The University of Leeds specifically mentions expertise on Elias (among others) in its advertisement for a vacant post in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy.
See:
http://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/fe/tpl_universityofleeds01.asp?s=ggpRoUZwJhYKpMmYhe&jobid=77866,5689562382&key=75702425&c=342323567145&pagestamp=selhnxblfrsylrtcsj
Is this a first?