The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for a part-time, fixed term position as Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) tenable from 07/07/2025 to 07/07/2028. The PDRA will work with Professor Francesca Billiani(PI) and Drs Luca Ciancabilla, Lidia Manzo and Sara Sullam on the project ‘New Muralism: Urban Futures Through the Arts in Italy’, funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
The PDRA will select data, design and build the website; undertake fieldwork, including both research on archival material and conducing semi-structured, in-depth interviews; carry out activities with residents and city users. The PDRA will attend two academic workshops and one conference.
The PDRA should have a PhD or equivalent (or be close to the completion of a PhD) in a relevant discipline (Italian Studies, Sociology, Urban Studies, and Art History), appropriate language skills, a promising publication record, relevant experience in digital humanities, and a strong interest in taking part in ethnographic research.

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