Applications are sought for a Research Fellow to work with Professor Tom Jones and colleagues on a British Academy-funded project The Oxford Edition of the Writings of Alexander Pope, Volumes I and II: Textual Study of the Early Poems (Works 1717). The RA’s primary duties will be to assist the team of volume editors in consulting copies of the Works and the poems it contains and in finalising the texts, commentaries and apparatus for presentation to the publisher.  

The successful applicant will have (or be near to completion of) a PhD that involves advanced bibliographical and/or editorial work, preferably in eighteenth-century studies.  

The post is available for a period of six weeks worked between September 2023 and June 2024 on a schedule to be agreed between the successful applicant and Professor Jones.  

Overall project description

The Oxford Edition of the Writings of Alexander Pope will provide critical texts of all Pope’s writings, original and translated, in verse and prose. This project relates to work on volumes I and II of the edition and focuses on the completion of historical collations and textual accounts for the poems to be included, those of Pope’s Works 1717.  

For further details on the project, please see the Further Particulars.  

For information and queries about this post potential applicants are welcome to contact Tom Jones at tej1@st-andrews.ac.uk 

Applications are particularly welcome from people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in research posts at the University.     Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience.  We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter, Race Charters and Stonewall). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network.  Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/ 

In accordance with the new immigration rules, it is with regret that this role does not meet the current suitability requirements set by the UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers.  Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk  

Closing Date: 20 June 2023                          

Interview date: 16 August 2023    

Please quote ref: AR2829DO   

Further Particulars:AR2829DO FPs.doc

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Salary: £37,099 per annum, pro rata

Start Date: flexible within the stated period.

Fixed term: Within the period September 2023- June 2024