Postdoc Research and Innovation Associate in African Film Heritage Restitution and Digital Repatriation University of Oxford in United Kingdom

Postdoctoral opportunity in History, Media Studies, and Digital Humanities

A Research and Innovation Associate post is open within UNREST (Unhousing Restitution: African audiovisual heritage between displacement and return), a major research project on African film heritage restitution and digital repatriation. The project is led by Professor Erica Carter (King's College London) with co-investigators Dr Samar Abdelrahman (University of Liverpool) and Dr Dan Hodgkinson (University of Oxford). The post is based at Oxford and will work closely with Dr Hodgkinson.

The role focuses on the political and transnational history of Ghana's postcolonial film industry and efforts to support its digital restitution. The wider UNREST project also examines African audiovisual heritage between displacement and return, with case studies from Ghana and Sudan, and brings together scholars, archivists, filmmakers, and community partners across Cairo, Accra, Tamale, Berlin, Khartoum, London, and beyond.

The project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and is described as a £1.1 million initiative. The appointment is for 21 months, and travel expenses to West Africa and elsewhere are budgeted. No stipend or salary amount is stated in the post text provided.

Eligibility and requirements: the post is a postdoctoral research role; the announcement does not list detailed academic prerequisites, but the successful candidate should be prepared to work on film history, archival research, transnational history, and digital humanities-related restitution work. No language-test waiver, fee waiver, or scholarship programme is mentioned.

How to apply: use the University of Oxford recruitment link provided in the post and submit the application before the closing date of 27 April. The post is advertised as live on the Oxford jobs portal.