Postdoctoral Research Associate in Medical Humanities (Affective Experience and Measurement)
Grade 7: £38,249 – £49,559 per annum
Fixed Term: 36 months, Full Time
Closing date: 21 May 2025
We are currently seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with the Affective Experience Lab and the Measurement Lab.
We are seeking to develop a research project working across both the Affective Experience Lab and Measurement Lab to investigate the relationship between affective experience and measurement in medical contexts, broadly defined. Applications from researchers working in any relevant field are welcome. We are particularly eager to hear from applicants with research interests in History, Psychology or Sociology, and those with expertise in qualitative, historical and/or archival methods. The successful candidate’s host department will be determined according to best fit.
The post holder will be responsible for designing and conducting research as part of the Measurement and Affective Experience Labs. Lab activities may include but are not limited to regular participation in Lab meetings, workshops and other events; collaboration in methodological innovation with interdisciplinary and cross-sector partners through a range of modalities; the design and delivery of pilot and proof-of-concept studies; and taking shared responsibility for sustaining a flourishing research culture in the Labs and Platform more broadly.
For more information about these positions, including key responsibilities, the person specification and instructions on how to apply, please see the job advertisement on the Durham University recruitment portal: Postdoctoral Research Associate in in Medical Humanities (Affective Experience and Measurement).
For academic-related enquiries, please contact Dr Fraser Riddell in the first instance (f.i.riddell@durham.ac.uk), or Professor Corinne Saunders (c.j.saunders@durham.ac.uk).
