Postdoctoral Research Associate
| Posting date: | 27 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,784 to £46,049 per year |
| Additional salary information: | per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 February 2026 |
| Location: | Durham, County Durham, DH1 3LE |
| Company: | Durham University |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 26000036_1769509862 |
Summary
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in bioarchaeology with a particular emphasis on bioethics of historical anatomical skeletal legacy collections in the UK. The research project is supported by a British Academy Global Professorship awarded to Sian Halcrow. The aims of the project are
(1) Assay a wide range of collections, establishing information on acquisition and origin;
(2) Establish the changing uses of these collections over time in terms of teaching, curation, display, education, and outreach;
(3) Establish the provenance of the individuals curated within these collections, and as much information as possible about their lives;
(4) Co-produce new practice and policy guidelines for anatomical skeletal collections, relevant to Britain and globally.
The successful applicant will be expected to undertake and/or support interviews and qualitative analysis and will be involved in data collection from the museum collections, and all analysis, and publication development and conference presentations.
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