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PhD position at the Department of Historical Studies

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Jobbnorge ID: 127150

1 PhD position within the project "European integration and the quest for access to external natural resources, 1945-2015."

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU, Trondheim), Department of Historical Studies, offers a full-time 3-year PhD position within the project "European integration and the quest for access to external natural resources, 1945-2015. ", funded by the Norwegian Research Council (NFR). The PhD candidate will work with the project leader, Researcher Mats Ingulstad (NTNU). The department also hosts several other research projects which examine different aspects of the international political economy of natural resources. The PhD candidate will thus be a part of a research team of 12-14 historians.

Project descriptionThe project examines the quest of European countries to secure their supply of raw materials from external sources through the EU and its predecessors. It will examine how this influenced the integration process from 1945 until the present, and how the EU-members collectively have sought to shape the international environment in order facilitate access to these resources.  

The PhD project will contribute that illuminate longer trajectories in the historical relationship between the EU-countries and the raw materials producing peripheries. This call for applications invites project proposals that may deal more specifically with topics or cases relevant to the project as a whole, such as the idea of Eurafrica and its implementation, or the EU trade preference system. Similar cases and topics of relevance to the project pertaining to trade, development, technology environment and security policy are also welcome. A description of the research project is available upon request from the project leader (mats.ingulstad (at) ntnu.no).

We encourage applicants with research backgrounds in history and EU studies, but also with broader backgrounds from the humanities or social sciences to apply for this PhD position.

QualificationsFor this PhD position, applicants should hold a Master's degree or equivalent in Social Sciences or Humanities/Arts. PhD study at NTNU is organized in PhD programmes. Successful applicant for the PhD position must apply and be accepted to the relevant PhD-programme following his/her employment.Work place will be at NTNU.

ApplicationsThe application and the project proposal must be written in English. Educational certificates and other documents should be in English or in a Scandinavian language.The application, marked with HF16-028, with attachments should be submitted electronically via this page.Complete applications include: . a brief statement of interest. a project proposal outlining how the PhD project will contribute towards the bigger project of not more than five pages. a full CV. one representative publication. the names and e-mail addresses of two references.Applicants that are considered for the positions will be asked for references and called in for an interview. Please notice that applications sent by e-mail will not be considered.

Terms and benefitsThe position is remunerated according to salary level 50 in the national salary scheme, gross NOK 430.200, - annually (2016), of which 2 per cent is deducted for the State Pension scheme.The appointment will be made in accordance with regulations for fellowship appointments at universities, and with regulations concerning State Employees and Civil Servants. A contract will be drawn up detailing the period of appointment and required duties

Primary residency in Trondheim is a prerequisite

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelig

Arbeidsgiver adresse: NTNU 7491 TRONDHEIM

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Sør-Trøndelag

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Hvordan søke: Annet - se fritekst

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år