Katja Doose
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Environmental History and History of Science (ENVIROSHIFT) Université Lumière Lyon 2 in France
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Geology
Funding
Three postdoctoral research fellowships within an ERC Starting Grant project. The team is ERC-funded and offers generous support for archival research, fieldwork, and conference travel.
Deadline
Sep 21, 2026
Country
France
University
Université Lumière Lyon 2

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Applications are open for three postdoctoral research fellowships in the ERC Starting Grant project ENVIROSHIFT – Shifting Perspectives on Environmental Change: A History of the Earth Sciences in Central Asia and the Caucasus, 1880–2000, hosted at Université Lumière Lyon 2 (LARHRA, France).
The project examines how Earth scientists shaped environmental knowledge and mountain environments in Central Asia and the Caucasus from the late Russian Empire to the end of the Soviet Union. It brings together environmental history, history of science, Russian and Soviet history, and the history of the Earth sciences, with attention to resource extraction, environmental governance, and changing understandings of nature.
The three fellowships are organized around specific case studies: Kyrgyzstan (uranium mining, geological expertise, environmental transformation), the Tajik Pamirs (geology and resource exploration), and the Caucasus (seismology, environmental risk, and state planning).
Successful candidates will join an international ERC-funded research team based at Université Lumière Lyon 2 and LARHRA. The project offers generous support for archival research, fieldwork, and conference travel.
Deadline: 21 September 2026.
Interested applicants should consult the full call for applications on the project page and follow the instructions provided there.
Funding details
Three postdoctoral research fellowships within an ERC Starting Grant project. The team is ERC-funded and offers generous support for archival research, fieldwork, and conference travel.
What's required
Applicants should be prepared to work on one of the three case studies: Kyrgyzstan (uranium mining, geological expertise and environmental transformation), the Tajik Pamirs (geology and resource exploration), or the Caucasus (seismology, environmental risk and state planning). The post is for postdoctoral researchers and is part of an ERC Starting Grant project; relevant background in environmental history, history of science, Russian and Soviet history, Earth sciences, or related fields is implied.
How to apply
Read the full call for applications on the project page and submit an application through the linked call materials. Ensure your application is completed before the deadline of 21 September 2026.
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