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.
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