CfA: 2 Doctoral researchers (PhD students) in the field of public history at the University of Luxembourg

The Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) is a research centre for the study, analysis and public dissemination of contemporary history of Luxembourg and Europe with a particular focus on digital methods and tools for doing innovative historical research. It serves as a catalyst for innovative and creative scholarship and new forms of public dissemination and societal engagement with history.

Your Role

The PhD students will join the Public History as the New Citizen Science of the Past (PHACS) project hosted at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) and will work under the direct supervision of Prof. Dr Thomas Cauvin. Focusing on the production of history with a public perspective, public history has developed as one of the most dynamic international fields of the historical discipline. In collaboration with cultural institutions and universities all over Europe, PHACS studies, researches, but also develops, constructs and evaluates the impact of public participation, coproduction, and shared authority for history-making. Connecting digital participatory practices issued from citizen sciences and crowdsourcing to history-making, PHACS is contributing to reshaping public history methodology. PhD research and projects may for instance focus on (but are not limited to) participatory exhibitions in museums, crowdsourcing cultural heritage, digital public history collections, community-based activities, or historical performances. Research and projects can be done in partnership with local or national partnering cultural institutions.

• Research and write a history thesis in the domain of contemporary history
• Participate in the development and evaluation of participatory practices in public history
• Contribute to the development of public history training in Europe

For further information, please contact: phacs@uni.lu

Your Profile

• Master’s degree or diploma (Master equivalent) in history or related field
• Experience in/with cultural institutions (especially but not only museums and archives) is an asset
• Knowledge in digital history and/or public participation is an asset
• Excellent command of English and good working knowledge of another language (French, German, Luxembourgish, Italian preferred)

We offer

• A creative and innovative working environment within the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) with great opportunities for training in new digital and public methodologies
• An attractive salary; work contract subject to  public national security system benefits
• A multilingual, international, and interdisciplinary working environment