Pembroke College wishes to appoint a Junior Research Fellow in the History of the Northern Ireland Peace Process. The appointment will be from early 2026 until 31 July 2027. The post is full-time and based in Pembroke College, Oxford.
The post is funded by the generosity of the Carnegie Foundation of New York and offers an opportunity to contribute to the development of the Quill Project’s Writing Peace programme, with particular emphasis on creating materials for use in secondary-level education.
The successful candidate will meet the following essential criteria:
- Recent doctorate in a relevant discipline.
- Excellent academic track record.
- Outstanding written communication skills.
- Experience of archival research and working with archival material in a digital context.
- The personal motivation to pursue an independent research project.
- The ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary, international team.
The following additional qualifications are desirable but not essential:
- Prior experience of working with the Writing Peace digital platform.
- Detailed knowledge of the secondary education sector in Ireland and/or the UK.
The salary for the role is £38,700 per annum. Benefits include lunch in Hall when the kitchens are open, a research and welfare allowance, access to the Senior Common Room, and membership of the USS pension scheme. Applications should be submitted by email to ruth.murray@pmb.ox.ac.uk by 5pm (UK GMT) on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, and should include:
- A letter of application explaining your suitability for the role.
- A curriculum vitae detailing your higher education, research, and any publications to date.
- A research proposal of approximately 1,500 words.
- The names, positions, and email addresses of two academic referees.
Applicants should ask their referees to submit references by email by the same deadline; references will not be requested by the College. The Further Particulars for this post are available from the college website: https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us. The successful candidate will need to provide evidence of the right to work in the UK and to complete an enhanced DBS check for working with under-eighteens prior to taking up employment.
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