Job NIOD-KNAW - PhD-position on the modern history of Southeast Asia

 Candidates are invited to reflect on the NIOD and the Encompass programs, and in particular on one of the three following topics:

-  Media, communication and the Indonesian revolution

- Transitional justice in post-Second-World-War Southeast Asia

-  Freedom fighters and their ‘return’ to society

Applicants are invited to submit an open proposal on an aspect of the history of Twentieth Century Southeast Asia that fits within the NIOD/CHGS research profile (see web site NIOD research program: http://www.niod.nl/ ).

 NIOD is a partner in the University-of-Leiden-based Encompass Program. The Encompass Research Agenda is highly relevant for the orientation of the PhD position (see web site: http://www.hum.leiden.edu/history/encompass/about/ ).   

Eligible candidates have completed a Master’s degree in history, the humanities or social sciences. Fluency in English and one Southeast Asian language is required. Passive knowledge of Dutch is preferred.

The full-time salary is € 2.042 gross per month in the first year, increasing incrementally to € 2,612 in the fourth year (in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) of Dutch Universities), plus an 8% holiday allowance, an 8.3 % end-of-year allowance, and an extensive secondary benefits package.

The Netherlands Institute for War Documentation is an institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Netherlands Institute for War Documentation (NIOD) is a center for the study and dissemination of knowledge relating to the history of both world wars and their long-term effects on society. Recently,  NIOD has formalized its ties with the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS). CHGS was co-founded in 2002 by the University of Amsterdam and NIOD. The primary activities of CHGS are university teaching and scholarly research into Holocaust-and-genocide-related studies. The institute works toward an integrated view of the Holocaust and other cases of genocide.

For further information about the position please contact the project leader, Dr. P. Keppy, by email at p.keppy@niod.knaw.nl or telephone on 020–52233800. For further HRM information please contact the Head of Administration, W. Arink, by email at w.arink@niod.knaw.nl or by telephone on 020-5233800.

The project is planned to start as early September 1^st, 2010 but not later than December 2010.