Research Associate in Social Anthropology

The Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King’s College London is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher in Social Anthropology starting on 1 February 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. The post is open to applicants with expertise in the anthropology of China. Applicants should have a strong command of Mandarin Chinese. The successful applicant will join a creative, forward-looking  project team. ‘Cosmological Visionaries: Shamans, Scientists, and Climate Change at the Ethnic Borderlands of China and Russia’, is a European Research Council funded project led full-time by Dr Katherine Swancutt in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies. It is a six-year project, and the successful applicant will focus on animistic religion and climate change in Southwest China. Dr Swancutt is leading the China Team on this ERC Synergy Grant project, which is being conducted in collaboration with the Russia Team for the project based at the University of Manchester.

 

The successful applicant will be a person with a strong academic record of high-quality published research, appropriate to their stage of academic career. They will continue to produce high-quality research publications and contribute to the research culture of the Department and King’s

 

The project website:   http://www.cosmovis.uk

 

At King’s, we are committed to ensuring that applicants from under-represented backgrounds, and/or those with protected characteristics, feel confident applying to work with us. We strongly encourage applications from members of groups with protected characteristics, and/or that have been marginalised on any grounds, so that we better reflect the community we serve.

About the Faculty:   https://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums

 

About the Department of Theology and Religious Studies:  https://www.kcl.ac.uk/trs

 

This post will be offered on a full-time, fixed term contract until 31 August 2026.

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