Bourse de postdoctorat sur la violence sexuelle

Postdoctoral Research Fellow on "Sexual Violence, Medicine, and Psychiatry"

Call for applications

Birkbeck, University of London - History, Classics and Archaeology

Location: Bloomsbury

Salary: £40,263

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed on: 5th April 2018

Closes: 11th May 2018

Job Ref: 12492

Purpose and Main Duties

This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher to join the core team of the new Wellcome Trust-funded Investigator Award on ‘Sexual Violence, Medicine, and Psychiatry’. This project, led by Professor Joanna Bourke (Birkbeck), brings together an interdisciplinary team to investigate the medical and psychiatry aspects of sexual violence, including rape and sexual abuse. Working in close collaboration with the team, the postdoctoral researcher will undertake research on an aspect of sexual violence that involves the medical and/or psychiatric professions. The Fellow’s research should be linked to at least one of five research streams: medicine and the law; medical professionals (including police surgeons, FMEs, nurses, physicians, psychiatrists, forensic scientists, and so on); psychiatric classification systems (From ‘Psychopathia Sexualis’ to the DSM/ICD); psychiatric aftermaths; and child sexual abuse.

Candidate Requirements

You will have a background in a relevant social science or humanities discipline such as history, medical humanities, law, sociology, philosophy, political science, psychology, or anthropology.

The minimum requirements for selection are a PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area, or evidence that the PhD will be completed prior to the start date of the post.

About the Department

For further information about the Department of History, Classics & Archaeology, please visit the following website: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/history/about-us

Further Information

Salary: Grade 7, Spine Point 34 of the College's London Pay Scale which is £40,263 per annum.

This post is full time, 35 hours per week (1.0 FTE) and fixed term for 3 years. The salary quoted above is on the College's London Pay Scale and includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance which applies only to staff whose normal contractual place of work is in the Greater London area. The appointment is subject to a probationary period of 12 months. Birkbeck also provides a generous defined benefit pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements and other great benefits.

The closing date for completed applications is midnight on 11 May 2018

Interviews will be held on 18 June 2018

Informal enquiries on the role can be made by email to Professor Joanna Burke J.Bourke@bbk.ac.uk .

Birkbeck welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and membership of WISE, operating the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer schemes, is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and is working towards the Race Equality Charter Mark.