Research Associate in Early Modern Global History

Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom; Oxford Road

Salary: £38,448 per year (UoM Grade 6)

Company

The hirify.global is a place of education, learning, research, and community.

What you will do

• Develop and pursue research for one or more principal case studies of the INTRECCI project on international trade from 1450–1750.
• Contribute analysis of institutional exchange between the project’s case studies through independent and collaborative research.
• Conduct research at the hirify.global and in archives and libraries elsewhere.
• Contribute to collaborative articles, monographs, special issues, and conference proceedings.
• Present project findings at seminars and conferences.
• Help develop a shared project repository and a public-facing database of global commercial actors.

Requirements

• PhD-level education with an appropriate specialism.
• Sophisticated knowledge and research experience in a relevant area of early modern global history.
• Effective spoken and written communication skills.
• Command of relevant languages, including experience working with primary sources in those languages.
• Collegiality and willingness to work in a collaborative environment.

Nice to have

• Clear potential for high-quality research publications.
• Experience organising activities for scholarly or public audiences.
• Familiarity with data entry and database systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Open environment encouraging enquiry, challenge, diversity, debate, new ideas, and exploration of differing opinions.
• Generous employer pension contribution.
• 29 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure.
• Ride-to-work and electric vehicle car schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working information is available from the university.

Hiring process

• Applications close at midnight on the closing date.
• Role enquiries, shortlisting, and interview enquiries can be directed to Prof Edmond Smith.