Research Assistant Student Placement

Grade UE07: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum, pro-rata if part time
CAHSS / School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed term: 3 years
We are looking for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to work on the AHRC-funded project Voices in Slavery’s Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana.
This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.
This is a fixed-term post for three years, from 1st March 2026 until 28th February 2029.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community, regardless of age, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, nationality and citizenship status, religion, sexual orientation or transgender status. We wish to particularly encourage applications from women and from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, who are underrepresented at this level within our School.
Completed PhD in History or Cognate Subject with a focus on the history of the Caribbean and/or the history of Atlantic slavery OR near to completion of a PhD (viva must be successfully completed before start date of employment)
High-quality scholarly publications (including under contract/ accepted) in proportion to career stage.
Understanding of the challenges and opportunities for public engagement on history relating to slavery in the Caribbean
The recruitment panel will consist of colleagues from the University of Edinburgh and the project Co-Leads, who are external to the University of Edinburgh. A competitive salary
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
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We expect to hold interviews during the week beginning 19th January 2026.
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The School of History, Classics and Archaeology is part of the College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, founded in August 2002. It is co-located in a completely refurbished 'A' listed building designed by the distinguished Scottish architect, Sir Robert Rowand Anderson in the nineteenth century, with state of the art facilities for staff and students.
The School combines the expertise of the departments of History, Classics and Archaeology.
There is a full programme of seminars and conferences, and close links are also maintained with subjects in other Schools.
We are one of the largest, most distinguished and most highly ranked centres for the study of the human past in Europe, with over 140 teaching, research and administrative staff. Teaching is provided to around 1500 undergraduate and over 300 postgraduate students drawn from some 40 countries. Around 600 of our students are from outside the UK, reflecting the School's high international reputation.
The departments have an outstanding international reputation for research and enjoy a very lively research culture.