Three (3) PhD Positions, Faculty of Humanities and the Institute for History, Leiden University, Netherlands (2015)

The Faculty of Humanities and the Institute for History (www.hum.leiden.edu/history/) at Leiden University welcome applications for three four-year PhD positions to conduct research on runaway slaves in North America in the period 1800-1860. The PhD projects are embedded within the new NWO Vidi project “Beacons of Freedom: Slave Refugees in North America, 1800-1860,” supervised by Dr. Damian Alan Pargas (www.hum.leiden.edu/history/organisation/staff-history/pargasda.html).

Requirements
Key responsibilities

The successful candidates will be expected to:
- Conduct archival research (in Europe and North America);
- Write a PhD dissertation;
- Submit their research results for publication in academic journals;
- Present their research at workshops and conferences;
- Participate in the PhD training program of the N.W. Posthumus Institute for Social and Economic History (www.hum.leiden.edu/posthumus/)
- Help organize and participate in activities of the Leiden Slavery Studies Association;
- Carry out limited teaching responsibilities in the second and third year of the appointment.

Further details:
http://www.academictransfer.com