Environmental History ( HUM-011350) 
www.brightest-minds.manchester.ac.uk
History seeks to appoint a Presidential Fellow specialising in
environmental history. Environmental history is a growing area of research
that seeks to understand how people have understood, shaped and been shaped
by their world. Applications are welcome from researchers working on any
historical period or geographical area, whose research is concerned with
the environment, broadly defined. The successful applicant will join a
school-wide research community that has strengths in the history of water,
‘natural’ disasters, maritime contacts, environment and health, and
histories of the body. Preference may be given to candidates whose research
can contribute to one or more of these themes. Closing date 3 April 2018.
https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=14696

Economic Cultures ( HUM-011349)
www.brightest-minds.manchester.ac.uk
History seeks to appoint a Presidential Fellow specialising in ‘Economic
Cultures’, a field of growing significance which investigates the
cultural assumptions and social relationships that helped shape economic
activity in the human past. Applicants’ research might address any
historical time period or geographical area, but will be primarily
concerned with some aspect(s) of economic life, broadly defined. 
The successful applicant, an historian, will join a strong cohort of
economic historians, whose research, individually and collaboratively,
explores themes including the history of capitalism from below, capitalism
in the long durée, communication of economic knowledge, economic
imaginaries, and alternative economic systems. Preference will be given to
candidates who demonstrate an ability to contribute to at least one of
these themes. 
Closing date 3 April 2018. https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=14695