Assistant Professor Medieval History
The Chair Group in Medieval History is looking for an enthusiastic and collaborative colleague with an excellent research track record to complement its multifaceted team. In view of recent developments in the interdisciplinary field of Medieval Studies, we are looking for an all-round medievalist with in-depth expertise in a non-European region, preferably the Eastern and Islamic Mediterranean or/and Africa in the Central and/or Later Middle Ages, who deploys comparative, cross-cultural, global and/or transregional approaches.
You will actively contribute to the teaching of the Chair Group in Medieval History within the BA and MA programmes in History, the Research MA programmes and other programmes in which the Chair Group is involved. Furthermore, you will develop new areas of specialisation within the History programmes and across programmes within and beyond the Faculty of Arts and actively participate in administrative and organisational activities (60% of your task allocation).
We expect you to develop a promising line of research, to present research results at and organise national and international panels, workshops or conferences and to write applications for national or international research grants (40% of your task allocation). The new assistant professor will be affiliated to the Groningen Research Institute for the Study of Culture (ICOG) and participate into the activities of the Centre for Historical Studies (CHS).
The University of Groningen
Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has established an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative university offering high-quality teaching and research. Its 34,000 students are encouraged to develop their own individual talents through challenging study and career paths. The University of Groningen is an international centre of knowledge: It belongs to the best research universities in Europe and is allied with prestigious partner universities and networks worldwide.
The Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is a large, dynamic faculty in the heart of the city of Groningen. It has more than 5000 students and 700 staff members, who are working at the frontiers of knowledge every day. The Faculty offers a wide range of degree programmes: 15 Bachelor's programmes and over 35 Master's specialisations. Our research, which is internationally widely acclaimed, covers Archaeology, Cultural Studies, History, International Relations, Language and Literary Studies, Linguistics and Media and Journalism Studies.
History is a large and dynamic department with a strong regional anchor and an international outlook. It accommodates and facilitates international state-of-the-art research in several major historiographical and interdisciplinary fields. We introduce our students to the diversity and complexity of human experience in the past and in present societies around the globe through the study of civilisations, regions, nations, communities, and individuals across all historical periods. We organise our teaching and research around a variety of thematic, geographical and theoretical approaches including, among others, network theories, connected history, reading history, medical humanities, material culture studies, postcolonial perspectives, inequalities, sustainability, and digital humanities.
The Chair Group in Medieval History is a vibrant and diverse research team, with expertise ranging from the early to the later Middle Ages. It has particular interests in the history of books and reading, the history of political cultures, the development of literacy in medieval society, cultural and intellectual history, historical anthropology and urban history. For further information, see https://www.rug.nl/staff/departments/11241
