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Faculty of HumanitiesUtrecht University, founded in 1636, is an internationally renowned research university with a strong ambition in regard to education quality and study success. The Faculty of Humanities has around 7,000 students and 900 staff members. It comprises four knowledge domains: Philosophy and Religious Studies, History and Art History, Media and Culture Studies, and Languages, Literature and Communication. With its research and education in these fields, the Faculty aims to contribute to a better understanding of the Netherlands and Europe in a rapidly changing social and cultural context.The enthusiastic and motivated colleagues and the excellent facilities in the historic town centre of Utrecht, where the Faculty is located, provide a stimulating professional atmosphere. Moreover, Utrecht University offers attractive terms of employment.The PhD position in historyThe PhD candidate will work within the NWO-funded project “Paramilitarism, Organized Crime, and the State in the 1990s”, which examines the emergence, functioning, and aftermath of paramilitarism during modern violent conflicts in Europe and beyond. The project will examine several cases of recent paramilitarism, including Serbia and Turkey, within a comparative framework. It aims to answer the questions how and why paramilitarism emerges; to what extent and how it contributes to large-scale violence; what happens to these units after their role ends; and how paramilitarism is connected to transformations of warfare, human rights violations, and state-society relations.The PhD candidate involved in this sub-project will concentrate on Turkish paramilitary squads and the Kurdish conflict in the period 1980-2000. The candidate will identify paramilitarism in Turkey, by mapping how these networks related to the country’s intelligence and security networks and political parties. The project will also examine the acts of the paramilitaries, including political assassinations, mass violence against civilians, organized crime, and material and environmental destruction.The PhD candidate will work closely together with one other PhD candidate employed for this project. Both are expected to actively contribute to the activities of the research team both in Utrecht and elsewhere. The PhD candidate will be based at Utrecht University’s Department of History and Art History, as part of the research team led by Dr. Uğur Ümit Üngör.Qualifications- a (research) master degree in history or another social science (e.g. political science, sociology, anthropology);- an outstanding record of undergraduate and Master's degree work;- experience in archival research and/or fieldwork;- a clear interest in mass violence, political conflict, civil war, and relevant theories;- fluency in the Turkish language; knowledge of other European languages and Kurdish is an advantage;- capacity to work both as a creative and independent researcher and as part of a team.Terms of employmentWe offer a part-time PhD position (0,8 fte), consisting of an initial period of 18 months which, after a satisfactory first year, will be extended by another 30 months (4 years in total), with a gross monthly full-time salary starting at  € 2,083,-  in the first year, ending at € 2,664,- in the fourth year (1,0 fte). Utrecht University offers a pension scheme, a holiday allowance of 8% per year,  an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and flexible employment conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities.Further detailsPlease write to u.ungor@uu.nl for further enquiries about this job position.How to applyApplicants should send a cover letter and a curriculum vitae, information about their undergraduate training, a transcript of academic results, an MA thesis (or written coursework if the MA thesis is not yet available), certified copies of relevant diplomas and the contact details of two referees (names, affiliations, and phone numbers or e-mail addresses). Preferably, reference letters are included.Applicants are required to submit a 600-word research design proposal, in which they present their ideas about this project. Please note that applications without this 600-word research design proposal will not be included in the selection procedure. For more information about the project, interested applicants can consult the website http://www.uu.nl/hum/staff/UUUngor1/3The deadline of the application is 7 November 2014.Personal interviews are planned for week 48.&#160;