Location: London Senate House

Sub-Department: Institute of Historical Research (IHR) - non academic

Hours per week: 35 hours per week

The Institute of Historical Research was founded in 1921 and is one of eight institutes that comprise the University of London’s School of Advanced Study. The IHR is dedicated to training the next generation of historians, and to producing and facilitating ambitious, innovative historical research.The Institute helps foster public understanding of history and its social, cultural, and economic importance, advocating for the long-term future of the discipline and supporting its growth and development. It offers a wide range of services both onsite and remotely that facilitate excellence in historical research, teaching and scholarship in the UK, through our library, events programmes, fellowships, training and publications. 

The IHR is a leading centre for the creation of digital resources for historians, and promotes the study of people and locality through our Centre for the History of People, Place and Community. 

The Role

British History Online (BHO) is the IHR's digital library of printed primary and secondary sources for the study of British and Irish history, with a primary focus on the period between 1300 and 1800. BHO also covers the history of the British empire and Britons in transnational perspective.

As Editor: British History Online, the post-holder will be responsible for the day-to-day running of BHO, the development of its content and its financial administration. In association with colleagues in SAS, they will coordinate projects that develop the technical and functional aspects of the resource. 

The Editor will also promote BHO as an academic resource through engagement, training and scholarly communication. 

The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting.

Application Deadline: 18 April 2021

For more information on the role, and to apply, visit: 

https://www.jobs.london.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=1790