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Research Assistant
Fixed term contract (6 months)
Department of Geography
Queen Mary, University of London
(Ref: 07200/CDD)
Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project
Living in Victorian London: Material Histories of Everyday Life in the
Nineteenth-Century Metropolis
Salary: £30,066pa
'Living in Victorian London: Material Histories of Everyday Life in the
Nineteenth-Century Metropolis' is a research programme funded through
the AHRC’s speculative award scheme (AH/E002285/1). It is a
collaborative project between Queen Mary, University of London and the
Museum of London Archaeology Service. As the project’s Research
Assistant, you will be working as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Combining the analysis of archaeological and documentary evidence this
research will investigate the material history of everyday life in
nineteenth-century London. More specifically, it will utilise an
‘ethnographies of place’ methodology – formulated by scholars working on
nineteenth-century Australian cities – to consider the variation in the
material culture of everyday life across three contrasting localities in
the metropolis: a residential location in wealthy Westminster, a poor
dockside neighbourhood in Limehouse in the East End, and a middle-class
property in Sydenham, south of the River Thames. Through detailed
analysis of archaeological artefacts preserved at the London
Archaeological Archive and Research Centre (undertaken by colleagues at
the Museum of London Archaeology Service) and of personal, family and
local historical records found in a variety of archives and libraries
across the city, the project seeks to gain a deeper understanding of the
social complexity and geographical diversity of London life. It uses
this evidence to investigate the organisation and use of domestic space
and the relationship between Victorian Londoners’ homes and the wider
urban world. The project proposes fresh theoretical approaches, opens up
new source materials and evaluates innovative methodologies for studying
Victorian London. The dissemination activities will ensure that a broad
group of individuals interested in the metropolitan past – from academic
historians and historical archaeologists to genealogists and school
children – will be informed of the methods and findings of the study. A
longer term goal is to use the insights of this pilot study to develop a
larger, collaborative research programme on the material history of
nineteenth and twentieth-century London.
Applications are invited for a Research Assistant to work on this
project. Working closely with archaeology specialists at the Museum, the
successful applicant will undertake documentary research in London-based
archives and using on-line genealogical databases. Using these sources,
the appointee will undertake a detailed micro-historical study of the
households and localities from which the archaeological finds were
obtained. Key responsibilities will include data extraction and data
inputting using a specially designed database.
The successful candidate will have affiliation to the ‘City Centre’ in
Department of Geography at Queen Mary, University of London but will
report directly to Dr Alastair Owens at Queen Mary, and Nigel Jeffries
and Rupert Featherby at the Museum of London Archaeology Service. The
Research Assistant is likely to spend most of their time working in an
archive entering information form historical sources into an Access
Database. The incumbent will be provided with a laptop and digital
camera for the duration of the project.
Prospective candidates must be able to demonstrate that they are
self-motivated, responsible and comfortable with archival research. It
is vital that they have a systematic approach to documentation and
record keeping. Self-management on a day-to-day basis is an essential
element of the role. Travel to regional archives for short periods of
research may also be required. In accordance with the AHRC’s own
regulations, the appointee must be in possession of PhD at the start of
the project.
Informal Enquiries
Informal enquiries about the project, the nature of the work and the
application process should be addressed to:
Alastair Owens ([log in to unmask]) Department of Geography, Queen
Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, United
Kingdom (+44) 020 7882 5401
Or
Nigel Jeffires ([log in to unmask]) Medieval and Later
Ceramic Specialist, Museum of London Archaeology Service, Mortimer
Wheeler House, 46 Eagle Wharf Road, London. N1 7ED. +44 (0)20 7566 9323
Closing date for applications: 31 May 2007. Interviews will take place
on 14 June 2007. Start date for post is 1 September 2007.
For a job description, further details and application forms, please see:
http://webapps.qmul.ac.uk/hr/vacancies/jobs.php?id=165
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Dr Alastair Owens
Lecturer
Department of Geography
Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS
United Kingdom
tel: +44 (0)20 7882 5401
fax: +44 (0)20 8981 6276
email: [log in to unmask]
homepage: www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/staff/owens.html
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant
AHRC funded study
Living in Victorian London: Material Histories of
Everyday Life in the Nineteenth-Century Metropolis
For further details see:
http://webapps.qmul.ac.uk/hr/vacancies/jobs.php?id=165
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www.qmul.ac.uk/london-studies
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