The International Institute of Social History (IISH) conducts advanced research on the global history of work, workers, and labour relations and to this end gathers data, which are made available to other researchers as well.
Our research program Global Labour History, as we define it, is not a theory but a field of scholarly interest. It concerns the history of all those people who through their work have built our modern world – not only wage labourers, but also chattel slaves, sharecroppers, housewives, the self-employed, and many other groups. The program focuses on the labour relations of these people, as individuals but also as members of households, families, clans and other networks and contexts. Global Labour History covers at least the last five centuries and, in principle, all continents. It compares developments in several parts of the world and attempts to reveal intercontinental connections and interactions.
As of March 1st, 2015, there will be an opening in the research department of the IISH for
Three Senior Researchers (m/f)
(4-5 days a week)
(4 years, with possibility of tenure)
Job description:
- Developing, carrying out, publishing and supervising global labour history research at a high academic level, contributing to the development of the institute’s research program and it’s leadership in the field
- Acquiring external funding for research
- Contributing to the institute’s value to society by taking part in public discussions, writing for a non-academic audience, etc.
Requirements
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- PHD in History or Social Sciences
- Significant research experience in an area relevant to our research program
- Demonstrable success in producing research of the highest standards as evidenced in publications in high ranking journals in the relevant fields
- Demonstrable knowledge of scholarly literature and theoretical approaches to global labour history, including regional, transregional and transcontinental comparisons and connections, and application of this knowledge to personal academic research
- Experience with data-based methods and computer analysis, and application of this knowledge to personal academic research
- Experience in research on non-European regions
- Demonstrated ability to write successful research grant applications
Desirable
- Knowledge of advanced digital humanities methodologies
- Networks in one or more non-western regions
- For one of the three positions: expertise on labour and labour relations in the Netherlands after 1945 in a comparative perspective
Skills and abilities
Essential
- High level of proficiency in English, sufficient to undertake research, to present results and to communicate effectively with colleagues
- Demonstrated ability to write for and talk to a non-academic audience
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work well within international teams and networks
- Ability to work well with co-workers like software developers, administrators etc.
- Ability to supervise other researchers
Desirable
- Proficiency in one or more non-European languages
- Good project-management skills
- Ability to communicate to a non-academic audience
Appointment and salary:
The gross salary ranges from € 3.950,- to € 5.070,- (scale 12 CAO-Dutch Universities) based on a full working week (38 hours) and depending on relevant work experience.
The IISH offers an extensive package of fringe benefits, such as 8,3% year-end bonus, 8% holiday pay, a good pension scheme, 6 weeks holiday on an annual basis and the possibility to buy or sell vacation hours.
To apply:
Please submit applications (letter and CV) before February 8.2015 to 3research@iisg.nl, attention Marjoleine Cornelissen Cornelissen (head Human Resources & Facilities) with the subject line3 Senior Researchers. Further information can be obtained from the Director of Research, Leo Lucassen (llu@iisg.nl) or via tel. (0031)-(0)20-6685866.
You can find more information about IISH on our website: socialhistory.org.
http://socialhistory.org/en/jobs/vacancies-iish-3-senior-researchers