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2 Phd Positions on the history of early childcare in Central and Eastern Europe (Leiden University ) – deadline 11 April 2025
Leiden University is looking for two PhD candidates performing research on the history of early childcare in Central and Eastern Europe, with a focus on one of two overarching themes: the history of playgrounds and play spaces in central and eastern Europe; and the history of the materiality of early childcare more generally in central and eastern Europe.
The PhD candidates will become part of a research team exploring a century of early childcare and the invisible work linked to the first 1,000 days of human life in modern central and eastern Europe led by Professor Sarah A. Cramsey. The positions are fully funded under the ERC Starting Grant scheme (project CARECENTURY). The expected starting date is 1 September 2025. The PhD projects may focus on any part of the former Habsburg Empire and its successor states (former Czechoslovakia, former Yugoslavia, Romania, Poland, Hungary and Austria). Relevant language competencies (especially in Slavic languages, Hungarian, Romanian, German, Yiddish, Hebrew and Arabic) is strongly preferred.
Applications should be submitted ultimately 11 April 2025 via the Academic Transfer Portal.
