Following on from the advert for SRAs to support Dr Emily Manktelow’s project (closing date 23:59 on Sunday 29th January), the School of History is also seeking to appoint a Student Research Assistant to support Dr John Wills with his research project, ‘Depictions of America in Videogames’.
The SRA on this project will be expected to undertake a variety of tasks, including:
- Researching specific game titles and American themes
- Obtaining research materials from (mostly online) archives and websites
- Identifying and organising research materials
- Potentially playing through titles or making notes on game footage
- Creating game-related bibliographies
- Reporting on findings
- Support for research and editorial work (standardising footnotes etc.)
What are Student Research Assistants?
The Student Research Assistant scheme is run by the School of History, and gives give you the opportunity to be hired as research assistants (RAs) to work with academics in the School on their research projects. As an RA, you would be contracted as an employee of the School, and paid the National Living Wage for all work undertaken. You would undertake a range of duties to help further the aims of the project, which could include archival research, helping organise a conference and exhibition, and undertaking your own research and learning more about a particular subject to inform your work.
If you are interested in taking on this role, the job description is below, and you have until midnight on Sunday 5th February to apply. For details on how to apply, see the job description.