Part-Time Early Career Story Fellow – StoryArcs, The Story Society
Job Description
Location: The Story Society is based at 10 Palace Yard Mews, Bath.
Successful applicants will be based at a university of their choosing. All the opportunities are hybrid.
Salary: £37,999, pro rata (2.5 days per week / 0.5 FTE).
Hours: Part-time, 2.5 days per week for 14 months.
Contract Type: Fixed-Term. Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) Employee-based Contract (or equivalent), as determined by the Partner University.
Closes: 18th November
Website: https://www.storyarcs.com
Are you adept at transforming scattered archive materials into harmonious stories? Are you an Early Career Researcher with expertise in storytelling or Story analysis?
We are collaborating with several partner organisations to appoint nine Story Fellows with a passion for crafting, telling, and analysing stories, who can bring a strong mix of creativity, problem solving and innovative thinking to this AHRC-funded research Programme run by The Story Society at Bath Spa University.
You will be based at a Partner University of your nomination and at the Host organisation Tomorrow’s Warriors, where you will work to find a creative solution to a problem, they think Story Skills can solve.
Tomorrow’s Warriors support young musicians, particularly from underrepresented backgrounds, to achieve careers as jazz musicians and, in the process, reach diverse audiences. They seek a storytelling expert who can improvise and synchronise scattered archive materials into a beautiful whole. This project is essential for articulating the organisation’s impact and solidifying its legacy. The role involves synthesizing a diverse array of documents and artefacts—including flyers, posters, news reports, and multimedia materials—scattered across various locations into a coherent and accessible story that reflects the vibrant history, impact and achievements of Tomorrow’s Warriors.
You will be a passionate archivist or researcher with a deep appreciation for jazz and Black cultural heritage. Your exceptional organisational skills will enable you to compile and structure diverse documents into a unified archive. You will have a talent for storytelling, allowing you to craft compelling narratives that can highlight Tomorrow’s Warriors’ journey and impact. With expertise in developmental editing, you will enhance content clarity and engagement. You will have a strong desire to empower others, making you the ideal candidate to assist Tomorrow’s Warriors in sharing its story and engaging stakeholders to understand the significance of its contributions to jazz, musical education and the cultural impact on of a Black led organisation.
Based in North West London and having access to physical archives, you’ll work with Tomorrow’s Warriors for 14 months. For the first 12, spending (on balance) 2 days a week on your placement, in addition to 0.5 on independent and StoryArcs research and training. For the final 2 months, you’ll contribute directly to analysis and development with the central StoryArcs team.
This role offers significant potential to develop your research career and be part of a prestigious AHRC-funded Programme.
The StoryArcs Programme
StoryArcs is an AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council) Programme led by Professor Bambo Soyinka, the world’s first Professor of Story and Director of The Story Society. As an international research centre at Bath Spa University, The Story Society investigates the many uses and values of Story across cultures. The StoryArcs Programme is conducting a deep exploration into the nature of Story Skills, to define and categorise them, and to examine how they work to enable diverse and innovative benefits. It investigates and highlights the contribution of researchers with narrative skills to the UK’s economy and within wider cultural, scientific and creative ecosystems.
A key part of the Programme is the Deep Story Leadership Platform. Here, Story Fellows will gain access to Story Skills advancement, a community of Story experts, and a series of revolutionary resources.
Running from January 2025 to March 2026, the StoryArcs Programme is working with partner institutions: University of the Arts London (UAL), the University of Nottingham, and Cardiff Metropolitan University. Each Early Career Story Fellow will receive support from a Partner University and be paired with a professional Mentor.
Required Qualifications A relevant PhD (or equivalent experience). We welcome applicants with PhDs or equivalent experience in any discipline, provided you can demonstrate how this background equips you as a Story expert with the skills needed to deliver your chosen project. If you do not hold a PhD, please explain how your experience is equivalent. A PhD typically entails around four years of focused research, culminating in a thesis suitable for publication. Equivalent experience should therefore involve at least four years of relevant professional work that demonstrates creative expertise and critical inquiry. Candidates should emphasise roles within academic or creative sectors that showcase original contributions and a solid understanding of research methodologies
You can find out more about the nine Host challenges and how to apply here. (https://www.storyarcs.com)
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