Research Fellow, Arts and Law, School of English, Drama and American and Canadian Studies

Job Purpose

Led by Dr Mark Taylor-Batty at Leeds, with co-investigators Professor Jonathan Bignell (Reading) and Professor Graham Saunders (Birmingham), this Arts and Humanities Research Council project will aim to trace, chart, archive and contextualise every professional production of Harold Pinter's plays in the UK since 1957 through to 2017. This combined material will all be captured within a database that will be made available to the wider research community and the public once it is complete.

You will be one of three post-doctoral researchers. One of these will be based at the University of the Leeds and the other at the University of Reading who will be carrying out a complementary and integrated survey of original broadcasts and significant revivals of Pinter's work for film, television and radio, that will be co-ordinated by Professor Bignell.

You will be based primarily at the University of Birmingham and will conduct your own research on a chosen area of Harold Pinter's work that will be focused through visits to archives and libraries. In particular you will be looking at the significance of Pinter's relationship with the Royal Shakespeare Company (1962-1970) using the RSC archive. You will also be involved in the compilation of the database entries, the selection and digitisation of materials, interviewing key individuals who were involved with aspects of producing Pinter's work and the organising of knowledge transfer events including symposia / conferences and public events, and the production of published outputs (digital and in print).

Person Specification

• • First degree in area of specialism and normally, a higher degree relevant to research area or equivalent qualifications
• • High level analytical capability
• • Ability to communicate complex information clearly
• • Fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones
• • Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively
• • Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes