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Job reference 23/111419
Date posted 13/11/2023
Application closing date 20/11/2023
Salary \xc2\xa332,024 - \xc2\xa333,642 per annum
Job category/type Research
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Research Assistant Ireland Border Culture Project

Job description

Ireland\xe2\x80\x99s Border Culture\xe2\x80\x99 seeks an enthusiastic Research Assistant to work under the directorship of Professor Eve Patten (Long Room Hub TCD) and Dr Garrett Carr, (Seamus Heaney Centre at QUB) to write an appendix to the Ireland\'s Border Culture website looking at how government policy has shaped, fostered or impeded cultural expression on Ireland\'s border. The project is funded under the HEA North-South Research Programme 2021, to research and create an annotated digital archive of literary and visual art representations of Ireland\xe2\x80\x99s border culture, 1921 \xe2\x80\x93 2021.


The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:

• Honours degree in a subject / discipline relevant to research activity
• Ability to outline a research project
• Practical experience, using a range of research methods, to analyse, conduct critical evaluations, and interpretate a range of data sources
• Sufficient depth and breadth of knowledge of the key areas of border related research i.e. geographical, cultural and socio-political
• Experience in developing web content.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria please click on the Candidate Information link below.


This post is fixed term for 7 months, commencing 1 December 2023. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.


At Queen\xe2\x80\x99s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.


We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)

Queen\xe2\x80\x99s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.


We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: www.qub.ac.uk/diversity; www.qub.ac.uk/qgi and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/


Candidate Information


Informal enquiries may be directed to Andrew Pepper at a.pepper@qub.ac.uk


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