As part of the new strategic partnership between Queen Mary and the University of Warwick, the Centres for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary and the History of Medicine at Warwick are collaborating on a history of mental health care in post-war Britain. The first stage of this research has been a witness seminar involving leading policy makers, practitioners, and historians. The Centres are now seeking to appoint two postdoctoral fellows to examine in depth one aspect of this history: the relationship between ethnicity and mental health in Britain since 1945. We look to appoint Fellows who are equipped to undertake advanced level research in the field of post-war British mental health and ethnicity and who have an aptitude for collaborative and interdisciplinary research. The deadline for applications for these two posts is 11 May 2012. Read more….