[ecrea] Two Postdoctoral Positions

Please find below details on postings for two post-doctoral positions at
the University of Bristol and the University of St Andrews for the
Leverhulme Trust-funded project, Colour in the 1920s: Cinema and its
Intermedial Contexts.

With warm regards,

Professor Sarah Street&  Dr Joshua Yumibe


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POST-DOCTORAL POSITION #1

University of Bristol: Research Assistant, Colour in the 1920s: Cinema and
its Intermedial Contexts
research project (vacancy ref. 17145)

Applications are invited for a three-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
in the Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television, as part of the
three-year Leverhulme Trust-funded research project 'Colour in the 1920s:
Cinema and its Intermedial Contexts', directed by Professor Sarah Street,
with Dr Joshua Yumibe as Co-Applicant.

You will work full-time on the project which is international, comparative
and intermedial in focus, carrying out research in libraries and film
archives and organising project events. This post represents an excellent
opportunity for someone early in their academic career to be an important
part of a high-profile project and to gain experience of conducting
advanced archival research. Duration of appointment 1 October 2012 ? 30
September 2015.

When applying, please also submit a brief description of your current
research interests, and suitability for researching colour and colour
cinema as outlined in the research project details provided in the further
particulars. Note that there is a second, two-year post-doctoral position
for this project, based at the University of St Andrews
(www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk) Applicants applying for the Bristol post
can also apply for the St Andrews position (note that the latter requires
language abilities); note also that you need to make separate applications.

If successful, you may be appointed either on a fixed-term or an open-ended
contract depending on the extent of your previous relevant research
experience. Three years? appropriate and relevant experience at another
higher education institution would normally lead to an appointment on an
open-ended contract. Further information can be found at
www.bristol.ac.uk/hr/ftc/

Grade : Level a in Pathway 2

Salary : £30,122 - £33,884


Informal enquiries contact: Prof Sarah Street

e-mail:(sarah.street /at/ bristol.ac.uk)



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POST-DOCTORAL POSITION #2

University of St Andrews, Research Fellow in Film Studies - SB1146

Description: School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies,
£30,122 per annum, Start: 1 October 2012, or as soon as possible
thereafter, Fixed term for 2 years

Details: Applications are invited for a two-year Research Fellowship in the
Department of Film Studies at the University of St Andrews, as part of the
three-year Leverhulme Trust-funded research project 'Colour in the 1920s:
Cinema and its Intermedial Contexts', directed by Professor Sarah Street
(University of Bristol), with Dr Joshua Yumibe (University of St Andrews).

You will work full-time on the project which is international, comparative
and intermedial in focus, carrying out research in libraries and film
archives and organising project events. Linguistic abilities in one or both
of the following are desirable: French and/or Italian.

This post represents an excellent opportunity for someone early in their
academic career to be an important part of a high-profile project and to
gain experience of conducting advanced archival research.  This is a fixed
term appointment from 1 October 2012 ? 30 September 2014.

When applying, please also submit a brief description of your current
research interests, and suitability for researching colour and colour
cinema as outlined in the research project (details provided in the further
particulars atwww.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk, Ref. SB1146).

Note: There is a second, three-year post-doctoral position for this
project, based at the University of Bristol.  Details of this position
(Ref: 17145) can be found at
http://www.bris.ac.uk/boris/jobs/feeds/ads?ID=111031.

Applicants applying for the St Andrews post can also apply for the Bristol
position (you will need to make separate applications).

Informal enquiries for the St Andrews post can be directed to: Dr Joshua
Yumibe,(jy20 /at/ st-andrews.ac.uk).

Interview Date: 22 June 2012 (at the University of Bristol)

Ref No: SB1146

Closing Date: 6 June 2012

School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies
£30,122 per annum
Start: 1 October 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter
Fixed term for 2 years















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Dr Joshua Yumibe
University of St Andrews
Lecturer in Film Studies | Director of Postgraduate Studies



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