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Two Researcher in the areas of uses of history and memory studies in East Europe

75% 

2021 -09-01 -- 2023-02-28 or as agreed

We are pleased to invite applications for two researchers in the areas of memory, the instrumental use of history, and migration at the Division of history. The position would be at 75 per cent up to a period of maximum eighteen months. Some teaching may be part of the position.

The Research Positions

The employment is linked to the research project "Ukrainian Long-Distance Nationalism in the Cold War," which is led by Associate Professor Per Anders Rudling (Wallenberg Academy Fellow) and funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. The project aims to improve the general understanding of history, memory and politics in Eastern and Central Europe after 1989, to explore the role of spatial identification as part of the evolving construction of nationhood in this region, and to analyze the interplay between the use of history in post-socialist Europe and its diasporas.  

Two post-doctoral positions are anticipated.

One will deal directly with the themes of trans-nationalism and the Ukrainian diaspora that are at the center of Professor Rudling’s project; the other will consider questions of space, memory and identity across Eastern and Central Europe more generally. Key concepts for the project are nationalism, transnational memory, geographies of identity, and the instrumental use of history.  The opening of a third position may be considered. The goal is to strengthen the research environment focused on Eastern and Central Europe at Lund University. For further information about the research project, 

Successful candidates will be expected to meet the following criteria:

• develop and carry out an independent research project of high international quality
• collaborate with the project leaders in organizing activities such as seminars and workshops
• produce publications of a high international standard
• contribute actively to the research environment on Eastern and Central Europe in Lund

Because the researcher will work closely with the director of the research team and others in the research environment, these positions are in-residence only.  Physical presence at the Department of History is required.

Candidate Qualifications

To qualify for the research position, the candidate will have obtained her or his PhD no more than five years prior to the deadline for the application. If there are extenuating circumstances, such as parental leave, illness or other reasons, applications from candidates with earlier completion dates will also be considered.  In these cases, full documentation of any circumstances should be submitted along with the application.

The candidate is expected to have excellent skills in written and spoken English and in all other East European languages relevant to their project. 

Competence in all non-native languages must be documented.

Knowledge of Scandinavian languages is not a requirement for these positions but will be viewed as an advantage.

These research positions are intended in the first instance for candidates with doctoral degrees in history.  Other disciplines are also eligible to apply.

The candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their academic and scholarly merits and their ability to develop and conduct research of a high international quality within the fields of history, memory, and its instrumentalization, as an individual researcher but also as member of the research team and as part of the larger environment of East and Central European Studies in Lund. The assessment will be made on the basis of the application materials submitted and through an interview with select candidates.

The Application

The application should be written in English and should contain the following:

1. Signed CV (max two pages)
2. Certified copy of completed doctoral program.
3. A one-page personal letter.
4. A research plan (max five pages) describing the specific research the candidate plan, with an explanation to how this research enriches and develops the above-mentioned project, but also the research of east and central Europe in Lund as such.
5. A complete list of publication in which the five most important scholarly publications (including the Ph.D. thesis) is marked by asterisk.

No publications are to be submitted the application. At a later stage in the process the applicant may be requested to submit the five most important publications (including the Ph.D. thesis).

Note that the applicant is responsible for submitting a complete application in accordance with the instructions above and that everything is scanned (as a PDF file) and submitted before the end of the application period.