Postdoctoral Researcher Preservare - Amsterdam, Nederland - Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen

Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen

Geverifieerd bedrijf

Amsterdam, Nederland

1 week geleden

Geplaatst door:

Daan Van den Berg

werver van beBee

Beschrijving

Locatie:
Amsterdam

Max uren per week:32,00

Max salaris:5.929

Duur overeenkomst:48 maanden

Solliciteer t/m:

The Huygens Institute (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) is looking for a
Postdoctoral researcher for the project _PRESERVARE (32 hrs) in The Netherlands_**- PRESERVARE.

Large-scale conservation of perishable foodstuffs in the Low Countries, _is a European Research Council-funded Consolidator Grant (ERC CoG) led by Dr.

Marieke Hendriksen and hosted by the Huygens Institute/NL-Lab of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam.

The project researches the production and exchange of academic, trade, and lay knowledge of food preservation through a unique combination of archival research, digital techniques, archaeological finds, and historical reconstructions.

The postdoctoral researcher will physically be based at the Huygens Institute in Amsterdam, in the departments Knowledge
- and Art Practices and NL-Lab, taking up a central role in the interdisciplinary research team consisting of historians, data scientists, archaeologists, and food conservation experts.

The position starts on 1 February 202- Has finished their PhD on a related topic (at the start of the appointment);

Is fluent in English;
Can read Dutch and either speaks Dutch or is willing to learn Dutch fluently as soon as possible;
Preferably can read sources in at least one other modern European language;
Can read sources in Latin;
Has a background in the history of early modern knowledge, preferably with a focus on chemistry;
Is both a team player and an independent thinker and researcher;
Can think outside the box;
Is interested in and willing to participate in reconstruction research;
Resides or is willing to reside in The Netherlands at the start of employment and throughout the duration of the employment.
Cover letter
Research proposal (max. 1000 words + bibliography)
CV
Writing sample, e.g. a published paper or a thesis chapter
2 names and contact details of referees (no letters of recommendation required)

Interviews will take place in the week of June 10, 2024.

About the Huygens Institute
The Huygens Institute aims to enrich, broaden, renew and make widely accessible research on Dutch history and culture.

We do this by digitally unlocking, connecting and analyzing historical and literary data and texts from various collections and sources in innovative ways - across the centuries and beyond the borders of Europe.

Employment conditions
Depending on education and experience, the salary amounts to a minimum of €4.332;
- and a maximum of €5.929;
- gross per month for full time employment (scale 11 collective agreement Dutch Universities/KNAW). This excludes 8% vacation pay, 8.3% year-end bonus, travel allowance, internet and home working allowance and pension accrual with the ABP.

The KNAW offers its employees an excellent package of fringe benefits. A package that meets the various needs of employees depending on their stage of life, lifestyle or career ambitions.

For example, by working an extra two hours per week it is possible to increase the number of days of vacation from 29 to 41 days per year (for full-time employment).

For a complete overview of the conditions of employment, please refer to the webpage: working at the KNAW.

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