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PhD Program - Contemporary History
- 20 August 2024
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- Genève
Job summary
Join the PhD Program in Contemporary History at CUSO, a collaborative platform for aspiring historians. This is a unique opportunity to enhance your skills in a supportive academic environment.
Tasks
- Engage with peers through workshops and thematic discussions.
- Participate in research-focused events and contribute to community.
- Develop comprehensive research proposals and enhance publication skills.
Skills
- Candidates should hold a degree in history or equivalent.
- Strong analytical and research capabilities are essential.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills are required.
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PhD Program - Contemporary History
CategoryPositionThe doctoral programme in contemporary history (PDHC) brings together the history units of the four universities of Western Switzerland and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID).
It is aimed at doctoral candidates in contemporary history and pursues the following general objectives:
The PDHC includes two main activities:
The PDHC is open to all doctoral candidates in history registered in one of the seven academic units that run the programme:
Admission to the programme requires prior attainment of a bachelor’s or master’s degree in history or an equivalent qualification. Otherwise, doctoral candidates are subject to the regulations in force at the university where they are enrolled. Registration is also open to doctoral candidates registered in other academic units of the Western Switzerland universities, provided their thesis has a genuine historical dimension and based on a motivation letter; the Scientific Committee decides on the acceptance of applications.
It is aimed at doctoral candidates in contemporary history and pursues the following general objectives:
- to place doctoral candidates in contemporary history within an intellectual environment and collective dynamic conducive to co-construction of skills and socialisation within the disciplinary field and its networks;
- to ensure their integration into a scientific and professional community by organising regular meetings around their research themes;
- to facilitate contacts and dialogue between doctoral candidates in contemporary history;
- to enrich doctoral training through methodological and thematic modules;
- to enable doctoral candidates to harmoniously combine specialisation in their thesis area with broader familiarisation with emerging themes in contemporary history;
- to provide doctoral candidates with the means and tools necessary to prepare scientific dossiers for scholarship applications, both in Switzerland and abroad;
- to give doctoral candidates the opportunity to take charge of organising conferences;
- to familiarise doctoral candidates with publication strategies and research valorisation;
- to teach doctoral candidates how to develop, realise and defend a major research project, reconciling scientific rigour and creativity, according to the institution and research funding sources, including for stays abroad.
The PDHC includes two main activities:
- The organisation by doctoral candidates of the Historiales (new name for doctoral days) during which they are invited to lead and manage thematic workshops. These days provide an opportunity for doctoral candidates to present their work and exchange with other historians or researchers from partner units. The Historiales also feature interventions by Swiss and international experts, allowing doctoral candidates to receive feedback different from that of their thesis supervisor, while strengthening their integration within a broad "scientific community".
- The organisation of methodological teaching modules. These modules are held each semester over one or two days. They take the form of a triptych: sources, methods and approaches in contemporary history. Working methods vary from one module to another, but participation always involves preparatory work. Doctoral candidates and teachers from other universities (Swiss and foreign) are also invited.
- Other occasional activities are offered to doctoral candidates. These are announced specifically. Individual mobility grants, internal or external, are also possible under certain conditions.
The PDHC is open to all doctoral candidates in history registered in one of the seven academic units that run the programme:
- Department of General History (University of Geneva, Faculty of Arts)
- Paul Bairoch Institute of Economic History (University of Geneva, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences)
- Institute of History (University of Neuchâtel, Faculty of Arts and Humanities)
- Institute of Political Studies (University of Lausanne)
- History Section (University of Lausanne, Faculty of Arts)
- Contemporary History Unit (University of Fribourg, Faculty of Arts)
- Department of International History (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva)
Admission to the programme requires prior attainment of a bachelor’s or master’s degree in history or an equivalent qualification. Otherwise, doctoral candidates are subject to the regulations in force at the university where they are enrolled. Registration is also open to doctoral candidates registered in other academic units of the Western Switzerland universities, provided their thesis has a genuine historical dimension and based on a motivation letter; the Scientific Committee decides on the acceptance of applications.
