Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow (Fixed Term)
Join the University of Nottingham as a Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow (Fixed Term) to support Dr Matthew Hannaford on the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project ‘Constructing Climate Coloniality: Histories, Knowledges and Materialities of Climate Adaptation in Southern Africa’.
The School of Geography at the University of Nottingham is committed to being a globally leading centre for the creation, dissemination, and application of geographical knowledge and understanding.
The purpose of this role will be to develop, conduct and publish work on the (trans)formation of knowledges and practices relating to climate in southern Malawi during the 19th and 20th centuries. The appointee will also shape and contribute to co-production workshops in the project areas.
The candidate will have a PhD (or be nearing completion) in History, Geography, or a related area. Experience of archival and/or oral history research is essential, as is a research profile in African history and/or environmental/climate history.
This full-time, fixed-term post is available for a duration of 30 months. The salary will be £31,387 to £46,485 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience.
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