Vice-Chancellor's Fellowship in the History of Hong Kong - School of Humanities

Opportunities for future research leaders. The University of Bristol is embarking on bold plans and we're looking for researchers who share our ambition. Our Vice-Chancellor's Fellowships scheme offers an exciting opportunity for exceptional early-career researchers to advance their research careers and support our strategic priorities. We're looking for candidates who are ready to seize the opportunity to become future leaders in their field. This year we are offering a two-year fellowship focused in the History of Hong Kong (reference ACAD104038).

Housed in the Department of History (which sits within the School of Humanities), and within the wider interdisciplinary cohort of Vice-Chancellor's Fellows, this Fellowship is funded by a generous donation from the Hatton Trust, as part of the second phase of the Hong Kong History Project that commenced in January 2015. This aims to encourage and facilitate the study of the history of nineteenth and twentieth century Hong Kong in the UK and build new collaborations with partners in Hong Kong. Possible fields of expertise could include, but will not be restricted to: subjects in the history of Hong Kong society, politics, culture and economy under colonial rule; Hong Kong elites (social, cultural and political history), individuals and families, and their interactions with the colonial government, Hong Kong society, commerce and culture; mobility and migration; entrepreneurialism; Hong Kong's regional and global connections. The research contexts could include (but are not be restricted to) modern Chinese and East Asian history, modern British colonial history, or global history. It is expected that the project would require Chinese language skills.

REF 2014 ranked Bristol among the UK's top research universities and we are committed to developing our research staff. As a Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, you will have access to our cutting-edge facilities and become part of our outstanding academic community receiving a range of benefits including:

• A competitive salary and start-up funding.
• Expert supervision and mentoring.
• Personal and career development support.
• Support to increase the impact of your research.
• The opportunity to lead and direct your own research programme.

If you are interested in joining the next generation of research leaders, we want to hear from you.

Informal enquiries can be made to vc-fellowships@bristol.ac.uk .

Closing date for all applications is midnight on Monday 22nd July 2019. Interviews are likely to be held on 12th August.

Please see the following link for further details http://www.bristol.ac.uk/vc-fellows/about/

including how to apply: http://www.bris.ac.uk/vc-fellows/how-to-apply/ .

Applications must be made online (the process is slightly different from the standard one you will be prompted to follow):

- Please merge your academic CV and your covering letter into one document and upload to

the 'covering letter' section of the application.

- Please upload the Project Proposal and Letter of Support proforma to the 'upload

documents' section of the application.

We welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.