Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Grade UE07: £40,247 to £47,874 per annum

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) / School of History, Classics and Archaeology (HCA)

Full time: 35 hours per week

Fixed Term: from 1st September 2025 until 31st August 2028

 

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a postdoctoral research fellow to work on the Leverhulme Trust-funded project, ‘Weaponised Pasts: The Evolution Of Heritage-based Hostility On Social Media’. You will undertake research focused on the cultural evolution of archaeological information using advanced text-mining techniques and statistics. 

This post fixed term (1st September 2025 – 31st August 2028) and full-time (35 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. 

The salary scale for this post is UE07 £40,247 to £47,874 per annum. This post will be appointed at Grade UE07 Step 4, which is £43,878 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• PhD (already defended) on a topic related to one or more of the following: archaeology, heritage, anthropology, linguistics, cultural evolution, diffusion of information or hostility, or a relevant topic 
• Advanced skills in computational methods and statistics 
• Ability to plan research activities, including the collection, analysis and interpretation of textual data using Python, R or other programming language
• Ability to work independently, but in close coordination with team members
• Excellent communication skills, in English, both orally and in writing 

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Application Information 

The recruitment panel will consistent of colleagues from the University of Edinburgh and the project CI who is external to the University of Edinburgh and is based at a separate University. Applications will be shared with all panel members as part of the recruitment process.

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

As a valued member of our team you can expect: 

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits 

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role.  If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.  

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is the 24th March 2025.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 

Interviews will be held shortly after closing date.

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