Post-doctoral Fellow in History, Gender Studies, and Sociology at University of New South Wales University of New South Wales in Australia

This PhD opportunity at the University of Newcastle, Australia, invites applications for a research project focused on the social history of polio vaccination in Australia from the 1950s to the 1970s. The project is part of a larger Australian Research Council funded initiative examining polio’s history during a pivotal period marked by serious outbreaks and the introduction of vaccines. Led by Professor Catharine Coleborne, the research will explore public health promotion of the Sabin Oral Pol...

Postdoctoral research update at Södertörns högskola , specifically the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES) . The research focus mentioned is interwar Latvia with a special emphasis on Jewish women musicians . This post is a personal announcement that the author is starting a postdoctoral research position in August. It is not an application call, so there is no open recruitment, deadline, or application link for applicants in the post itself. Academic keywords: history, music, Ba...

University of Graz is advertising a University Assistant with a Ph.D. (m/f/d) position in the Department of History , linked to the section for Cultural and Gender History . This is a postdoctoral salaried position rather than a PhD studentship, and it is based in Graz, Austria . The role combines research, teaching, project development, and academic service . The successful candidate will develop and implement a research project in the field of Gender History , contribute to international and i...

The English Department at the University of Zurich is inviting applications for a PhD Assistantship in English Literature (60%). The position starts on 1 February 2027 and is initially limited to three years, with the possibility of extension for up to three additional years. This is a postgraduate PhD opening for candidates with a completed MA in English Literature who want to develop an original doctoral project. The chair is led by Prof. Dr. Barbara Straumann , and the project should intersec...

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Strathclyde's Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare. Project title: Unorthodox health activism in Britain after 1948. This PhD explores the history of unorthodox approaches to health in Britain across the 20th and 21st centuries, with a focus on activism and community organising that promoted alternative approaches to health and medicine. The project will examine the experiences of people involved in these alternative health movements ...