{"id":23388,"date":"2020-10-30T08:56:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T08:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=23388"},"modified":"2020-10-30T08:56:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T08:56:02","slug":"postdoctoral-position-in-holocaust-and-genocide-studies-with-a-focus-on-holocaust-history-and-memory-in-the-balkans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=23388","title":{"rendered":"Postdoctoral position in Holocaust and genocide studies, with a focus on Holocaust History and Memory in the Balkans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hugo Valentin Centar pri Sveu\u010dili\u0161tu u Uppsali upravo je raspisao natje\u010daj za jedno dvogodi\u0161nje postdoktorandsko mjesto u polju istra\u017eivanja o Holokaustu na Balkanu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a strong international standing. Our mission is to pursue top-quality research and education and to interact constructively with society. Our most important assets are all the individuals whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden\u2019s most exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has 46.000 students, 7.300 employees and a turnover of SEK 7.3 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hugo Valentin Centre (HVC) is an interdisciplinary unit at the Department of History, Uppsala University, with a focus on research and education in two fields: ethnic relations and Holocaust and genocide studies. Research is conducted in a markedly interdisciplinary research environment that brings together researchers with a background in history and philosophy, language studies and social sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This announcement concerns a position in Holocaust and genocide studies with a focus on the Balkan geographic region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Duties\/Project description:<\/strong> A postdoctoral fellow\u2019s duties consist mainly of research, but also some administration and the task of applying for external research funding in the field concerned. The position requires continuous attendance at the Centre, active participation in seminars, on-going presentation of the fellow\u2019s research and, where necessary, some teaching and supervision of students or other tasks corresponding to up to 20% of the position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Requirements: <\/strong>To qualify for an employment as a postdoctor you must have a PhD degree or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD degree in the humanities or social sciences. The PhD degree must have been obtained no more than three years prior to the application deadline. The three-year period can be extended due to circumstances such as sick leave, parental leave, duties in labour unions, etc. Excellent skills in both oral and written English are required for the position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The application must contain the following items:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A <em>curriculum vitae<\/em> and attested copies of certificates and other documents referred to in the application.<\/li><li>A list of up to five academic works (including the dissertation either in published or manuscript form) cited in the application. The publications should be uploaded as pdfs and rank-ordered according to their relevance for the application.<\/li><li>An up to five pages long project proposal must be enclosed with the application. It should contain a clear aim description, an account of how the project contributes to the international state of the art in the field; a discussion regarding method; and a precise schedule for project implementation. How the planned project is connected with current&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Assessment:<\/strong> The application will be assessed by the scientific quality of the project proposal, and the applicant&#8217;s qualifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the event of divergent interpretations of the English and Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Salary:<\/strong>&nbsp;Individual salary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Starting date:<\/strong> 01-01-2021 or as otherwise agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Type of employment:<\/strong> Temporary position according to central collective agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scope of employment:<\/strong> 100 %<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For further information about the position please contact: <\/strong>the head of department Henrik \u00c5gren on phone +46 (0)18 471 1529, or email prefekt@hist.uu.se. For information about the HVC, contact director Tomislav Dulic on phone +46-(0)18-471 6395, or email director@valentin.uu.se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please submit your application by 15 December 2020, UFV-PA 2020\/3588.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you considering moving to Sweden to work at Uppsala University? If so, you will find&nbsp;a lot of information about working and living in&nbsp;Sweden at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uu.se\/joinus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.uu.se\/joinus<\/a>. You are also welcome to contact International Faculty and Staff Services at <a href=\"mailto:ifss@uadm.uu.se\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ifss@uadm.uu.se<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please do not send offers of recruitment or advertising services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Submit your application through Uppsala University&#8217;s recruitment system.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Placement: Department of History<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Type of employment: Full time , Temporary position longer than 6 months<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pay: Fixed salary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Number of positions: 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working hours: 100%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Town: Uppsala<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">County: Uppsala l\u00e4n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Country: Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Union representative: Seko Universitetsklubben seko@uadm.uu.se<br>ST\/TCO tco@fackorg.uu.se<br>Saco-r\u00e5det saco@uadm.uu.se<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Number of reference: UFV-PA 2020\/3588<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last application date: 2020-12-15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mp.uu.se\/en\/web\/info\/vart-uu\/lediga-jobb\/-\/jobb\/358931\">https:\/\/mp.uu.se\/en\/web\/info\/vart-uu\/lediga-jobb\/-\/jobb\/358931<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-novosti","category-stipendije"],"acf":{"facebook_opis":""},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historiografija.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hugo-Valentin.png?fit=225%2C225&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55912,"url":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=55912","url_meta":{"origin":23388,"position":0},"title":"Jasenovac Past and Present: History and Memory of Institutionalised Destruction. 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