POSTDOCTORAL
RESEARCHER IN 17TH AND/OR 18TH CENTURY EAST ASIAN HISTORY (KOREA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Applications
are invited from outstanding candidates for a four-year postdoctoral position
in 17th and/or 18th century Korean history as part of the European Research
Council funded project (H2020-ERC CoG 758347), Aftermath of the East Asian War
of 1592-1598, led by ICREA Professor Rebekah Clements and hosted by the
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. The successful candidate must be willing to
work on the environmental, economic, and/or demographic aftermath of the Imjin War
in Korea (preferably focusing on the 17th and/or 18th century) and to develop
independent research within the context of the Aftermath project. Applications
are particularly welcome from researchers whose proposed work would be located
within a regional context, borderlands, or who work on another East Asian
country in addition to Korea. The main language of the project is English and
candidates are not required to speak Spanish or Catalan. However, the
successful candidate will be encouraged to acquire a basic competence in one of
these languages during their tenure so as to be able to participate in locally
organized events.
We offer a
full time research position for up to 4 years (subject to an evaluation after
the first 12 months) in an innovative research project funded within the
prestigious ERC framework. The candidate will have access to a stimulating
research environment as part of a team of researchers, as well as generous
funding for fieldwork, the purchase of books, and conference travel. The position
is regulated by a post-doctoral labour contract for research staff at the
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, salary range €21,180-€28,180 for EURAXESS R2
or €28,180-€34,180 for EURAXESS R3, work hours of 37.5 per week plus paid
holidays. Depending on qualifications and experience, the salary range can be
negotiated. See
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/europe/career-development/training-researchers/research-profiles-descriptors.
The successful candidate will be provided with office space in the shared office
of the project on the main campus of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and
will be expected to be regularly present in the office to work with other
members of the team.
For further
details go to http://pagines.uab.cat/aftermath/vacancies.
Closing date: 17th Feb 2019.
ICREA Research Professor
PI of ERC
Horizon 2020 project “Aftermath of the East Asian War of 1592-1598”
This
project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the
European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement
No 758347).
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