University of Cambridge
Research Associate - Eminent Scholars Archive (Part Time, Fixed Term)
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(Part Time 0.2 FTE, Fixed Term 2 years)
The Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge has a worldwide reputation for academic teaching and research, consistently attaining top ratings nationally and internationally. The Faculty maintains an open and collaborative culture. Please follow the link at: https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/ to find out more about our Faculty. The Squire Law Library, which shares the David Williams Building with the Faculty of Law, is one of the largest academic law libraries in the United Kingdom, and supports the teaching and research activities of the students and researchers associated with the Faculty. The Squire is one of the libraries within Humanities and Social Sciences, part of a wider group that forms Cambridge University Libraries.
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This specialist role is responsible for the development of the Eminent Scholars Archive (ESA), a unique digital and oral archive that documents the careers and achievements of eminent scholars associated with the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. The archive comprises biographies, bibliographies, photographs, recorded interviews and other resources. The role-holder will develop, manage and promote the content of the Eminent Scholars Archive. The role-holder will achieve this by researching the careers and academic work of individuals before conducting recorded interviews with them so as to capture the history, and the academic and institutional memory, of the Faculty and the people associated with it. The content is made available and promoted through the Archive's website:
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https://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/cambridge-law-eminent-scholars-archive
Candidates should have expertise in law at PhD level, be familiar with legal research and have the ability to compile biographical and bibliographical data.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Friday 6 August 2026 (GMT). Interviews are to be held on Monday 7 September 2026 in Cambridge.
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If you have any questions about this vacancy please contact Mr Daniel Bates, Legal Research, Training and Communications Specialists db298@cam.ac.uk If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the HR office in the Faculty of Law at: hr@law.cam.ac.uk
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