Postdoc ERC - IISG

The International Institute of Social History (IISH) is searching for the research projects Voices of Resistance and Resisting Enslavement a Postdoc Researcher (0.8-1.0 fte)

Job description

As a Postdoc your research engages with and expands the academic agenda on the history of slavery of the research projects and the IISH. You will collaborate closely with other members of the projects to contribute to collective output. This includes contributing to collective data sets on slave trade, resistance and stereotypes, as well as collective publications. You will take a responsible role in coordinating project meetings, organizing workshops and conferences, and in the outreach of the project (public stories). We are especially looking for someone who can bridge the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean in studying the history of slavery.

Requirements

• A completed PhD in history, or another discipline that is relevant to this research;
• Experience on and affinity with the history of slavery, history from below, colonialism, resistance and/or racialization;
• Experience with historical research in (colonial) archives for the Atlantic and/or wider Indian Ocean world;
• Proficiency of English, and at least one of the following languages: French, Portuguese or Spanish;
• Good writing skills;
• Experience with coordinating, collaborating or supervising tasks;
• A collegial, social, proactive and independent working attitude.

Conditions of employment

Fixed-term contract: 3 years.

Depending on education and experience the minimum salary is [[salarisMin]] and the maximum salary is [[salarisMax]] gross per month for a full-time appointment (scale [[ufoSchaal]] cao Nederlandse Universiteiten/KNAW). This is exclusive of 8% vacation allowance, 8.3% year-end bonus, travel allowance, internet allowance, home working allowance and pension accrual with ABP.

The KNAW offers its staff an excellent package of secondary benefits. A package that meets the different needs of employees depending on their stage of life, lifestyle or career ambitions. For example, by working an extra two hours a week, it is possible to increase the number of days off from 29 to 41 days a year (with full-time employment). For a complete overview of the terms of employment, please refer to the web page: werken bij de KNAW.

Applying for a Certificate of Good Conduct can be part of the employment procedure.

Employer

IISG

The International Institute of Social History (IISG-KNAW) is an Academy research institute. IISG is one of the most prestigious social history research institutes worldwide. It examines how work and labour relations have developed globally over time. To support its research, it collects archives and data from all over the world. The relationship between its research and its data and archive collections contributes substantially to the institute's unique nature.