Although we generally do not include book offers in our website or newsletters, we thought it wise to make an exception for two book offers we received recently, because of their relevance for Posthumus affiliates. Please note that all contact regarding these offers are between you and the supplier, the N.W. Posthumus Institute is no…

On 7 October 2022 the Nature & Nurture-workshop ‘Exploring the Links between Genetics and Historical Demography’ will take place in Leuven, Belgium. This workshop is made possible by funding from the HiDo Scientific Network for Historical Demography. The full program can be found here (pdf). Participation, either at location or online, in the workshop is…

Just before the Summer holidays, the N.W. Posthumus Institute received a collection of books and documents, until then owned by relatives of N.W. Posthumus (1880-1960). Among them were some personal documents, the earliest of which dated from N.W. Posthumus’ times as student at the University of Amsterdam, and several of his later books and publications….

~ because of scope, only in Dutch ~ Op 9 december 2022 organiseert de werkgroep De Moderne Tijd haar jaarcongres. Het thema voor 2022 luidt ‘Oorlog op afstand. De Lage Landen tussen neutraliteit en betrokkenheid’. Dat de regeringen van Nederland en België in grote Europese conflicten geen partij kozen, betekende niet dat oorlogen op afstand…

~ due to required (passive) proficiency, only in Dutch; applications may however be submitted in English ~ De opleiding Geschiedenis van de Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam is per direct op zoek naar twee enthousiaste en zelfstandige student-assistenten om kwalitatief en kwantitatief archief- en literatuuronderzoek te doen in het Stadsarchief Amsterdam en…

The Centre for History and Economics at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, invites applications for two 3-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in history, starting on 1 October 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. The posts are in connection with the research programme on economic and environmental history. The programme is based at the Centre for…

The Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University invites applications for a fulltime PhD position in South Asian History/History of Slavery. The PhD candidate will carry out research in the framework of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) funded project “Forgotten Lineages. Afterlives of Dutch Slavery in the Indian Ocean World” led by Prof.dr. Nira…

The KB, National Library of the Netherlands is seeking proposals for its fully paid Researcher-in-Residence program in 2023. This program offers a unique chance for early career researchers of all disciplines to work in the library with the Digital Scholarship team and KB data. In return, the KB learns how researchers use the data of…

The 7th Congress of the European Network In Universal and Global History (ENIUGH) will be hosted by Leiden University on its campus in The Hague, UN City of Peace and Justice, from 29 June to 1st July 2023. Under the main congress theme ‘Conflict and Inequity, Peace and Justice: Local, Regional, and International Perspectives’, the…

On 7 October 2022 at 16:00 sharp, Posthumus alumna Ester Beeckaert will defend her PhD thesis ‘Rural transformation in the Ardennes: The commons as landscapes of change, 1750-1850’ to obtain her PhD in History from Ghent University. Promotors are Professor Eric Vanhaute and Professor Wouter Ryckbosch. After the session, there will be a reception at…