Postdoctoral Research Associate (Curation)

Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)

This full-time post is available for a fixed term of 3 years from 1st April 2025 – 31st March 2028.

You will support the work of Professor Helen Hanson (Project Lead) and the project team on the Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project: Women’s Screen Work in the Archives Made Visible (2024-2028).

The project researches the work of British women filmmakers in the British Film Institute National Archive at Berkhamsted and the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter. It aims to make their work more discoverable in film-related archives through innovation in archival practices, and to translate their work to public audiences through curation of exhibitions in film museum contexts.

You will work primarily with the Project Lead (Professor Helen Hanson), Exeter Co-Lead (Professor Linda Williams) and Curatorial Advisor (Dr Phil Wickham) in the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum. You will become familiar with some of the BDCM collections. You will innovate and test feminist approaches to the curation and presentation of collections of women filmmakers, both in the creation of an exhibition at the BDCM, and in digital formats (such as video essay, SWAY, storymapping and podcasting). You will also disseminate research findings by engaging a range of audiences: the curatorial community, academics and wider publics.

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

For further information please contact Professor Helen M Hanson, h.m.hanson@exeter.ac.uk or (01392) 724262.

Interviews are expected to take place in w/c 10th February.