Postdoctoral assistant position: Eastern European History / Modern and Contemporary History
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Publication date:
16 October 2024Workload:
100%- Place of work:Basel
The Department of History of the University of Basel invites applications for a 60% postdoctoral assistant position in Eastern European history / modern and contemporary history, to be filled as of February 1st, 2025.
Your position
The independent and cross-professorial academic assistant position (postdoc) is centered at the interface between the history of Eastern Europe and modern and contemporary history. Your responsibilities will include:
- own academic research (habilitation or second book),
- academic teaching assignment (2 weekly hours per semester) as part of the degrees offered by the Department of History and the interdisciplinary Eastern European profile area,
- participation in academic self-administration and support in the organizational tasks of the department.
Your profile
We are looking for a committed scholar with an excellent doctorate in Eastern European history or modern and contemporary history. We expect applications from independent and proactive scholars with
- innovative research projects focusing on a topic of Eastern European history of the 19th to 21st century with transnational references,
- good language skills (German, English and at least one Eastern European language), and
- interest in current research debates and related cultural and historical issues.
We offer you
Application / Contact
We are looking forward to receiving your application by November 10, 2024. All applications must be submitted through the University of Basel Employment Portal.
Applications must include a curriculum vitae in table form, a list of publications, a sample of your work (a journal article or a book chapter), two references as well as a short outline (max. 5 p.) of your current research project. Interviews with selected candidates will take place on Monday, November 18, 2024.
If you have any questions, please, contact Prof. Dr. F. Benjamin Schenk (E-Mail schreiben or Prof. Dr. Martin Lengwiler (E-Mail schreiben).
Further Information: www.geschichte.unibas.ch .