Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Department of History - UTK
About The Position
The Postdoctoral Researcher will spend the 2026-2027 academic year in residence on the UT Knoxville campus working with the regular Papers of Andrew Jackson staff on all aspects of historical documentary editing. A long-running and highly regarded project, the Jackson Papers seeks to make widely available the full written record of the seventh U.S. president. The Postdoctoral Researcher will join an existing team and spend the year working on Volumes XIII: 1835 and XIV: 1836. The Researcher will collaborate with regular staff on all aspects of historical documentary editing. Specific responsibilities include transcribing, annotating, and calendaring documents; proofreading and fact-checking; indexing volumes; conducting research in both original records and scholarly literature; and expanding our online offerings. Applicants should hold a PhD in History, with a preferred research specialty in US history of the early national through Civil War eras. Current project staff hold faculty appointments in the UT Department of History and are fully engaged in the intellectual life of the campus and community. Our project office and University library offer rich materials for research, including government records, microfilmed manuscript collections, and major electronic databases.
Requirements
- PhD in History
- Strong general knowledge of nineteenth-century US history
- Ability to read nineteenth-century US manuscripts
- Doctoral-level historical research skills
- Solid word processing skills
Nice To Haves
- Editing experience is preferred
- Strong knowledge of 1830s-era US political history
- Image editing and web design skills
- Strong archival research skills
Responsibilities
- Transcription and annotation of historical documents, preparation of document citations and descriptions for document calendars, and research assistance for editors
- Copyediting, proofreading, and indexing PAJ volume XIII
- Transcribing and preparing images of documents for posting to project website
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Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
