‘Stories of Survival’ is a major 5-year research project funded by a €1.5 million European Research Council Starting Grant (2015 - 20), directed by Dr John-Paul Ghobrial, and based at the University of Oxford. The project is investigating the history of Eastern Christianity in the early modern period, ca. 16th - 18th centuries with the goal of producing a new religious and social history of Eastern Christianity in a global context.

We are seeking up to two Research Associates to join the team from January 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter. They will conduct independent, excellent research on Eastern Christianity in the early modern world, in libraries and archives in the UK and abroad, and add evidence to the project database. They will collaborate with the wider project team, take part in workshops and conferences, and contribute to public engagement work.

They will hold a doctorate in a relevant field (or show evidence that a doctorate is imminent), have excellent knowledge of Arabic and/or Syriac, and excellent spoken and written English. They will have outstanding communication skills, a capacity for excellent independent research and be capable of working to strict deadlines.

These posts are fixed-term for 1 year.