Research Fellow - AR3127DD

Start Date: 1 September 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Fixed Term: 21 months.

Applications are sought for a committed Research Fellow to work with Dr Daniel M. Knight conducting research for a Humanities in the European Research Area – Collaboration of Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe (HERA-CHANSE) project entitled Times in Crisis, Times of Crisis (TiCToC). The primary duties will be to conduct ethnographic, archival, and media research in Greece as part of work package 2 “Economic Crisis in the Mediterranean”. The postdoctoral researcher will pay regular visits to Greece for up to a period of 12 months to be involved in participant observation, archival and media research over the 22-month period. Research may relate to the environmental, energy, migration, or heritage landscape as connected to economic crisis and the wider polycrisis trope. The successful candidate will be expected to publish original research articles and contribute to the outputs of the HERA-CHANSE project.

The successful applicant will have (or be near to completion of) a PhD in anthropology or closely related discipline with expertise in either the thematic of crisis or in the regional setting of Greece. The successful applicant will be proficient in the language of their chosen field site.

The post is available for 21 months starting September 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays.
• Financial contribution to relocation.
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies.
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services.
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel.
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme.
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters.

Further details of the project can be found by contacting Dr Daniel M. Knight dmk3@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Applications are particularly welcome from people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in research posts at the University.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ Disabled and Neurodiverse staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities or Neurodiversity Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/.

Closing Date: 28 May 2025

Please quote ref: AR3127DD

Further Particulars: AR3127DD FPs.doc

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