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August 15, 2025

**Job Description**
The Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War, a collaboration between the University of Nottingham and King’s College London, is seeking Early Career Researchers for its inaugural cohort. This interdisciplinary initiative aims to be the first comprehensive attempt to understand the relationships between slavery and war, transforming global responses to modern slavery in conflict settings. The role involves conducting primary and secondary research within one of the Centre’s four research strands, contributing to new methodologies, and expanding the research portfolio in this thematic area.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Ability to foster a collaborative, team-based research culture
• A track record of publication on relevant topics
• Experience working across and with multiple disciplines
• Knowledge of research methods, research design, explanation, and understanding

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Relevant field (PhD required by time of taking up role)

**Experience**
Experience Required:
• Experience or demonstrable interest in working as part of a research team
Other:
• At a relatively early stage of academic career (not yet held a full-time permanent academic post, and not held postdoctoral positions to pursue independent research for more than three years)

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Experience
Experience Required: • Experience or demonstrable interest in working as part of a research team Other: • At a relatively early stage of academic career (not yet held a full-time permanent academic post, and not held postdoctoral positions to pursue independent research for more than three years)
Work Level
Postdoc
Employment Type
Full-time, Fixed-term
Salary
Benefits: • Friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment • Vibrant on-campus research environment • Generous holiday entitlement (30 days annually pro rata plus bank holidays and university closure days) • University reward scheme • Commitment to staff development through training, continued support, and career progression opportunities • Access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes • Financial support for visa and immigration health surcharge for international applicants • Interest-free loan to help cover immigration-related expenses for dependents for international applicants • Eligible for UKRI endorsement for a Global Talent Visa for international researchers
Details
Duration: 2 years, 10 months (November 1, 2025 - August 31, 2028) Remote Work: Hybrid (on-campus for at least 60% of working week) Location Requirement: Residence required within an hour's travel time of Nottingham, UK
School / Department / Center / Lab
Rights Lab, Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War
Supervisor Email
Professor Zoe Trodd (zoe.trodd@nottingham.ac.uk)
Industry
Human Resources
Company size
29 employees
Founded in
2024
Phone
(123) 456 7890 (123) 456 **** Show