Job opportunity at Pitt Rivers Museum: Research Fellow

Research Fellow
Pitt Rivers Museum, South Parks Road, Oxford
Grade 7: £32,236 - £39,609 p.a.
The Museum is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow as part of our strategic vision to be a world-leading centre for the cross-disciplinary study of visual and material culture. The Research Fellow will join an active and engaged group of leading researchers within the Museum and contribute to it with their own cutting-edge work. The Fellow will carry out and publish independent research within the general fields of visual, material and museum anthropology and related themes that interconnect with the Museum’s collections and histories. The post holder will also help coordinate a new initiative to expand University teaching with the Museum’s collections. The Fellow will be fully supported in accessing collections for research purposes and in the preparation of research applications and also engage with the Museum’s Public Engagement with Research activities. Applicants should prepare a statement on their current and future research plans (up to 500 words) and also send examples of written work (published or unpublished) totalling no more than 10,000 words. Full deails of essential and desirable requirements are available on the Oxford University website. The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Thursday 7 Febraury 2019. Important notice regarding submitting your application - system availability in January 2019