Postdoc History of Eighteenth Century Medicine (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen; 0.7 fte)

The Center of Historical Studies, Faculty of Arts, welcomes applications for an 18 month postdoc position (0.7 fte) to conduct research in the history of Boerhaavian medicine in the eighteenth century. The postdoc project is embedded in the NWO Vidi project “Vital Matters. Boerhaave’s Chemico-Medical Legacy and Dutch Enlightenment Culture”, supervised by Dr Rina Knoeff. The postdoc has to replace the researcher of project 2 on “Quicksilver Doctors”. For the project description, see: https://www.rug.nl/staff/h.g.knoeff/vital_matters_description.pdf

Key responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to:
• submit research results for publication in academic journals
• present research at workshops and conferences
• actively participate in research meetings of the project team and the Center for Historical Studies
• help organise and participate in knowledge valorisation activities.

Read more and apply on the site of Groningen University. Deadline: 14 February 2016.