PhD Program - Contemporary History
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Genève
Key information
- Publication date:20 August 2024
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Genève
Job summary
Join the PhD Program in Histoire contemporaine at CUSO! Collaborate in a dynamic research environment.
Tasks
- Engage in collective skill development and networking opportunities.
- Organize thematic workshops during the Historiales for peers.
- Participate in methodological teaching modules to enhance research skills.
Skills
- Must have a degree in history or equivalent qualification.
- Strong analytical and research skills are essential.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities are required.
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PhD Program - Contemporary History
CategoryPositionThe doctoral program 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 students in contemporary history and pursues the following general objectives:
The PDHC includes two main activities:
The PDHC is open to all doctoral students in history registered in one of the seven academic units that run the program:
Admission to the program requires prior obtaining of a bachelor's or master's degree in history or an equivalent qualification. Otherwise, doctoral students are subject to the regulations in force at the university where they are enrolled. Registration is also open to doctoral students registered in other academic units of the Western Switzerland universities, provided their thesis includes a genuine historical dimension and based on a motivation letter; the Scientific Committee decides on the acceptance of applications.
It is aimed at doctoral students in contemporary history and pursues the following general objectives:
- to place doctoral students in contemporary history in an intellectual environment and collective dynamic conducive to co-construction of skills and socialization within the disciplinary field and its networks;
- to ensure their integration into a scientific and professional community by organizing regular meetings around their research topics;
- to facilitate contacts and dialogue among doctoral students in contemporary history;
- to enrich doctoral training through methodological and thematic modules;
- to allow doctoral students to harmoniously combine specialization in the thesis domain with broader familiarization with emerging themes in contemporary history;
- to provide doctoral students with the means and tools necessary to prepare scientific dossiers for scholarship applications, both in Switzerland and abroad;
- to give doctoral students the opportunity to take charge of organizing conferences;
- to familiarize doctoral students with publication strategies and research valorization;
- to teach doctoral students how to develop, realize, and defend a major research project, balancing scientific requirements and creativity, according to the institution and research funding sources, including for stays abroad.
The PDHC includes two main activities:
- The organization by doctoral students of the Historiales (new name for doctoral days) during which they are invited to lead and manage thematic workshops. These days are an opportunity for doctoral students 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 students to receive feedback different from that of their thesis supervisor, while strengthening their integration within a broad "scientific community."
- The organization of methodological teaching modules. These modules are organized 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 requires preparation work. Doctoral students and teachers from other universities (Swiss and foreign) are also invited.
- Other occasional activities are offered to doctoral students. These are announced specifically. Individual mobility aids, internal or external, are also possible under certain conditions.
The PDHC is open to all doctoral students in history registered in one of the seven academic units that run the program:
- 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 program requires prior obtaining of a bachelor's or master's degree in history or an equivalent qualification. Otherwise, doctoral students are subject to the regulations in force at the university where they are enrolled. Registration is also open to doctoral students registered in other academic units of the Western Switzerland universities, provided their thesis includes a genuine historical dimension and based on a motivation letter; the Scientific Committee decides on the acceptance of applications.
