[Commlist] Research Fellow, 'Film Costumes in Action' project AHCMC1108: Vacancy Published

https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=AHCMC1108

Research Fellow, 'Film Costumes in Action' project

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you 
have experience in interview methods and archival/collections-based 
research? Are you interested in conducting cutting-edge research in the 
history of film and costume in the UK?

Project Title: Arts and Humanities Research Council project 
AH/X004880/1, ‘Film Costumes in Action: Design, Production and 
Performance Cultures in British Film, 1965-2015’.

“Film Costumes in Action” is an interdisciplinary research collaboration 
between the University of Leeds, the University of Bristol and the 
British Film Institute (BFI). Led by Professor Melanie Bell (PI, Leeds), 
Professor Sarah Street (Co-I, Bristol) and Dr Claire Smith (Co-I, BFI), 
the project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

The project seeks to understand how costumes for film are designed, made 
and disseminated in British film culture from the 1960s onwards, 
attending to different types of professional expertise. Using the 
concept of ‘the costume journey’, the project draws together films, 
archival records, practitioner interviews and material sources to 
investigate the processes of design, manufacture, screening and 
post-release consumption of costume for film. Through partnerships with 
curators, costume practitioners and the cultural heritage sector, we 
will develop a range of outputs to preserve this history and make it 
available to diverse audiences. Our goal is to increase the visibility, 
understanding and appreciation of the myriad work processes and craft 
skills underpinning the costume journey, highlight the significant input 
of the costume team in the successful creation of film, and have an 
impact on film programmers and audiences by expanding notions of screen 
heritage in new directions.

Based at the University of Leeds, you will be working with the project 
team in an open and collaborative environment supportive of your 
academic and career development. You will interview costume makers and 
designers, conduct archival research, and lead on impact activities. You 
will contribute intellectually to the development of the project, lead 
on research and knowledge-exchange events and produce research outputs.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Melanie Bell, Professor of Film History; email: (M.J.Bell /at/ leeds.ac.uk)
Location:  	Leeds - Main Campus
Faculty/Service:  	Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Cultures
School/Institute:  	School of Media and Communication
Category:  	Research
Grade:  	Grade 7
Salary:  	£37,099 to £44,263 p.a.
Working Time:  	100%
Post Type:  	Full Time
Contract Type:  	Fixed Term (Until 31 July 2026 due to funding)
Release Date:  	Thursday 07 September 2023
Closing Date:  	Wednesday 27 September 2023
Reference:  	AHCMC1108
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