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Two New Roles on the AHRC Creative Writing Together Project at Goldsmiths

You can find the official adverts for these roles on the Goldsmiths website here.

I am delighted to announce two new roles connected to our AHRC funded Creative Writing Together project based at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Creative Writing Together is a research and community engagement project exploring how creative writing can deepen reflective thinking, strengthen relationships, and support wellbeing across different generations. Working with schools, community organisations, and writers, the project investigates how writing can become a powerful tool for dialogue, empathy, and personal insight.

The project is rooted in the work of the Subject of Education at Goldsmiths, which focuses on socially engaged, creative, and critical approaches to education. It builds on our long-standing commitment to social justice, inclusion, and innovative practice in teaching and research.

We are now recruiting two members of the project team for fixed term contracts running from May 2026 to April 2029.

These roles offer a strong opportunity to contribute to an ambitious research project while working directly with schools, community groups, and creative practitioners across London. Both roles involve a mix of research, facilitation, partnership work, and project development, and are based at Goldsmiths in New Cross, London .

The roles

Research Assistant (0.5 FTE)

You can find the official advert for the role here, please apply using the Goldsmiths portal (link on the website).

This role focuses on supporting the research dimension of the project.

The postholder will contribute to core academic work, including collecting and organising data, conducting literature reviews, supporting events and publications, and helping to develop case studies and research outputs. The role also involves contributing to workshops and the wider development of the project’s research activity .

This is particularly suited to someone with a background in creative writing, education, or a related field, especially those interested in research into creative writing, community practice, or socially engaged pedagogy.

The Job Description can be found here:

ResearchAssistant CreativeWritingTogether JD 2026Download

Short Courses and Training Officer (.2 FTE)

You can find the formal place to apply for this role here.

This role focuses on the community and training dimension of the project.

The postholder will play a key role in developing and delivering creative writing workshops with schools, community groups, and intergenerational participants. The role includes building partnerships, supporting training programmes, developing promotional activity, and helping to strengthen the project’s systems and infrastructure .

The postholder will also act as a key point of contact for schools and community organisations, helping to expand the reach and impact of the project across London.

JD Creative Writing Together short courses and training officerDownload

About the project

Creative Writing Together is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and explores how creative writing can support reflective functioning, empathy, and dialogue.

Through research, workshops, and partnerships, the project examines how writing can help people better understand themselves and others, particularly in community and intergenerational settings.

Application process

All applications must be submitted via the Goldsmiths application portal.

If you have already sent me a CV or expression of interest directly, thank you, and my apologies for the change in process. You will still need to submit your application through the Goldsmiths portal in order to be considered.

Full job descriptions and further details are available via the Goldsmiths website.

Interview date

Interviews will take place on 15 April and will be held either online or at Goldsmiths, depending on candidate availability.

You are very welcome to contact me with informal queries about the roles.

These roles offer a valuable opportunity to work on a significant research project while contributing to creative, community based educational practice across London.

If you know someone who might be interested, please do share this post.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Dr Francis Gilbert

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