Dear colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to three post-doctoral research associate posts. The three research associates will collaborate on a project on the history of communication in imperial China at King's College London. The positions are for three to four years. Please forward to any colleagues who might be interested in and suitable for these positions. The deadlines for submission are in early June. The job descriptions are as follows: 1) Postdoctoral Research Associate-- Communication in Imperial China (ca. 800-1600) The Research Associate in Chinese History will conduct original research on select diaries and notebooks published between the ninth through sixteenth centuries. She/he will examine the dynamics of elite networks through an examination of the textual history of a relatively large sample of notebooks and an analysis of their contents. She/he will also assist in the content development of the project website (bibliographies, reviews); assist in the organization of a workshops and a conferences and in the publication of project research (a minimum of two publications expected). In order to facilitate the evaluation and reuse of primary sources and data, the associate along with the other project members will to the extent possible contribute all primary sources in a structured format. The online presentation of the data and query tools will be undertaken by a research associate in the Digital Humanities and colleagues from the King's College Digital Humanities Department. The closing date for receipt of applications is 10th June 2012. For further details and an application pack, please go to http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy/external/pers_detail.php?jobindex =11687 2) Postdoctoral Research Associate-- East Asian Digital Humanities The Research Associate in East Asian Digital Humanities will conduct research and publish in an area relevant to the project (text mining-e.g., the automated mark-up and extraction of named entities in classical Chinese, or visualization in the digital humanities); consult on appropriate mark-up procedures; develop delivery and querying tools in collaboration with the Department of Digital Humanities; manage the project website; liaise with international experts; assist in the organization of a conference on visualization in the humanities. A Ph.D. in informatics or computing sciences, or a PhD. in a humanities subject together with expertise in the digital humanities is required. Familiarity with East Asian languages is desirable but not essential. The closing date for receipt of applications is 10th June 2012. For further details and an application pack, please go to http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy/external/pers_detail.php?jobindex =11686 3) Postdoctoral Research Associate-- Comparative History of European and Chinese Polities (ca. 800-1600) The Research Associate in the Comparative History of Chinese and European Polities (ca. 800-1600) will develop the comparative aspect of the project in collaboration with the Principal Investigator. She/he will engage in original research on the comparative history of political communication using cases from European and Chinese history; develop a reading seminar on the comparative history of pre-modern states and political communication in year one; assist in the content development of the project website (bibliographies, reviews); assist in the organization of a workshop on comparative historical methods and a conference on comparative political history and in the publication of project research (a minimum of two publications expected). In order to facilitate the evaluation and reuse of primary sources and data, the associate along with the other project members will to the extent possible contribute all primary sources in a structured format. The online presentation of the data and query tools will be undertaken by a research associate in the Digital Humanities and colleagues from the King's College Digital Humanities Department. The Research Associate in the Comparative History of European and Chinese Polities will be employed full time for 36 months. A Ph.D. in history and a strong interest in comparative history are required. Candidates working on aspects of political communication in medieval or early modern Europe (Carolingian Empire, Italian City States, or Low Countries) are especially encouraged to apply. The closing date for receipt of applications is 7th June 2012. For further details and an application pack, please go to http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy/external/pers_detail.php?jobindex =11679 Hilde De Weerdt Reader in Chinese History History Department King's College London Room Q125 Strand London WC2R 2LS Email: <mailto:hilde.de_weerdt@kcl.ac.uk> hilde.de_weerdt@kcl.ac.uk TEL: +44 (0)20 7848 2779 Links: History: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/index.aspx Digital Humanities: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/index.aspx China Institute: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/worldwide/global/chinainstitute/index.aspx