Postdoctoral Research Associate - Grade 7

Hours of work: Full-time - 35 hours per week

Tenure: Fixed term until December 2027

Hybrid Working: fully remote working available

The Department of History (https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/history/) seeks to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on 'An Edition of the Cartulary and Charters of Stixwould Priory and an Introduction to the Edition of the Bardney Cartulary’, a partnership between the University of Liverpool and University of Lincoln, funded by a Lincoln Record Society Nigel Burn Memorial Grant.

This project is led by Principal Investigator Dr Kathryn Dutton (Liverpool), with Prof. Louise Wilkinson (Lincoln). It will produce a co-authored modern critical edition of the medieval cartulary of Stixwould Priory (British Library MS Add. 46701) and complete the late David Smith’s edition of the cartulary of Bardney Abbey (British Library Cotton MS Vespasian E.xx). It will also conduct some first-stage outreach work in Lincolnshire schools.

The Postdoctoral Research Associate will work principally on the edition of the Stixwould cartulary. They will be a member of the Department of History at the University of Liverpool, within the School of Histories, Languages, and Cultures. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong interest in the history of monasticism in England and Europe, textual cultures of monastic communities, and gendered approaches to and experience of monasticism. They must have an excellent working knowledge of Latin and experience of working with medieval Latin texts and manuscripts. They must also possess strong palaeographical and codicological skills as well as editorial experience.

If you are still awaiting your PhD to be awarded you will be appointed at Grade 6, spine point 30. Upon written confirmation that you have been awarded your PhD, your salary will be increased to Grade 7, spine point 31.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 

We are committed to enhancing a workforce as diverse as our community and particularly encourage applicants who are of minoritised genders and ethnic backgrounds, living with a disability, and/or are members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Closing Date: 13 November 2026 23:30

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