AHRC Postdoctoral Researcher

School of Philosophy, Religion & History of Science, Faculty of Arts, University of Leeds

in Collaboration with the Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford.

Fixed term for 12 months, available from 1 February 2013

Project: ‘Innovating in Combat - telecommunications and intellectual property in the First World War’

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The position is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council to enable the results on patent history from Professor Graeme Gooday’s previous AHRC research project ‘Owning and Disowning Invention,’ to be shared with a range of Archives and Museums in the UK. You will work closely with the Oxford Museum of the History of Science and other partner organisations (principally the IET Archives, BT Archives and the Porthcurno Telegraph Museum) to enhance their understanding and deployment of patented telecommunications in their collections, through exhibitions, online resources, staff training, educational activities and outreach work.

Details of the ‘Owning and Disowning Invention’ project can be found at http://owninganddisowninginvention.org/

Details of the Oxford Museum of the History of Science can be found at http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/

With a completed PhD thesis (preferably in a topic relating to history of telecommunications, patents, and/or First World War studies) and a BA and/or Masters in a topic relating to the history of science, technology, and/or medicine, you will have experience of working in a museum context and of communicating to non-academic audiences.

University Grade 6 (£24,520 - £29,249 p.a.)

It is likely that an appointment will be made no higher than £26,779 p.a. since there are funding limitations which dictate the level at which the appointment can be made.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Graeme Gooday
tel +44 (0)113 343 3274, email [log in to unmask]

Please note the University is closed for Christmas from Friday 21 December 2012 and reopens on Wednesday 2 January 2013.  We are therefore unable to respond to any queries relating to your application during this time. 

Closing Date: 4 January 2013 

Graeme Gooday,

Professor of the History of Science and Technology

Acting Head of School

School of Philosophy, Religion  and History of Science

Woodhouse Lane

University of Leeds

LEEDS  LS2 9JT

United Kingdom

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 Phone: 0113 343 3274

FAX: 0113 343 3265

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/people/20048/philosophy/person/860/graeme_gooday