Postdoctoral Researcher: History of Slavery in the City of London, Nuffield College, University of Oxford
Nuffield College seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher to research the role of the City of London and its commercial institutions in the eco-system of the transatlantic slave trade and ownership. Co-funded by the global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, and under the supervision of Professor Andrew Thompson (Professor of Imperial and Global History, Nuffield College), the researcher will contribute to the growing body of scholarly literature on British imperialism and its intersection with transatlantic slavery, exploring the past and bringing it into close dialogue with the present.
It is worth pointing out the huge possibilities this presents for a postdoctoral researcher. Work by, for example Nick Draper, just to name one, indicates the rich story to be explored.
