The Department of Public Law and Governance of Tilburg University is looking for a PhD candidate in Governance and Legal History of Water Quality. The PhD candidate will examine what today’s governance of water quality can learn from early modern cities. By tracing how civic communities once organised and enforced measures to protect water resources,…

The Fondazione 1563, based in Turin, Italy, has recently launched the sixth call for applications to award up to 4 two-year fellowships for advanced studies on ‘After the Enlightenment: Histories, Debates, and Interpretations’. Each of the 4 Fellowships consists of an overall grant of € 60.000 (before taxes) to be paid according to the terms…

~ because of required proficiency in Dutch only ~ Het KNHG en Historici.nl zoeken per 15 februari of 1 maart 2026 (begindatum in overleg) een Stagiair communicatie KNHG en webredactie Historici.nl voor 16-24 uur per week, voor ten minste drie maanden. De stagiair houdt samen met de communicatiemedewerker de KNHG-website en de site Historici.nl actueel,…

~ because of scope, in Dutch only ~ De Stichting Bijzondere Leerstoel Roterodamum en de Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC) zijn op zoek naar een bijzonder hoogleraar Geschiedenis van Rotterdam, die op bevlogen wijze wetenschappelijk onderzoek en publiek kan verbinden. De focus van deze leerstoel ligt op het bevorderen en verspreiden van…

The Faculty of Languages and Humanities, Research Group SHOC (Social History of Capitalism) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is looking for a postdoctoral researcher on the topic of the ‘Social History of Capitalism (12th-20th centuries)’. The postdoc researcher will conduct high-quality research in the field of the social history of capitalism, understood here as the…

The Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University is offering a PhD position within the project LangPro: Professional Opportunities in the Early Modern Language Sector (1550-1650) on the topic ‘Women in the Early Modern Language Sector’. The LangPro project examines the notion of the language sector in early modern North-West Europe: that part of early modern…

The Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University is offering a PhD position within the project LangPro: Professional Opportunities in the Early Modern Language Sector (1550-1650) on the topic ‘Societies and Guilds in the Language Industry’. The LangPro project examines the notion of the language sector in early modern North-West Europe: that part of early modern…

The Rijksmuseum Fellowship Programme gives successful candidates the opportunity to conduct part of their research at the museum. The Fellowship Programme aims  to support first-rate academic research, to strengthen ties between the Rijksmuseum and universities, and to contribute to the exchange of knowledge. For 2026/2027, the Rijksmuseum Fellowship Programme is offering three fellowships for the…

~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Het Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (BHIC) verstrekt twee maal per jaar onderstaande fellowships. Voor beide fellowships geldt dat zij open staan voor recent (maximaal 3 jaar gelden) afgestudeerde BA- en MA-studenten. Aanvragen voor een van deze fellowships dienen uiterlijk 12 januari 2026 ontvangen te zijn. Charles W….

The Institute Gak and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW) invite talented early-career researchers to apply for a three-year appointment as a post-doc researcher at an Academy institute to conduct research on the labour market and social security in the Netherlands. The Instituut Gak-KNAW Award was established in 2019 by Instituut Gak and the…