University College London (UCL), School of Slavonic and East European Studies
UCL Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | United Kingdom |
Position: | Post-Doctoral Fellow |
UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies
UCL Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow
The appointment will be full time on UCL Grade 7. The salary range will be £32,699 - £39,523 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.
The Mellon Programme is aimed at a fundamental re-conceptualisation of Language-based Area Studies whereby disciplines are brought together with geographical regions and language in order to facilitate awareness and engagement across the Social Sciences and Humanities and beyond to Engineering, Natural and Biomedical Sciences. The formulation of such a re-conceptualisation is the starting point of this latest UCL Mellon Post-doctoral Research programme.
Mellon Fellows will be expected to teach up to 5 hours per week.
It is expected that Fellows will be keen to disseminate their work widely by organising (interdisciplinary) public events related to her or his main research theme, such as: seminars, study days, exhibitions, conferences, performances. It is also expected that individual publications will come from each Fellowship.
Fellows are appointed after an open, international competition. Each Fellow has a two-year appointment at UCL in the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES).
Applicants will have recently completed a PhD in a discipline related to the Fellowship and relevant to the UCL context, and ideally will have acquired some teaching experience related to their research interests. Their research proposal should relate to the terms of the Fellowship. The applicant should also possess fluency in both spoken and written English and will be able to work full-time for UCL.
For further details about the vacancy and how to apply online please go to
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs/ and search on Reference Number 1406491
Candidates are asked to also upload in a single pdf documentation: - Full curriculum vitae; a personal statement; the abstract of their PhD; a sample of written work (no longer than 50pp); a short research proposal for the Fellowship and a description of teaching experience and interests.
Closing Date: 1st May 2014
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Contact: |
Queries regarding the application procedure should be addressed to Esther Williams ( esther.williams@ucl.ac.uk ). Enquiries concerning the requirements of the post may be directed to Professor Wendy Bracewell ( w.bracewell@ucl.ac.uk ). |
Website: | http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs/ |
Primary Category: | Eastern Europe History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 03/06/2014 |
Closing Date | 05/01/2014 |