Job number: ACAD100802

Salary: £30,728 - £34,565

Contract Type: Fixed term contract staff

Work Hours 35.0 Hours per Week

Expected Start Date: 01/10/2014

Expected End Date: 30/09/2017

Job Type: Research and Teaching

Division / School: School of Humanities

The University of Bristol wishes to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Assistant for three years from 1 Oct 2014 to work on the AHRC-funded project ‘The Thatcherite Pension Reforms and their Consequences’. The project will elucidate developments in UK pension provision in the 1980s (and the consequences of the Conservative government’s reforms) in the context of a marked and highly political shift by the government away from collective to private provision. Working with Dr Hugh Pemberton and Professor Roger Middleton, you will carry out research in a number of UK archives as well as conducting oral history interviews jointly with another project team member. You will be an active participant in a research team including a doctoral student. You will jointly author a number of outputs including a monograph as well as publishing in your own right and contributing to the development of the project’s impact strategy.

You will hold a PhD in History or in a discipline relevant to the study of contemporary political history, have experience of archival research, and be willing and able to contribute intellectually and administratively to the development of the project. You will also be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.

Grade: Research Assistant Level A, Pathway 2, Grade I Salary: £30,728 to £34,565

Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Hugh Pemberton (h.pemberton@bristol.ac.uk) or Ms Rosanne Jacks (r.jacks@bristol.ac.uk Tel. +44 (0)117 331 7982).

Timescale of appointment: Closing date for applications: midnight on 12 May Shortlisted candidates will be notified on or around 22 May and invited to interview. They will be required to submit a sample of their work.

Interviews will be held on 4 June.