PhD Fellows in Late Medieval or Early Modern History on Fish, Grapes, or Salt in the Renaissance Mediterranean University of Liège in Belgium

PROXISENSES at the University of Liège is recruiting 3 PhD fellows for a project titled Entangled Histories of the Proximal Senses (1350–1650): A Mediterranean History of (Subjective) Knowledge. The positions are in late medieval history or early modern history, with research topics focused on fish, grapes, or salt in the Renaissance Mediterranean.

The project welcomes applicants with interests in food history, history of science, history of medicine, history of technology, sensory history, gender history, or labor history. A Master’s degree in late medieval or early modern history is required, along with excellent English. The post is framed as a PhD fellowship opportunity rather than a scholarship programme.

Deadline: 1 May 2026. Location: Liège, Belgium. Funding details are not specified in the post text, but the project is hiring fellows under an ERC-funded research project. Interested candidates should follow the information link or QR code and contact [email protected] for application details.