Job Detail

Particularité

• A four-year employment contract to work in Fribourg

The PhD-thesis will be realized in the framework of the SNSF Ambizione project (primary investigator: Dr. Dr. Felix E. Rietmann) “Raising a Well-Grown Child: Media and Material Cultures of Child Health in the Early Nineteenth Century.” Situated at the intersection of media history and the history of medicine, the project examines the impact of an emerging popular print and commercial culture on understandings of health and illness in childhood.

Domaine d'activité

• The PhD-student will define and conduct his own independent research project within the above-mentioned framework. Potential topics include but are not limited to: the discourse about child health in popular magazines in French-speaking Switzerland and/or France; histories of medico-pedagogical objects such as the waistcoat, the baby-walker, and the cradle; the development and application of digital tools for the analysis of historical magazines.

Exigences

• M.A. in History or equivalent degree (with proven ability to conduct historical research)


• Proficiency (written and spoken) in German and/or French, and good knowledge of English


• Willingness to work in a collaborative environment

Exigences linguistiques

Français et/ou Allemand
autre: Anglais

Date d'entrée en fonction:

-01.06.2021 ou date à convenir

Renseignements:
Dr. Dr. Felix Rietmann
T: +41 26 300 81 78
felix.rietmann@unifr.ch (cc Margrit Walthert:margrit.walthert@unifr.ch)

Date limite de réception des offres:
20.02.2021

Adresse d'envoi:
felix.rietmann@unifr.ch
Please submit the following application materials:
A cover letter showing that you meet the criteria for the position
A statement of interest (1-2 pages) outlining your ideas for a doctoral research project
A full CV, including publications (if available)
Copies of your university transcripts and diplomas