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AHRC Research Associate/Fellow (fixed-term) Reference LSS361 Closing Date Friday, 2nd August 2013 Job Type Research & Teaching Department School of Geography Salary £24766 to £31331 per annum, depending on skills and experience (minimum £27,854 with relevant PhD). The Environmental History of Derbyshire Soughs Applications are invited for the above post based at the School of Geography, University of Nottingham. The School of Geography is one of the strongest both nationally and internationally and was ranked 6th in the UK on a measure of Research Power in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, and 'excellent' in the Higher Education Funding Council for England assessment of teaching provision. The successful candidate will be part of the School's Cultural and Historical Geography Research theme. The successful candidate will be responsible for investigating the environmental history of water management in the former lead mining districts of Derbyshire and will conduct research into the historical and contemporary significance of Derbyshire's lead mining soughs (underground drainage channels). Specific responsibilities will include historical archival work in a range of local, regional and national collections and liaising with and interviewing representatives of key organizations across Derbyshire. The role holder will be part of a broader team of individuals based at the Universities of Bristol and East Anglia working on an AHRC Care for the Future project "The Power and the Water: Connecting Pasts with Futures". The candidate will be expected to work collaboratively with the team as a whole. Applicants must have or be expected to gain a PhD (or equivalent) in Geography, History, History of Science, Environmental History or Archaeology (or an allied discipline/sub-discipline) and should be familiar with using unpublished, hand written archival material. Knowledge of interview and/or oral history methodologies is desirable. This full-time post is available from 1 October 2013 will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 24 months. Interviews are likely to be held in the first week of September. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Georgina Endfield (0115 951 5731), or Email:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. · More Details<http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Upload/vacancies/files/15046/LSS361_JD.doc> · Information for candidates<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/documents/information-for-candidates.pdf> ( pdf<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/documents/information-for-candidates.pdf> | doc<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/documents/information-for-candidates-doc.doc> ) · Apply Online<https://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/app/start.aspx?jobId=15046> Georgina Endfield Professor of Environmental History Honorary Secretary for Research, Royal Geographical Society with the IBG Chair of Research Group Sub Committee RGS-IBG School of Geography University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD Tel: +44 (0) 115 951 5731 Fax: +44 (0) 115 951 5249 This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.