The Department of History and Civilization at the European University Institute invites applications for the doctoral programme in history and civilization. The mission of the Department is the study of European history from the Renaissance to the present day, recognizing that the issue of Europe’s frontiers over time remains an open subject, just as the construction of the European idea, or ideas, remains contested. Major themes of research include the Renaissance, the history of the state, colonial history, industrialization, history of science, consumer culture, gender history, intercultural dialogue, comparative modern European history, European integration and the history of political thought.

The Department of History and Civilization attaches particular importance to linguistic diversity in all of its activities and encourages researchers to participate in seminars and other Departmental activities in more than one language. Papers and theses can be written in languages other than English whenever appropriate supervision is available. Work at the Institute is organized to allow for regular research trips, funded by the Institute, for work in archives and libraries across Europe and beyond; first-class library and data access; extensive computing facilities; career development; language courses; post-doc fellowships.

Funding

Each year around 35 citizens of EU Member States, Norway and Switzerland, and a small number from elsewhere, are admitted to the Ph.D. programme. Doctoral researchers receive a scholarship from their national government for a period of three years. The Institute provides funding for the fourth and final year. There are some scholarships for non-EU citizens under the Central and Eastern Europe, South-East Europe, Mediterranean and other programmes. Departmental funding is available for field work or archival research