Research Assistant – Neil Davidson Writing Fellowship

This post is full time and fixed term for 6 months.

This writing fellowship has been established in recognition of Neil Davidson’s enduring work as historian, theorist, teacher and activist. The fellowship is intended to support early career researchers whose work is informed by, and seeks to extend, progressive and radical traditions of critical investigation broadly conceived, whether through the development of new historical or theoretical scholarship or through the pursuit of original empirical research.

The Fellowship will allow the recipient the time and space to publish material deriving from their doctoral thesis and to make the findings and conclusions of their work available to a wider audience, academic and/or non-academic. Priority will be given to supporting those who do not, currently, hold an open-ended academic position. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of where they are currently based but would draw attention to the fact that, regretfully, relocation expenses are not covered because of the short-duration of this post.

For informal enquiries about the role, please contact Professor Andrew Smith, Andrew.Smith.2@glasgow.ac.uk

For more information on the post and to apply online : https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-assistant-neil-davidson-writing-fellowship

Closing date: 8 January 2026

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

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