Doctoral Research Fellowship in History 

Social Sciences/Economics

Doctoral Research Fellowship in History 

Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History

Job description

A Doctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1017) in History is available at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo.

The Doctoral Research Fellow will be affiliated with the research group Experiencing American Democracy: Nordic Encounters in Transatlantic Perspective (ExAM) and the Democracy, Freedom and Boundaries research group. ExAm examines Norwegian and Nordic experiences with American democracy in a transatlantic perspective in the period 1800 to the present day and connections between migration and Americanization. Applicants for the position are asked to outline a project for a PhD thesis with relevance to one or more of ExAm’s four pillars:

I: Conceptions of American democracy

II: Circulations of experiences

III: Commemorations and use of migration history

IV: Cross cutting dimensions: Mixed methods

More about the position

The selected applicant will be affiliated with the ExAm project financed by the UiO:Democracy initiative and is invited to participate in the network working towards the 200-years commemoration of Norwegian migration to the USA in 2025. The research project ExAm offers professional development and international contacts across the Nordic region and abroad.

The selected candidate will be affiliated with the faculty’s organized research training. The academic work is to result in a doctoral thesis that will be defended at the Faculty with a view to obtaining the degree of PhD. The successful candidate is expected to join the existing research milieu or network and contribute to its development. Read more about the doctoral degree.

The appointment is for a duration of 3 years. All PhD Candidates who submit their doctoral dissertation for assessment with a written recommendation from their supervisor within 3 years or 3 ½ years after the start of their PhD position, will be offered, respectively, a 12 or 6 month Completion Grant.

Preferable starting date is Autumn 2024.

Qualification requirements

  • A Master’s degree in history or equivalent. The master’s degree must have been obtained and the final evaluation must be available by the application deadline.

  • Fluent oral and written communication skills in English and a Scandinavian language.

  • Personal suitability and motivation for the position.

To be eligible for admission to the doctoral program at the University of Oslo, applicants must, as a minimum, have completed a five-year graduation course (Master’s degree or equivalent), including a Master’s thesis of at least 30 ECTS. In special cases, the Faculty may grant admission on the basis of a one-year Master course following an assessment of the study programmer’s scope and quality.

In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on:

  • The project’s scientific merit, research-related relevance, and innovation.
  • The applicant’s estimated academic and personal ability to complete the project within the time frame.
  • The applicant’s ability to complete research training.
  • Good collaboration skills and an ability to join interdisciplinary academic communities.

Applicants who have recently graduated with excellent results may be given preference.

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How to apply

The application must include

  • Application letter describing the applicant’s qualifications and motivation for the position
  • Curriculum Vitae (with a list of education, positions, teaching experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activities, including a complete list of publications)
  • Transcript of records of your Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Applicants with education from a foreign university must attach an explanation of their university’s grading system
  • Documentation of Language requirements (if applicable)
  • Project description, including a detailed progress plan for the project (3 – 5 pages, maximum 14,000 characters. See Template for project descriptions)

Please note that all documents must be in English or a Scandinavian language.

Educational certificates, master theses and the like are not to be submitted with the application, but applicants may be asked to submit such information or works later.

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system, jobbnorge.no.

Short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview

Formal regulations

See also regulations as well as guidelines for the application assessment process and appointments to research fellowships.

Following the Freedom of Information Act (Offentleglova) § 25, Chapter 2, demographic information about the applicant may be used in the public list of applicants even if the applicant opts out from the entry in the public application list.

The University of Oslo has an Acquisition of Rights Agreement for the purpose of securing rights to intellectual property created by its employees, including research results.

The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.

Contact information

For questions regarding the position:

Professor Eirinn Larsen, Project Manager

Associate Professor Kristin Ranestad, Head of Research Training

For questions regarding how to apply:

HR Adviser Mira Kramárová

About the University of Oslo 

The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution, with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. With its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally recognised research communities, UiO is an important contributor to society.

The Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History (IAKH) is comprised of three disciplines which in different ways study the past. The department has internationally oriented archaeologists, the only conservation program in Norway and the biggest group of historians in Scandinavia. The department has close to 100 employees, including non-permanent research fellows. The study programs span archaeology from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages, object and paintings conservation, and history from Antiquity to the present age.

Deadline: 2024-05-20 at 23:59
Unit: Social Sciences/Economics

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