Doctoral Research Fellowship in Environmental History

Job description
A Doctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1017) in Environmental History is available at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo. The candidate is expected to pursue an independent research project in the field of Environmental History. It should explore the historical entanglements of natural and social environments within the period of 1500-2000. The research can be interdisciplinary in scope and is expected to relate to the methodologies of the Environmental Humanities, Climate History, History of Science or Material Culture Studies.
The project will be supervised by Prof. Dr. Dominik Collet and is funded by the Faculty of Humanities, University of Oslo. The candidate will be based in Oslo. The expected start date is August/September 2020.

More about the position
The person appointed will be part of the Faculty's organized research training and the Norwegian Graduate School in History. 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. 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.

Qualification requirements:
- A Master's degree or equivalent in History or a discipline related to the Environmental Humanities.
- Applicants without a degree in history should explain how their proposed project relates to historical research.
- 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. Competence in a Scandinavian language is desirable.
- Personal suitability and motivation for the position.

We offer
- Salary NOK 479 600 - 523 200 per annum (~EUR 47 500 - 51 800) depending on qualifications.
- A professionally stimulating working environment.
- Membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.
- Attractive welfare benefits.

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.
- Project description, including a detailed progress plan for the project (3 - 5 pages).

How to apply/contact information:
Please check: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/165052/doctoral-research-fellowship-in-environmental-history