Job Description

Ref Number

B03-02867

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

UCL SLASH (B03)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Part time

Salary

36,433-41,833

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

23-Jan-2026

About us

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The Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery (CSLBS) is a world-renowned research centre tracing the impact of slavery on the British Caribbean and the development of metropolitan Britain.





Our current project Valuable Lives (VL) uses the registers of enslaved persons in Jamaica (1817-1833) as the principal source for a significant database project. This will include biographical information on the hundreds of thousands of enslaved people who lived unfree in Jamaica in the last decades of British slavery. The VL database will complement and link with our well-established database on British enslavers.





A commitment to the barrier-free sharing of historical information and to public engagement is central to CSLBS.





For more about the Centre, see: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/project/context/.

About the role

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At the core of CSLBS's work is collaborative and rigorous research on the impact of slavery on British Imperialism. The digital humanists on the VL project will be responsible for a range of activities including, but not limited to: data input, analysis, creative and innovative digital presentation of the work, and academic presentations with other members of the CSLBS research team on the findings of the project.



Interview: Wednesday 11 February 2025

About you

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Candidates will need to demonstrate an ability to work carefully and methodically in handling historical source information and adjusting to tasks as instructed by the project lead and PI. As much of the work will be undertaken without direct supervision an ability to work independently will be required. In depth initial training and briefing will be provided.





In addition to the Person Specification criteria (below), the successful candidate will need to meet UCL's expectations of academic excellence, as outlined in 'Excellence and the UCL community: a shared endeavour': http://www.ucl.ac.uk/excellence/

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:


41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme

Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan


o Immigration loan o Relocation scheme for certain posts



o On-Site nursery o On-site gym


Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/