Author: René van Weeren
Vacancy: Postdoc ERC Synergy project TASTADE (IISH; 2 years) – deadline 29 June 2026
The research team of the ERC-funded project The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Development of Europe (TASTADE) is looking for a postdoctoral researcher. TASTADE aims to build the largest possible repository of names and biographical information about investors in the…
Call for applications Postgraduate Summer School Fondazione 1563 (Turin, Italy, 17-19 Sep 2026) – EXTENDED deadline 16 June 2026
The Fondazione 1563 per l’Arte e la Cultura (hereinafter “Fondazione 1563”) welcomes applications for the Postgraduate Summer School ‘Needs, Justice, and the Wealth of Nations: The Moral and Material Foundations of Political Economy in the European World (1500-1800)’, that will…
Call for book proposals new book series on Historical Demography
Central European University Press (CEU Press) and Amsterdam University Press (AUP) are announcing the launch of a new book series on Historical Demography, published under the auspices of the European Society for Historical Demography. Series editors are Tim Riswick, Assistant…
Posthumus Summer School 2026 ‘Crises and History’: Theme and dates announced – EXTENDED deadline registration 15 June 2026
After two successful previous editions, the N.W. Posthumus Institute will once more offer the Posthumus Summer School on ‘Crises and History’ on 6-10 July 2026. Crises are not a new phenomenon: past societies also faced them. How these societies coped…
Call for abstracts ESTER RDC 2026 (KU Leuven, Belgium, 26-28 October 2026) – deadline abstracts 15 June 2026
On 26 to 28 October 2026 the 2026 edition of the ESTER Research Design Course (RDC) will be held. This year’s edition will be hosted by the KU Leuven under the guidance of Maïka De Keyzer (photo), head of the…
Moving Humanities Conference 2026 – Call for Proposals – deadline 31 July 2026
The organisers of the Moving Humanities Conference 2026 welcome proposals for presentations and expositions. On 26 and 27 November 2026, the Moving Humanities Conference 2026 will be hosted by Radboud University in Nijmegen. The conference is co-organised by Radboud University…
PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Cécile Bruyet
On 26 June 2026, Posthumus alumnus Cécile Bruyet will defend the PhD thesis ‘A Taste for Land: How Access to Land Shaped Access to Food in Late Medieval Antwerp (1430-1530)’ at the University of Antwerp. Supervisors are Preofessors Tim Soens…
Vacature: 2 Junior Onderzoekers in project TASTADE over investeerders slavenhandel (VU Amsterdam) – deadline 22 juni 2026
~ because of required proficiency in Dutch only ~ Het onderzoeksteam van het ERC-gefinancierde project TASTADE (The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Development of Europe) zoekt twee junior onderzoekers. Taak van de junior onderzoekers zal zijn het identificeren van investeerders…
Call for papers Jaarboek De Achttiende Eeuw 2027 – deadline abstracts 31 juli 2026
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ De Werkgroep Achttiende Eeuw publiceert sinds 2017 jaarlijks in het najaar het jaarboek De Achttiende Eeuw als opvolger van het sinds 1968 verschenen gelijknamige tijdschrift. Voor de editie van 2027, met als…
Successful PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Max-Quentin Bischoff
On 10 June 2026, Posthumus alumnus Max-Quentin Bischoff successfully defended the PhD thesis ‘Merchants’ Futures: Plans and expectations in the Tucher family company, c.1520-c.1550′ at the FelixArchief. Supervisor was Jeroen Puttevils (University of Antwerp). Drawing on the annotation and analysis…