4 Research posts in history for project applicationsLund University, The Facultieties of HT, Department of HistoryLund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has around 44 000 students and more than 8 000 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition. Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset. 4 Research posts in history for project applications 100%, 3 months, with the first day of employment on 1 October 2022 at the latest. Application deadline: 15 May 2022 First day of employment: 1 October 2022, or per agreement. We are now seeking 4 researchers to write research applications with the aim to strengthen the research environment in the two Wallenberg Academy Fellow (WAF) projects: Knowledge in Motion led by Associate Professor Johan Östling and Ukrainian Long-Distance Nationalism in the Cold War led by Associate Professor Per Anders Rudling. The WAF projects are funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. The four positions are linked to one of the four specialisations below. Applications are to clearly indicate the position being applied for. The aim is to make one appointment in each specialisation. The research applications will generally be directed at the Riksbankens jubileumsfond and the Swedish Research Council’s calls for applications for project grants in the spring of 2023, or other relevant specified funding bodies. Any external funds awarded as a result of the applications written within the scope of the positions are expected to be allocated to the Subject of History at Lund University. If the applicant holds a position at another department, a certificate from the head of department is required confirming that any external funds awarded can be allocated to the Department of History, Lund University. Knowledge in Motion Positions 1 and 2 are linked to the history of knowledge research carried out in Lund within the framework of the Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge (LUCK). For more information, please see https://www.luck.lu.se
Ukrainian Long-Distance Nationalism in the Cold War Positions 3 and 4 are linked to the project Ukrainian Long-Distance Nationalism in the Cold War, which focuses on the understanding of history, memory and policy in Eastern and Central Europe after 1989.
Qualification requirements Appointment to a position as a researcher requires that the applicant has a PhD, or an international degree deemed equivalent to a PhD, completed no more than five years before the application deadline. Under special circumstances – parental leave, illness or similar – the PhD may have been completed earlier. A certificate supporting these reasons is to be submitted with the application. If the applicant’s native language is not a Scandinavian language, very good and documented English language skills are required. Special consideration will be given to applicants with a PhD (or equivalent) in a subject with a specialisation in history. Assessment criteria Applicants must have academic qualifications and a good ability to develop and carry out research of high international quality within the aforementioned research fields. A documented ability to obtain external research funding is an additional qualification. For positions 3 and 4, an additional qualification is that the applicant has knowledge of Eastern European languages. Assessments are made based on the documentation received and a potential interview. Applications are to be written in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian or English and must include the following:
No publications are to be attached to the application. The Joint Faculties of the Humanities and Theology have eight departments and carries out large and varied work within research and education with the purpose to understand people as cultural and social beings. The faculties have around 700 employees and around 4000 students. The Department of History is one of the eight departments within the Joint Faculties of the Humanities and Theology. It is a large department consisting of three divisions: the Division of history, the Division of human rights and the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies. Around 70 teachers and researchers work at the department. They undertake teaching within the BA programmes in history and human rights, the masters programme in history and the international masters programmes in human rights and Asian studies. The department also has a large post-graduate programme with Ph.D. students in history and human rights, as well as a research school in history. We kindly decline all sales and marketing contacts. Type of employment Temporary position 3-6 months
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