Postdoctoral Researcher - UNSEEN Project
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Research/Development
Research Scientist, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research Analyst, Biology
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Postdoctoral Research, UNSEEN project
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern StudiesFull time
Fixed-term 2 years + 1 year (24 months with the possibility of extending it for one additional year subject to project progress)
About the RoleReporting to the Principal Investigator, you will join the interdisciplinary UNSEEN project, conducting original research into slavery, ransoming mechanisms, and the circulation of Islamic material culture and knowledge between the Ottoman world and Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Your research will draw on Ottoman and Arabic archival documents, pious endowments relating to the ransoming of enslaved Muslims, and literary sources such as captivity accounts.
You will undertake archival research in Türkiye, produce academic publications, present your research internationally, co-organise workshops and conference panels, and contribute collaboratively to the wider UNSEEN project.
About YouYou hold, or are close to completing, a PhD/DPhil in early modern history, Ottoman history, or Islamic art history, with research interests relevant to slavery and/or the circulation of material culture and knowledge across geographical boundaries. You have excellent knowledge of Turkish and Ottoman Turkish and experience working with relevant archival sources. You are able to conduct innovative, independent research while working collaboratively as part of a team.
The closing date for applications is 12.00pm on Friday, 20 November 2026.
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