The Department of History at King’s College London invites applications for one 3.5-year (42 month) Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to work on the project ‘ECOMEDS: Economic and cultural connections within Mediterranean ecosystems, c.1250-c.1550’ (a UKRI Frontier Research Grant, previously ERC).

The primary objective of PDRA (Italian Sources) is to collect data regarding the production, consumption and trade of four target commodities (coral, honey, citrus and cheese) through extensive archival research as part of a team that will include the Principal Investigator and another Research Associate working on the Crown of Aragon. The ability to work with archival sources and related secondary literature from Genoa and Liguria specifically, and Italy more broadly, is essential. Ability to work with archival sources from neighbouring or related regions is an advantage. The PDRA will expand their research skills through examination of other important regions within Italy and its zones of contact as feasible. They are expected to have knowledge of the history and historiography of the region, to be able to connect this to the wider research questions of the project, and should have an interest particularly in the economic and environmental history of the region and the ability to develop expertise in these.

In addition, the post-holder will be expected to attend project meetings, seminars and conferences related to the project, give conference papers, and publish research papers. They will also undertake any other reasonable duties associated with the project as required by the PI, or within the Department as required by the Head of Department.

Application Deadline: 12th November 2023

More details on the role are available here