Researcher in history in Holocaust studies and studies on Antisemitism - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description of the workplace

The Department of History is a large department encompassing three subjects: History, Human Rights and East and South-East Asian Studies. The Department also has a large doctoral education programme, including a National Graduate School in Historical Studies. The research in history broadly focuses on cultural history. In terms of chronology, the research extends from the early Middle Ages to the present day with an inclination towards the early modern period and the 1900s. A large part of the research focuses on international and global history as well as the history of knowledge.

Read more about research at the department at: https://www.hist.lu.se/en/research/

We offer

Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme.

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Work duties and areas of responsibility 

We are now seeking one researcher to write a research application with the aim to strengthen the research environment in the field of Holocaust studies and Antisemitism.

The research application will generally be directed at the Swedish Research Council’s calls for applications for project grants in the spring of 2024, however, there may be other relevant funding bodies, and, in this case, they are to be specified. 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, Department of History at Lund University.

The researcher will for the duration of the 3-months be supported by colleagues at the department. You are expected to:

• conduct a pilot study which will be part of the research application.
• write a research application directed at the Swedish Research Council’s (or similar) calls for applications for project grants in the spring of 2024.
• be an active participant in relevant seminars and other activities. 

Qualifications 

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 twelve 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 holds a position at a university, the applicant must submit a certificate signed by the Head of the Department of that university approving that the research funding can be allocated at the division of History, at the Department of history, Lund university.

If the applicant’s native language is not a Scandinavian language, very good and documented English language skills are required.

Additional qualifications for the position are:

Special consideration will be given to applicants with a PhD (or equivalent) in history.

Assessment criteria

Applicants must have academic qualifications and a good ability to develop and carry out research of high international quality. A documented ability to obtain external research funding is an additional qualification. Assessments are made based on the documentation received and a potential interview.

Further information

The positions are full-time for three months, with the first day of employment on 1 October 2023, at the latest.

How to apply

Applications are to be written in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian or English and must include the following:

• A signed curriculum vitae (max. 2 pages).
• A certified copy of the applicant’s PhD degree certificate.
• A cover letter (max. 1 page).
• A project proposal (max. 2 pages) describing the specific research project on which the applicant’s formulation of their research application text will be based. The project proposal should also specify to which funding bodies the applicant plans to direct their research application.
• A complete list of publications with five of the most important scholarly publications marked with asterisks (including the PhD thesis).

No publications are to be attached to the application. At a later stage of the process, the applicant may be asked to submit the five most significant publications (including the PhD thesis).

N.B. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions above and that everything is scanned (as an attached PFD file) and submitted to the University by the application deadline.

Application deadline: 1 April 2023

First day of employment: 1 October 2023, or per agreement.