Rights Lab Research Associate/Fellow (Fixed-term) (ART222518)

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the successful candidate will deliver research, stakeholder engagement and impact across two pillars of work. 

Half of the role-holder’s work will focus on research with a project about survivor voices and perspectives. Working closely with Dr. Andrea Nicholson, the role-holder will: 

Gather testimonies for a large archive of contemporary survivor narratives, including transcription, narrative introductions, securing permissions, coding, and adding to the archive. Collaborate on the gathering and analysis of contemporary survivor visual culture, including collaboration with partners on exhibits and imagery guidelines. Collaborate with the Survivor Alliance on its development, including the delivery of town-halls and a survivor-led summit, as well as on training materials. Develop work on survivor health provision in collaboration with partners (including the NHS). Develop work on performance culture towards a grant submission (late 2018) about the best performance mode for contemporary antislavery.

The other half of the role-holder’s work will focus on research with a large project on the Antislavery Usable Past. Working closely with Zoe Trodd and Charlotte Lloyd, the role-holder will: 

Source educational resources developed by NGOs and other organisations to create a bank of teaching plans about contemporary slavery. This will involve work on permissions and building an online platform. Develop new teaching plans for the bank of educational resources on contemporary slavery. Develop an assembly and workshop around the film 'The Crossing' for piloting in schools in late 2018, including a teaching pack.Complete work on an online archive of Congo photographs, including new resources co-designed with partners. Develop a resource pack for NGOs about the usable past. Support the delivery of a launch event for the project’s educational resource (spring 2019).

Across both strands, the role-holder will coordinate relationships with partners and stakeholders, support the development of research publications by staff members, deliver knowledge exchange towards impact, and contribute to the writing of policy reports for various audiences. The role will involve travel, engagement with a wide range of external organisations, and the juggling of opportunities.

We welcome applications from recent PhD graduates (or near completion), as well as from applicants with postdoctoral experience. This full-time role is available immediately and is fixed-term until 31 July 2019.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Zoe.Trodd@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 15 Aug 2018
Category: Research and Teaching (R&T)