the history of science or medicine is desirable but not essential. Research of international standing will be expected, with evidence of published output.

For more information please also see the Further Particulars for this post below.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit:

http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/8538. This will take you to the role on the University’s Job Opportunities pages. There you will need to click on the 'Apply online' button and register an account with the University's Web Recruitment System (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form.

Applications should include a cover letter and curriculum vitae. Samples of written work will not be requested unless the candidate is short-listed. The names of two referees should be included in the online 'application for employment' form.

Informal enquiries may be made to the Faculty's HR Clerk, Mrs Joanne Pearson (email: jobs@hist.cam.ac.uk, telephone: 01223 335350).

Interviews for this post are expected to take place mid-December.

Please quote reference JJ07470 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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