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Expertise required: AHRC-Funded project: Spanish and Spanish American Theatres in Translation: A Virtual Environment for Research and Practice
King's College London, Queen's University Belfast and University of Oxford

Applications are invited for the post of Post-Doctoral Research Assistants/ Associates (0.8 FTE), beginning on 1 June or as soon as possible thereafter, for a period of three years. The AHRC-funded project, ‘Spanish and Spanish American Theatres in Translation: A Virtual Environment for Research and Practice', will create a virtual research environment for translation and performance of Spanish-language theatre, that will be fit for use by theatre professionals and academic investigators.

The PDRAs must have completed, or will have completed by 1 October, a doctorate in a relevant area. Excellent organisational, writing and editing skills (in both English and Spanish) are essential, given the wide range of materials to be sourced, documented and evaluated. An awareness of the application of digital research methods to humanities scholarship and the ability to work productively within a research team will be distinct advantages.

Qualifications sought:
The successful candidates will become part of a team of investigators led by Professor Catherine Boyle (King's College London), Mr Paul Spence (Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London), Professor David Johnston (Queen's University Belfast) and Dr Jonathan Thacker (University of Oxford). Each Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) will work with one of the principal investigators on the key research areas: Spanish American theatre/ methodologies for performance (King's); Modern Spain/ translation theory (Queen's); Spanish Golden Age/ theatre historiography (Oxford). All PDRAs will also work with the Centre for Computing in the Humanities at King's College London, which will lead on the creation of the digital resource.

Employer:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/profiles/links/15/, King's College London, Queen's University Belfast and University of Oxford
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Application deadline: 2008-03-17

Job description/salary:
The PDRA appointments will be made on the equivalent researcher grade at each institution. The basic starting salary is within the range of £23,884 to £27,466 pa (pro rata) depending on qualifications and skills. Applicants for King's College will also receive London Allowance at £2,323.

Contact details:
Further details and application packs are available on the website of King's College London at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs, by emailing strand-recruitment@kcl.ac.uk or faxing 020 7848 1352. Please quote reference W1/ASS/18/08. Candidates who are applying for the PDRA post should clearly state the post or posts for which they wish to be considered.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 17 March 2008. Interviews are expected to take place Thursday 1 May 2008. All interviews for all posts will take place at King's College London.

Application submission details:
Further details and application packs are available on the website of King's College London at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs, by emailing strand-recruitment@kcl.ac.uk or faxing 020 7848 1352.

Relevant links:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/profiles/links/15/