Postdoctoral Research Assistantship at the University of Oxford

Venue: Oxford (UK)
Period:  2 years starting from Oct. 1, 2012
Application deadline: Apr. 2, 2012

The Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages of the University of Oxford is seeking to appoint a postdoctoral research assistant for two years starting on Oct. 1, 2012.
The individual will assist Professor Zorin and Professor Schönle (Queen Mary University of London) in their Leverhulme funded research project, 'The Creation of a Europeanized Elite in Russia: Public Role and Subjective Self'. The project seeks to provide a cultural history of the first Russian Europeanized elite from its emergence during the ‘Petrine reforms’ until 1825. The individual will conduct research in areas related to the project, will organise meetings of the research team and will liaise with consultants working on the project in Russia.
The individual will possess: a PhD/DPhil degree in a subject related to the research submitted by 1 October 2012; a track record of research in eighteenth– early nineteenth century Russia; and fluent language ability in both English and Russian.

Particulars, which all candidates are asked to consult are available for download, or on request from recruitment@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk  or tel. 0044.(0)1865.270.750.
Application is via the University’s on-line recruitment system. Search for vacancy ID 102306 from www.recruit.ox.ac.uk and click on the ‘apply now’ button. You will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement.

Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages
University of Oxford
address: 41 & 47 Wellington Square
Oxford OX1 2JF – United Kingdom
tel.: 0044.(0)1865.270.750
e-mail: recruitment@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk