Doctoral Position in Cultural History and Museology (ref 213851)

The fellowship is part of the project ‘Afterlives of Natural History’  – funded by the Research Council of Norway.

In the Afterlives of Natural History project we investigate how natural history as a set of specific practices was intertwined with other knowledge practices. Following the “end of natural history” in the late 18th century (Lepenies 1976), knowledge about the vast, infinitely complex object of nature was distributed across a wide range of disciplines, including biology, geology, chemistry, and physics, but also history, folklore and anthropology. We look for a fellow that will study collecting practices in the 19th century. How was 19th century Norwegian natural history collecting organized and practiced? And how were humanist and naturalist practices intertwined? The person appointed will be an important contributor to one subproject, as well as an important participant in the entire research team. We will develop experimental workshops and labs were we probe and discuss the history and contemporary importance of natural history as well as how natural history practices can help us develop new ways of working across disciplines.

For more information and how to apply: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/213851/doctoral-position-in-cultural-history-and-museology