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Contrat doctoral en histoire du genre, Université de GroningenL'Université de Groningen propose un contrat doctoral dans le cadre d'un projet international intitulé "Scientific Personae in Cultural Encounters", en coopération avec l'Université de Stockholm, l'Université de Leuven, et le Max Planck Institute pour l'histoire des sciences de Berlin. Le projet de thèse ainsi financé devra porter sur les voyages scientifiques dans le contexte de l'International Federation of University Women. La date limite des candidatures est fixée au 1er juin 2014. Pour plus de détails, nous vous renvoyons à ce site : http://www.rug.nl/about-us/work-with-us/job-opportunities/overview?details=00347-0000005597&#160;JOB OPPORTUNITY OrganisationThe Faculty of Arts is a large, dynamic faculty in the heart of the city of Groningen. It has more than 5000 students and 700 staff members, who are working at the frontiers of knowledge every day. The Faculty offers a wide range of degree programmes: 15 bachelor programmes and over 35 master specializations. Our research, which is internationally widely acclaimed, covers the following fields: Archaeology, Cultural Studies, History, International Relations, Journalism, Language and Literary Studies, and Linguistics.Job descriptionSpecialty areas: Modern History, Science History, Gender History, Life Writing (auto/biography)Applications are invited for one PhD position in the research project "Scientific Personae in Cultural Encounters" (SPICE), in collaboration with the Departments of History of Stockholm University, Leuven University and the MPIWG in Berlin. The PhD project focuses on the way in which the International Federation of University Women through its fellowship program and intense international exchange enabled (young) women researchers and university based scientists to develop scientific personae that helped them in their scientific career in a time when the research university developed in a reconstituted international field of force (1920-1940).Applicants are encouraged to develop and submit their own description of the PhD project in no more than two-three pages (about 1000 words) based on the original research proposal (available via Prof. Mineke Bosch).Please note that a job advertisement for a similar PhD position is available at Stockholm University. For this position you can contact Prof. Kirsti Niskanen, e-mail: kirsti.niskanen@historia.su.seQualificationsMA degree in History (specialization: modern History, Science history and/or Gender History)a good knowledge of several languages, preferably Dutch, English and/or French and /or one or more Scandinavian languagesstrong motivation to complete a PhD dissertation in 4 yearsproactive attitudeability to work independently whilst also a team player.Conditions of employmentThe University of Groningen offers a salary of € 2,083 (salary scale PhD students Dutch Universities) gross per month in the first year, up to a maximum of € 2,664 gross per month in the final year, based on a fulltime position. The position requires residence in Groningen and must result in a PhD thesis within the 4-year contract period. The candidate will first be appointed for 18 months. After the first year, an assessment will take place about the candidate's results and the progress of the project to decide whether the employment will be continued.The appointment will be effective from 1 September 2014.&#160;AffiliationThe PhD candidate will be enrolled in the Graduate School for the Humanities, affiliated with the Center or Historical Studies (Themegroup III) in the Institute for the Study of Culture Groningen (ICOG), and based at the Department of History.&#160;Application Applications should be in English and should contain the following:a motivation lettera curriculum vitae (including date and place of birth, copies of MA degree and grades, also -if applicable- titles of own publications)copy of passporte-mail and postal addresses of two academic refereesdescription of own ideas on the PhD project of max. 2-3 pages (about 1000 words).Please send your entire application in only two pdf-files (one for the motivation letter, and one for all other documents) before 1 June 2014 Dutch local time by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below the advertisement on the university's website). Late applications will normally not be taken into consideration.Acquisition is not appreciated.