The School of History is seeking to appoint a postdoctoral researcher within the AHRC-funded ‘Publishing the Philosophical Transactions’ Project. You will have responsibility for that part of the project dealing with the social, cultural and economic history of the journal in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

The successful candidate is likely to have experience working within the field of history of science and/or the history of publishing, and to have prior experience of working with archival materials and oral history. There are no teaching duties attached to this post.

Further information on the University and the School of History can be found at the University website (www.st-andrews.ac.uk).   To discuss this post informally candidates may contact the director of the project, Dr Aileen Fyfe (akf@st-andrews.ac.uk). 

This post is to cover a period of maternity leave and is for 10 months in the first instance.

The University of St Andrews is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all, which is further demonstrated through its working on the Gender and Race Equality Charters and being awarded the Athena SWAN award for women in science, HR Excellence in Research Award and the LGBT Charter;  http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/diversityawards/.  

Please quote ref:  AR1285SB   

Closing Date:  18 June 2015

Further Particulars:  AR1285SB.pdf

School of History
Salary £31,342 per annum pro rata
Start: 1 September 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter
Fixed term for 10 months (Maternity Cover)