Research Fellow in Historical Criminology Ref: 40549 (Fixed term)
Location
Brighton, UK
Hours
Full time, 37.5 hours per week. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Grade 7 starting at £38,249 to £45,413 per annum, pro rata if part time.
Contract Type
Fixed Term Contract
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Research Fellow on a Leverhulme Trust funded project entitled ‘Imagining Race, Crime and Justice in Sailortown, 1870-1939’ (RPG-2025-044). This project focuses on the history of race, crime and justice in London, Liverpool and Glasgow. The co-investigator is Dr Esmorie Miller at Lancaster University. You will work directly with principal investigator Professor Lizzie Seal to carry out research from digitised newspapers and genealogical websites. You will design, create and maintain a database of cases. You will also write material for, and update, a project website.
About you
You will hold a PhD in an area relevant to the project such as historical criminology, crime history, the history of race or urban history. You will have experience of the design, creation and maintenance of databases for historical research. You will also have experience of conducting historical research.
About our Department
The Dept of Sociology and Criminology is a well-established and successful research-led department with a record of excellence in research assessment exercises and in teaching. We are home to 35 faculty and around 450 students at any one time. We have two thriving Masters programmes in Gender Studies and Criminology which both recruit between 15 and 20 students each in any given year. We have a diverse research culture and diverse research interests with clusters of expertise in the fields of ethnicity and migration, health, social class and social theory. We aim to push the boundaries of research and of research-led teaching. We performed well in the last NSS, improving our scores in almost every category from the previous year. Our research (as submitted to UoA21, Sociology) was assessed overall to be 45% ‘world leading’ (4*) and 40% ‘internationally excellent’ (3*). In particular, 100% of our impact case studies were assessed as outstanding (4*).
Work Environment
Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.
The University of Sussex is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from Black and minority ethnic candidates.
The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.
If you are experiencing any issues using our application portal or if you require adjustments to be made to the selection process, please contact us on (01273) 873743 or recruitmentadministration@sussex.ac.uk to discuss your requirements.
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