PhD student in History (Projectfunded)
Type of employment: Fixed-term employment, 4-5 years
Extent: 100 %
Location: Departement of Historical Studies, Gothenburg
First day of employment: 2017-09-01
Reference number: UR 2017/92
Assignments
We are seeking a PhD student to work within the project "The archives of Antisemitism in Scandinavia: Knowledge Production and Stereotyping in Long-Term Historical Perspective". The Project will investigate and explain the medieval roots of modern-day antisemitism in Scandinavia by questioning where knowledge about "the jew" comes from and how different aspects of religious and racial Jew-hatred are used and brought up-to-date. The projectleader is Cordelia Hess.
Knowledge in German and Latin are desirable.
The succesful applicant is expected to write her/his PhD thesis and to research pertinent issues within the framework of the project, namely, Reformation history, Jewish history and/or medieval studies. To a limited extent, the succesful applicant may also have to perform duties relating to training, research and administration.
Eligibility
The qualifications at doctoral level are: a degree at advanced (Masters) level, at least 240 university points, of which 60 are at an advanced level. Applicants from outside Sweden are required to have a similar or equivalent educational background.
Specific requirements
To be accepted onto a doctoral programme in history, the applicant must have 120 university points in the subject, of which at least 30 university points including a dissertation of at least 15 university points must be at advanced level. Applicants from outside Sweden are required to have a similar or equivalent educational background.
The applicant is required to have the necessary language skills to conduct research on the topic of the project . Furthermore, the applicant must have the necessary language skills to be able to take an active part in both doctoral training courses and the day-to-day work of the department. Therefore, good knowledge of a Scandinavian language (here: Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian) and English are requirements as also is a reading knowledge of German and (basic) Latin.
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