Velg regionen som passer best for din plassering eller dine preferanser.
Denne innstillingen kontrollerer språket for brukergrensesnittet, inkludert knapper, menyer og all tekst på nettstedet. Velg ditt foretrukne språk for best brukeropplevelse.
Velg språkene for stillingsannonser du vil se. Denne innstillingen bestemmer hvilke stillingsannonser som vises for deg.
100% PhD position in the Group of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts of KU Leuven, Early Modern Research Group, Crossroads Reearch Centre, in the project entitled "Globalisation and the Spread of Disease across Maritime (South-)East Asia, during an Era of Environmental Stress (1560 to 1850)", focus on Taiwan and Dutch Batavia, and their links to coastal China, the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, and Luzon.
Research: The PhD will analyse, under close consideration of human-environment interactions, the spread of infectious diseases into and across early modern Taiwan, especially during the Dutch and Spanish periods, and investigate local healing strategies.
Database: Active engagement in and contribution to our project database is required.
Further activities/fieldwork: Active participation in the team’s international and research dissemination activities as well as preparedness for archival fieldwork are expected.
Publications: The completion of a PhD dissertation and the publication of at least one A1/A2 article is obligatory.
Website unit
The candidate populates an existing database with more strictly project-related data and is supported by geoinformaticians with data analysis and medical maps.
Master degree in History or a comparable master’s degree in another discipline, with a focus on Chinese or Asian history, the history of science, (ethno-)medicine.
You possess an excellent command of pre-modern and modern Chinese and Dutch and are fluent in English. Good skills in IT and GIS technology, basic competencies in Japanese and/or one additional European language (such as French or Spanish), and proficiency in the history of Chinese medicine are a plus.
Project website
Related project on the spread of disease and historical health management
Related project with a focus on the transpacific spread of disease, medical knowledge transfer, healing mehtods, and drug trade
For more information please contact Prof. dr. Angela Schottenhammer, tel.: +32 16 33 06 33, mail: angela.schottenhammer@kuleuven.be or Mr. Wim De Winter, tel.: +32 16 32 87 72, mail: wim.dewinter@kuleuven.be.
KU Leuven strives for an inclusive, respectful and socially safe environment. We embrace diversity among individuals and groups as an asset. Open dialogue and differences in perspective are essential for an ambitious research and educational environment. In our commitment to equal opportunity, we recognize the consequences of historical inequalities. We do not accept any form of discrimination based on, but not limited to, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, ethnic or national background, skin colour, religious and philosophical diversity, neurodivergence, employment disability, health, or socioeconomic status. For questions about accessibility or support offered, we are happy to assist you at this email address.
KU Leuven is an autonomous university. It was founded in 1425. It was born of and has grown within the Catholic tradition.
Besøk arbeidsgiverens side