Researcher on ‘Kingship, Court and Society: the Chamber Books of Henry VII and Henry VIII, 1485-1521’ project
University of Winchester – Department of History
Location: Winchester
Salary: £26,537 to £31,656 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary. Fixed term – September 2016 to September 2018
Two posts available.
The Department of History in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Winchester is looking for two highly motivated historians to work on a project entitled ‘Kingship, Court and Society: the Chamber Books of Henry VII and Henry VIII, 1485-1521’.
The two year project was awarded funding by the Leverhulme Trust in March 2016. It will be based at the University of Winchester, but will also involve The National Archives and Sheffield Humanities Research Institute. The project will transcribe the Chamber Books of Henry VII and Henry VIII and use electronic mark-up to produce a fully searchable and freely accessible online edition, for academics and the general public, and use this as a basis for a major reassessment of early Tudor kingship, government and financial administration, daily life and the religious and material culture of the court.
As our ideal candidate, you will have a doctorate and expertise in late medieval/early Tudor palaeography. You will have a track record of publication on politics, government, the court or material culture in the early Tudor period. IT literacy, good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively are also essential.
One of our core values is ‘individuals matter’. As an employee at the University of Winchester, we are committed to your wellbeing and development. You will have access to a wide range of benefits and support, comprehensive staff development programme, generous holiday entitlement and pension scheme. Further details can be found on our website.
Two posts are available and some flexibility on working hours may be possible. For an informal discussion of the post, please contact Dr James Ross, james.ross@winchester.ac.uk.
For full details and to apply, please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANR700/researcher-on-kingship-court-and-society-the-chamber-books-of-henry-vii-and-henry-viii-1485-1521-project.
Application close on 9 June, 2016.
