2 Researchers in the history of the Europeanisation of the universities - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description of the workplace

The department has an extensive postgraduate program and hosts the National Graduate School in Historical Studies. The Department of History has a large group of active researchers, with a chronological emphasis on early modern and modern history, read more https://www.hist.lu.se/en/research/). The department’s LUCK is a leading international forum for the new field of history of knowledge. The centre brings together a number of research projects and has a seminar series, an international visiting researcher program, a summer school and a digital platform (see https://newhistoryofknowledge.com).

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Work duties and areas of responsibility

We are looking for 2 researchers in history of knowledge, each 75 %. You will be part of LUCK and work within the project “The Europeanization of the Universities: Transforming Knowledge Institutions from within, c. 1985–2010” under the direction of Professor Johan Östling. Link:

The Europeanisation of the Universities: Transforming Knowledge Institutions from within, c. 1985–2010 — Lund University

You are expected to:

• Conduct research of high international quality in an individual sub-project designed within the framework of the project “The Europeanization of the Universities” (the final design of the sub-project will be done in consultation with the research leader)
• To be an active part of the larger project and contribute to a joint comparative analysis of the Europeanisation of the universities and the emergence of the so-called knowledge society in the period in question.
• To actively contribute to the activities of LUCK in general. In order to meet these expectations, and since you will be working closely with the research director and other members of LUCK, it is a requirement that you are collaborative and have a high level of attendance in Lund.

Travel to archives and conferences abroad is part of the position. The same applies to joint work with and administration of the research group’s publications, workshops and other activities.

Qualifications

Requirements for employment are:

• A doctoral degree (or a foreign qualification deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree), preferably obtained no more than seven years before the deadline for applications.
• Ability to read texts in the language(s) necessary to carry out the proposed sub-project.
• Independence, collaborative skills and scholarly curiosity.
• Very good knowledge of spoken and written English.

Additional qualifications for the position are:

• Good knowledge of the history of knowledge and/or university history.
• Good knowledge of contemporary European history, the history of European integration and/or the history of the so-called knowledge society.
• Good knowledge of the historical and national contexts necessary to carry out the proposed sub-project.
• Experience of having developed research environments and/or research collaborations, for example by co-authoring scholarly texts, organising workshops or editing publications.

Further information

The positions are fixed term positions for 24 months at 75 per cent of full time each, and starting on 1 September 2024.

How to apply

Please apply through the university’s recruitment system.

1. CV (max 2 pages). A copy of the doctoral degree.
2. A personal letter (max 1 page) explaining why the position is being applied for and the applicant’s ability to carry out research within the project.
3. A research plan for the sub-project (max 3 pages, incl. references) describing the specific university that the researcher intends to analyse and justifying the choice of this university (please consult this more detailed instruction: https://portal.research.lu.se/en/projects/the-europeanisation-of-the-universities-transforming-knowledge-in). The research plan should demonstrate that the researcher is familiar with the source materials, contexts, research literature, etc., necessary to study the specific university.
4. A document (max 1 page) containing a discussion of how the researcher can enrich the activities of the Lund LUCK in general.
5. A complete list of publications where the 5 most important scholarly publications (including the doctoral thesis) are marked with asterisks.

No publications should be attached to the application. At a later stage of the process, the applicants may be asked to submit the 5 most important publications (including the doctoral thesis).

N.B.! The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete and in accordance with the above instructions. In addition, everything should be is scanned (as one PDF file) and received by the university by the deadline.