Research Assistant/Associate

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Salary
Research Assistant: £33,002 to £34,610 per annum.
Research Associate: £35,608 to £37,694 per annum.

The Role
Music, Heritage, Place: Unlocking the Musical Collections of England's County Record Offices is an AHRC-funded project led by Professor Stephen Rose (Royal Holloway, University of London), with Professor Kirsten Gibson and Nancy Kerr (Newcastle University) in collaboration with 9 partner organizations.

This project is uncovering and investigating the music manuscripts and printed sources from c.1550 to c.1850 held in local archives across England. The postdoctoral Research Assistant/Associate (RA) will work together with Professor Kirsten Gibson and full project team to contribute to all the work packages in the project. The role holder will be expected to undertake research that meets the overall objectives of the project. They will primarily be responsible for cataloguing musical sources discovered by the project and may be required to visit archives in northern England or the Midlands for research on the musical sources held there. They may also work with project partners including archives and educational organisations to co-create public engagement activities.

This post is for 0.4 FTE (14.8 hours per week); days of working can be discussed on appointment. The start date for the post is no later than 12 January 2026, and is fixed-term for 7 months.

Applications will be considered from those very close to completing their PhD, in which case you will be appointed as a Research Assistant. Starting salary and grade will be dependent on skills, knowledge and experience demonstrated through the application process.

The position is based in Music within the School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University, www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs. Informal enquiries may be made to Prof. Kirsten Gibson (kirsten.gibson@ncl.ac.uk).

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