Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

The University of Edinburgh
- College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) - School of History, Classics and Archaeology (HCA)

Full time: 35 hours per week
- Fixed Term: from 1st September 2025 until 31st August 2028

Edinburgh (UK)

We are looking for a postdoctoral research fellow to work on the Leverhulme Trust-funded project, ’Weaponised Pasts:
The Evolution Of Heritage-based Hostility On Social Media’. You will undertake research focused on the cultural evolution of archaeological information using advanced text‑mining techniques and statistics.

This post is fixed term (1st September 2025 – 31st August 2028) and full‑time (35 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non‑contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on‑campus working.

The salary scale for this post is UE07 £ 40,247 to £47,874 per annum. This post will be appointed at Grade UE07 Step 4, which is £43,878 per annum.

• PhD (already defended) on a topic related to one or more of the following: archaeology, heritage, anthropology, linguistics, cultural evolution, diffusion of information or hostility, or a relevant topic
• Advanced skills in computational methods and statistics
• Ability to plan research activities, including the collection, analysis and interpretation of textual data using Python, R or other programming language
• Ability to work independently, but in close coordination with team members
• Excellent communication skills, in English, both orally and in writing

Online, with a CV and Cover letter