Location: | Ankara - Türkiye |
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Salary: | £34,308 Current Starting Salary equivalent to Pt 29 of the British Universities lecturer scale (before deductions) + Benefits |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 13th February 2023 |
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Closes: | 23rd April 2023 |
The Institute seeks to appoint a new Assistant Director from 1 September 2023 for a period of three years, with the option of a one-year prolongation.
Applicants must be UK citizens or should have a close current connection with a UK Higher Education Institution. We would also consider a secondment arrangement with a UK Higher Education Institute or other appropriate organisation.
Applications are invited from scholars working on Ottoman or Republican/Contemporary Turkey within any of the academic disciplines of the arts, humanities and social sciences. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct primary research in their discipline.
The British Institute at Ankara supports, promotes and publishes British research focused on Turkey and countries around the Black Sea in all academic disciplines within the arts, humanities and social sciences, and maintains a research centre in Ankara including a unique research library, special collections and lecture facilities. For further information about the Institute, please visit www.biaa.ac.uk.
The Assistant Director's official responsibilities include
The Assistant Director also collaborates with the BIAA IT Manager to further develop BIAA’s IT development and digital framework.
The Assistant Director is required to be resident in Ankara, and is responsible to the Director in Ankara. In addition to the Director and Cultural Heritage Management Assistant Director, the local staff includes experienced administrative and library/archive personnel, post-doctoral fellows and other researchers based at the BIAA.
A full job description is available on our website at: https://biaa.ac.uk/grants/biaa-assistant-director/
If you are interested in this vacancy you are advised to apply early with your CV, providing names and contact details of two referees, and a cover letter outlining how you meet the role specification. The submission deadline is 23 April 2023. Your CV, referee details, and cover letter should be sent to the BIAA London office, by email, to: biaa@britac.ac.uk. Interviews will be held in London on 18 and 19 May 2023.
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