Post-doctoral Fellowship SNF at 100% in Contemporary History for 3 years
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Neuchâtel is recruiting a post-doctoral fellow for the project “Sea-Border and Air-Space Formation in the Interwar Middle East: A Trans-Imperial Perspective” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, under the direction of Professor Jordi Tejel.

Start Date: 1st February 2024 or upon agreement

Requirements:
- Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in history with an excellent track record in the field of Middle Eastern History
- Candidates that expect to receive their PhD by December 30, 2023 should provide documentation from their home institution
confirming this schedule
- Strong interest in the topics of borders, transport, the interwar Middle East and, more particularly, British-Mandate Palestine
- Capacity to work both collectively and individually
- Ability to produce high quality research papers
- Excellent command of Hebrew, Arabic, and English. Knowledge of French is advantageous
- Command of Digital Humanities tools is advantageous

Tasks:
- Academic and administrative assistance
- Complete peer-reviewed publications and conference papers

What we offer:
- The chosen candidate will be recruited to work at 100% for a total of three years
- The successful candidate will participate in well-funded programmes (SNF) and get benefit of a highly competitive scientific environment

Treatment: Salaries are according to University’s salary scale and depend on experience
Assignment: Legal

Interested candidates should send an application containing a letter of motivation, a detailed curriculum vitae including two academic referees, two relevant publications, and the PhD thesis by November 20, 2023 at the latest to nadine.eschmann@unine.ch

All call for applications at the University of Neuchâtel are open to both women and men.