"Renaissance Skin" - Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow or Postdoctoral
Research Fellow
Call for applications
Reference: THW/16/059639/000818
Salary Details: Grade 6: £32,600 - £38,896 per annum
Allowances: £2,323 London Living Allowance Contract Type:
Temporary/Fixed term Contract Term: Full time
The Department of History is seeking to appoint two
Postdoctoral Research Fellows to undertake the research project as described in
the Wellcome Trust funded research grant proposal ‘Renaissance Skin’, led by
Professor Evelyn Welch (PI). This is a five year Wellcome Trust Senior
Investigator Award studying the wide range of ways in which skin, both animal
and human, was conceptualised and used in Europe between 1450 and 1700, a
period of enormous change in terms of global contacts and connections and
scientific innovation. There will be a team of three postdoctoral fellows (one
five-year senior position and two three-year junior positions which will rotate
over the five years) and an administrator who will support Professor Welch in
producing the research outputs, events and activities associated with this
project. The Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow and one of the Junior Research
Fellows will begin work in September 2016 (the second Junior Fellow will be
appointed in 2018).
The project is European-wide and to assist Professor
Welch in her work, the postdoctoral fellows will collectively provide
linguistic competencies in either Latin, Spanish, German, Dutch or Portuguese
or other languages apart from French and Italian which would be of particular
benefit to the Renaissance Skin objectives. In addition to supporting Professor
Welch’s work, the Fellow will also undertake their own associated research.
They will be expected to undertake approximately three research trips per year
(within Europe), and undertake any other reasonable duties associated with the
project as required by the PI, or within the Department as required by the Head
of Department. There will be opportunities to contribute to teaching,
particularly at MA level.
Applicants may apply for either or both positions – if
you have a preference, please specify in your application.
The selection process will include a panel interview,
including a 10 minute presentation to the panel. Candidates selected for
interview will be asked to supply two writing samples.
Interviews are scheduled to be held on 09 August 2016 PM
(TBC)
For an informal discussion to find out more about the
role please contact Professor Evelyn Welch via evelyn.welch@kcl.ac.uk.
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