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Senior Research Associate and Research Associate
Vacancy Reference No: GG03380 Salary: GBP 34,793 - GBP 44,074
or GBP 25,888 GBP 33,780
Limit of tenure applies. Final year of research project.
Cambridge University, in association with the
Arts and Humanities Research Council, wishes to
appoint one Senior Research Associate and one
Research Associate, both for a period of one
year, with effect from 1 October 2008, to its
project entitled Scriptorium: Medieval and Early
Modern Manuscripts Online, based in the Faculty
of English .
Candidates will need high-level bibliographical,
codicological, and palaeographical skills
relevant to English manuscript study in the
period 1450 - 1720, and should be familiar with
(or ready to develop expertise in) HTML and XML,
as well as javascript and database-driven
projects, and the processing and handling of
digital images. The SRA and RA will be
responsible for organizing colloquia and handling
project communications, and for co-ordinating
manuscript-based research, developing both
electronic and print outputs, and producing
written research at the highest level; candidates
therefore must have a doctorate in a relevant
period and discipine (or comparable research
excellence), experience in handling medieval
and/or early modern manuscripts, and excellent
oral and written communication skills. Those with
a proven research record, and with experience
with one or more of the manuscript subject areas
(e.g. English and/or Latin poetry, heraldry, law,
medicine, theology), will be preferred.
Faculty-based mentoring will be available.
Further details and an application form for both
posts can be downloaded from the English Faculty
website or obtained from the Secretary to the
Appointments Committee, Faculty of English, 9
West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP (tel: 01223 335074,
email: va215@cam.ac.uk). Candidates should
indicate in their application whether they wish
to be considered for one or both posts.
Referees should be asked to write directly to the
Secretary to reach the Faculty by the closing
date of 6 June 2008. Interviews will be held on 27 June 2008.
See also
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Dr Christopher Burlinson
Emmanuel College
Cambridge
Senior Research Associate
Scriptorium: Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Online
http://scriptorium.english.cam.ac.uk
Faculty of English
9 West Road
Cambridge
Tel.: 01223 331970 (college) / 767310 (faculty)
e-mail: cmb29@cam.ac.uk
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