The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for a part-time, fixed term position as Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) tenable from 07/07/2025 to 07/07/2028. The PDRA will work with Professor Francesca Billiani(PI) and Drs Luca Ciancabilla, Lidia Manzo and Sara Sullam on the project ‘New Muralism: Urban Futures Through the Arts in Italy’, funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
The PDRA will select data, design and build the website; undertake fieldwork, including both research on archival material and conducing semi-structured, in-depth interviews; carry out activities with residents and city users. The PDRA will attend two academic workshops and one conference.
The PDRA should have a PhD or equivalent (or be close to the completion of a PhD) in a relevant discipline (Italian Studies, Sociology, Urban Studies, and Art History), appropriate language skills, a promising publication record, relevant experience in digital humanities, and a strong interest in taking part in ethnographic research.
What you will get in return:
1. Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
2. Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
3. Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
4. Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
5. Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers