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> Begin forwarded message: > > From: "Towsey, Mark" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [SHARP-L] New project on c18 subscription libraries - postdocs needed > Date: 12 July 2019 at 13:31:44 BST > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > > Dear All > > The Department of History at the University of Liverpool invites applications for two full-time Post-Doctoral Research Associate posts for 3 years to work with Professor Mark Towsey as part of the newly-funded AHRC project Libraries, Reading Communities and Cultural Formation in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic. > > The project investigates the contribution made by books to social, cultural and political change in the eighteenth century. The primary aim is to collect and make available in a single open access database the largest collection of contextualised bibliometric data on subscription library holdings, membership and usage in the British Isles and North America ever assembled. The project will use this new data to conduct research on the acquisition, organisation, circulation and dissemination of books. The post-doctoral research associates will join a team of eight researchers from the UK, the USA and Australia, working in close collaboration with ten partner institutions including the Bristol Central Library, the Linen Hall Library in Belfast, the Library Company of Philadelphia, the New York Society Library and the State Library of New South Wales. > > Candidates should have a PhD with a specialisation in a field relevant to eighteenth-century studies, such as History, Literature, or Information and Library Science. Prior experience of conducting archival research is essential, as is the ability to work in a team. A demonstrable interest in Digital Humanities is highly desirable, as is a commitment to the widespread dissemination of academic research. The position is based in Liverpool, but will also require travel to Australia in Year 1 and occasional travel thereafter to various locations in the UK, Europe and the United States of America for research and dissemination/impact activities. Research expenses for these trips are included in the post. > > The position will start on 1 October 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter. Owing to the constraints of AHRC funding, this project requires full-time working from the successful candidates. > > Further information on the positions can be found at https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BTT175/postdoctoral-research-associate-2-posts-grade-7 <https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BTT175/postdoctoral-research-associate-2-posts-grade-7> – please do share with anyone you think might be interested in applying. > > Please do also let me know if you have any questions about the posts or about the wider project, > > All best wishes > > Mark > > Professor Mark Towsey > Department of History > School of Histories, Languages and Cultures > University of Liverpool > 9 Abercromby Square > Liverpool, L69 7WZ > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > 0151 794 2383 > > REF Lead and Director of Research, Department of History > Director, Eighteenth-Century Worlds Research Centre > > President, Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society > > New Title: Reading History in Britain and America, c.1750-c.1840 (Cambridge University Press), ISBN 9781108591072 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the LIS-LIBHIST list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=LIS-LIBHIST&A=1