Location: | Bristol |
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Salary: | £26,444 to £30,487 per annum pro rata |
Hours: | Part Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 24th September 2024 |
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Closes: | 7th October 2024 |
Job Ref: | SUPP111586 |
The role
The School of Humanities invites applications for a Research administrator for AHRC project Rewriting the Bible: Medieval Poems and Modern Audiences (PrincipaI Investigator: Dr Cathy Hume)
This project aims to return medieval biblical poetry to the centre of literary study of this period. It involves the creation of an open access anthology of medieval biblical poems aimed at undergraduate students, and the staging of one of the poems, ‘The Life of Job’. The play will be staged in June 2025 at a ticketed feast at Winterbourne Medieval Barn, with a workshop beforehand at the March 2025 meeting of the Medieval English Theatre Society at the University of Bristol. The performance will function as practice based research, and will involve investigating the audience’s responses as well as the creative decisions made. A documentary film will also be made.
What will you be doing?
The role will require you to:
You should apply if
You have excellent administrative skills, including dealing with expenses and spreadsheets, an eye for detail, a flexible approach, and an enthusiasm for supporting a creative team to stage a medieval play.
Additional information
For informal enquiries, please contact Cathy Hume - cathy.hume@bristol.ac.uk
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