Area
History
Location
University Park
Salary
£31,387 to £38,784 per annum, depending on skills and experience (minimum £35608 with relevant PhD). Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.
Closing Date
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Reference
ARTS129226
The Department of History at the University of Nottingham is seeking a Research Associate/Fellow. This role is associated with an exciting new project, " Establishing the Girl Guide Archive as a Scholarly Resource', funded jointly by Girlguiding UK and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The role-holder will be tasked with completing a detailed assessment of the Girlguiding archive (located in Grantham) to explore its research potential and locate the archive's holdings in relation to both the existing archival landscape and recent historiographical developments. This work would be undertaken with the head archivist, Hannah Jenkinson, with academic mentorship provided by Dr Dean Blackburn and Dr Daniel Hucker (University of Nottingham). The role-holder will need to travel between Nottingham and Grantham; this is easily possible using public transport.
The role-holder will have the opportunity to use their initiative and creativity to identify areas for research, develop research methods and extend their research portfolio.
The overarching purpose of the role is to play an integral role in helping Girlguiding UK, in collaboration with the University of Nottingham, to fulfil three key objectives:
To establish the scholarly uses of its rich historical archive.
To incorporate the organisation's history into its day-to-day activities.
To secure the long-term survival of its archive.
Few scholars have studied the Girlguiding movement, so this is an exciting opportunity to play a pioneering role in helping Girlguiding UK to understand the potential of its archival holdings for researchers, and how it can be used to further their organisational aims of maintaining the archive and engaging with their 380,000 members.
This is a 0.8fte (29 hours per week) role, available as a fixed-term post commencing from 1 April 2026 and ending 31 July 2026.
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