Phd Position: Global History/violence Studies with
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**PhD position: Global History/Violence Studies with a regional focus on South America**
**Your position**
- conduct independent archival research and complete the dissertation within the funding period;
- actively participate in advancing the project's overall research goals, collaborate closely with your teammates;
- help with administrative tasks, conference organization, communication tasks, webpage content management.
You will be encouraged to
- conduct fieldwork, seek contact and respectfully collaborate with local experts in the geographical area of your work package;
- publish one peer-reviewed article or book chapter;
- present your findings at international conferences.
**Your profile**
- You must hold a Master's degree (or equivalent) in History or a related discipline.
- You must be fluent in English, our team's working language. Additional language proficiencies relevant to your work package, notably Spanish, are very welcome.
- You must take residence in Basel during your entire contract period and be able to travel for the project's field research.
- You should have some experiences in archival research and a familiarity with the historiography of South America's (post-)colonial past.
- You should be keen to learn, open to creative, experimental work, and eager to actively participate in the team effort.
**We offer you**
- A fully funded PhD position (4 years) at the History Department at the University of Basel, Switzerland.
- A motivated, interdisciplinary team that will support your ideas, research, and career in a stimulating, welcoming and multicultural environment.
- You pursue your dissertation project within a collaborative framework, affiliated as a member of the Basel Graduate School of History.
- Salary and social benefits are provided according to Swiss standards and University of Basel rules.
- Application deadline is September 15th, 2024.
- Interviews will be held in person or via Zoom on October 8th and 9th, 2024. The expected starting date is April 1st, 2025.
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