Research Associate in Comparative and Creative Desert Research

The Department of History at Lancaster University are seeking to appoint a Research Associate to join the British Academy-funded Desert Disorders project team. We are looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to undertake creative digital design and dissemination work. You will work with a range of data (texts, images and sound recordings) from Somalia, the UK and India and will create digital presentations and expositions of the major research findings.

The role is 18.75 hours per week for thirteen weeks. Flexibility around working patterns is possible. The post will be based at Lancaster with agile working principles. You must have right to work in the UK.

You will make a positive contribution to our project by developing creative and analytical work with our project data. You will hold a PhD or equivalent in a Humanities or Social Science discipline. Preference will be given to candidates with an interest in creative design, mapping and landscape studies. Candidates with Hindi or Somali language skills are particularly encouraged to apply. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and/or Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

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