Research Fellow

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Research Fellow

About the job:

The successful candidate will be responsible for co-ordinating part of a larger oral history project on illegal abortion across the UK. This job will require the candidate to plan, conduct and analyse oral history interviews, in several locations across the UK, as well as assisting in the design and implementation of the projects outputs.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:.

• First or upper second-class degree in History or related discipline.
• Hold or be about to obtain* a PhD in History or closely related discipline*must be obtained within 3 months of closing date of post
• Significant, relevant research experience in oral history/interviewing, with a specific emphasis on ‘difficult’ or ‘traumatic’ oral histories.
• Experience with NVivo software and coding of oral history transcripts

This is not an exhaustive list. To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/. 

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.  For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity. 

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport.

Candidate Information