ERC project “WO-NAM - Women and Non-Alignment in the Cold War era: biographical and intersectional perspectives”- Women’s history and the Non-Aligned Movement in transnational perspective with a specific focus on archival collections in Egypt

3 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

Department

Department of Humanities

Research Field

History » Contemporary history

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Italy

Application Deadline

20 May 2024 - 12:00 (Europe/Rome)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Other

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE / ERC

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The fellowship focuses on women’s history in transnational perspective with a specific focus on archival collections in Egypt. The fellowship will be developed within the framework of the WO-NAM project, funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant and led by PI Prof. Chiara Bonfiglioli. WO-NAM addresses the history of women’s participation in the Non-Aligned Movement during the Cold War era, studying the roles of female leaders, women’s movements and women’s organizations. Bringing together women’s and gender history, global history, and intellectual history, WO-NAM will draw on rich and diverse archival collections on women’s activism in its focus on the case studies of Yugoslavia, Egypt, Tunisia, India, and Cuba, as well as on video-interviews with some of the protagonists of these events. The project also includes a survey of existing archival collections in the United States, related to the history of women’s internationalism during the Cold War. The fellow will work closely with the PI, Prof. Chiara Bonfiglioli, primarily to conduct archival research in Egypt, notably exploring the Aziza Hussein collection at the American University of Cairo, to reconstruct transnational connections between activists during the Cold War. The fellow will also contribute to the project website, database and social media, and to the overall development of the project.

Requirements

Research Field

History » Contemporary history

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

History » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The following qualifications are considered as evaluation criteria:
a) Proven research experience in Egyptian archives;
b) List of publications;
c) Specialization diplomas and certificates of attendance of post-graduate specialization courses, obtained both in Italy and abroad, carrying out of documented research activities at public and private entities with contracts, research grants, scholarships or assignments both in Italy and abroad;
d) Attached 'preferential securities', if the candidate possesses them - see Article 5 of the competition available in Italian;
e) Any other element provided for the announcement, to the articles 2, 3 and 5 of the competition available in Italian.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Languages

ARABIC

Level

Good

Additional Information
Benefits

The research fellowship amounts to 59.780 Euros, including taxes and social charges

Eligibility criteria

The interview aims to assess the candidates’ skills and expertise on the following subjects:
Research knowledge of women’s and gender history;
Research knowledge of Cold War history;
Knowledge of English, with specific reference to the themes of the call;
Knowledge of Arabic, with specific reference to the themes of the call;
At the end of his/her research activity, the research fellow is required to provide the Department with:
One multi-author peer-reviewed publication together with the PI;
One peer reviewed publication;
Two presentations at international conferences;
Insertion of 5 entries in the WO-NAM database.

Selection process

The interview will be on 25 June 2024, h. 1:00 p.m. (Italian time) The interview will be held in remote with Google Meet.
The short-list of the candidates admitted to the interview, or any postponement, will be published on the University’s webpage on 10 June 2024

Website for additional job details

https://www.unive.it/data/28825/?chiavi%5Bglobale%5D=Women%E2%80%99s%20history%…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

UNIVERSITA' CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA

Country

Italy

City

VENEZIA

Postal Code

30123

Street

DORSO DURO 3246

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://apps.unive.it/domandeconcorso-en/accesso/2024-dsu-ar-04

Contact

State/Province

no

City

VENEZIA

Website

http://www.unive.it

Street

DORSO DURO 3246

Postal Code

30123

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

0412349173

STATUS: EXPIRED