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This 21-month Research Associate position sits within the ERC project "INTRECCI: Institutional Transformation and the Entangled Commercial Cultures of International Trade, 1450-1750". The project sets out to use archives from across the world and an interdisciplinary methodology to deliver a global and intrinsically comparative analysis that will reveal globalisation's multipolar and adaptive institutional origins. Under the overall framework of the project, the Research Associate will contribute to both the comparative study of the project's three case-study regions (placed within wider contexts that encompass geographies across much of Africa and Asia) as well as the connected analysis of institutional exchange between them.
Job Responsibility:
Contribute to the comparative study of the project's three case-study regions
contribute to the connected analysis of institutional exchange between regions
work closely with Prof Smith and the rest of the project group
Requirements:
PhD in early modern, global, or economic history, or in another relevant field
expertise in the history of trade and empire across geographic and imperial boundaries
working proficiency in relevant languages
experience working with primary sources in relevant languages
excellent communication skills in English
What we offer:
Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers