VACANCY: PhD-Fellowship "Legal History and Construction History" (DEADLINE 15 July 2023)

 

(image: the Brussels Grand Place in the seventeenth century; source: Wikimedia commons)

Research group CORE within the Faculty of Law and Criminology and research group ARCH within the Faculty of Architectural Engineering at VUB are looking for a PhD fellow (4 years), starting 1 October 2023.

This vacancy fits within the framework of the EOS research project ‘Construction History, Above and Beyond. What History Can Do for Construction History’, led by professors Michiel Dehaene (UGent), Dave De ruysscher (VUB, Tilburg University), Rika Devos (ULB), Johan Lagae (UGent), Stephanie Van de Voorde (VUB) and Ine Wouters (VUB). A total of 3 PhD fellows and 4 post-doctoral researchers have been appointed on this project. An overview of the full project can be consulted at: www.vub.be/arch/project/eos.

The proposed dialogue between History of Law and History of Construction will focus on the normativity of 'implicit' and 'practical' knowledge in construction in Belgium, during the 19th and 20th centuries. Such knowledge is often enforced through informal rules, in many segments of society. The field of construction history offers promising opportunities to disentangle normativity and informal rules. In litigation, the liability of architects, contractors and even construction workers was tested against 'rules of the trade', rules of implicit, practical knowledge. The sources that can be used range from instructional literature to case law. These sources shed light not only on the appreciation of 'rules of the trade', but also on how jurists categorized 'practical knowledge'.

The PhD project in the dialogue between legal history and construction history will examine cases of liability of architects, contractors and construction workers. The main research questions concern the assessment of practical knowledge in liability and negligence cases, and the differences between the actors involved (i.e. construction professionals versus legal practitioners). The sources used are instructional guides, published case law, legislation, and archival sources. Less studied archives of associations dedicated to expertise and arbitration can also play a crucial role. Part of the research will deal with 'expertise' in these cases, looking at who qualifies as an expert and why. Relatedly, expert reports are expected to reveal how the rules of the trade interacted with the legal rules, since experience in preparing reports for courts requires a minimum degree of knowledge of legal categories and jargon. 

More information: here.

JOB: Research Fellow in Medieval Legal History (France) – University of St. Andrews (DEADLINE: 2 November 2018)

(Source: University of St. Andrews)

We learned that the University of St. Andrews has a job application for a one-year research fellow in Medieval Legal History, with a focus on France.

Start: 3 January 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter

Fixed term for 12 months

Applications are invited for a one-year Research Fellowship in legal history available from January 2019. The position is to work with Professor John Hudson on the ERC Advance Grant funded project ‘Civil Law, Common Law, Customary Law: Consonance, Divergence and Transformation in Western Europe from the late eleventh to the thirteenth centuries’ (CLCLCL). In addition to pursuing the specified research within the project, the successful applicant will be required to participate in the broader work of the project by contributing to workshops and outreach activities.

Applicants should have completed or nearly completed a PhD in a related topic.

Further information on the University, the School of History, and the Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research can be found at the University website (www.st-andrews.ac.uk).

The University of St Andrews is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all, which is further demonstrated through its working on the Gender and Race Equality Charters and being awarded the Athena SWAN award for women in science, HR Excellence in Research Award and the LGBT Charter;  http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/diversityawards/.

Please quote ref: AR2153SB

Closing Date: 2 November 2018

Interview Date:  20 November 2018

Further Particulars:  AR2153SB FPs.doc

More information here

CFP: Assistant Professor in Legal History (Zurich, 3 years position)

WHAT Assistant Professor in Legal History, call for position

WHEN 3 years position

WHERE University of Zurich, Faculty of Law


deadline March 9, 2016
all information here

The Faculty of Law at the University of Zurich is seeking an 

Assistant Professor in Legal History (duration of three years, not tenure track) 

The assistant professorship is designed to further qualify the holder in the discipline of legal history. Upon completion of the position, a habilitation or equivalent achievement should be submitted. Requirements for the position of assistant professor include a doctorate with outstanding results and, if possible, an academic background in the history of Private law and/or contemporary legal history. In addition, the candidate's current research project should have a strong focus on legal history. A focus on the early modern period and/or contemporary legal history is of advantage. Scholarly experience in a doctrinal legal discipline is also of advantage, but not a strict requirement. Applicants who do not speak German as a native language must be willing to familiarize themselves with the German language. 

The University of Zurich aims to increase the percentage of women working in teaching and research and therefore specifically encourages qualified women to apply. 

Application materials (cv, list of publications and presentations, teaching portfolio) must be sent by regular mail to the University of Zurich, Faculty of Law, Dean's Office, Rämistrasse 74/2, CH-8001 Zurich by 9 March 2016. 

Submission of publications and research papers may be requested at a later stage. 

For further information, please contact 
Prof. Dr. Andreas Thier (andreas.thier@uzh.ch). 

POSITION: Two PhD / Post-doctoral Positions in the field of late medieval/early modern history, legal history or ecclesiastical history at Max Planck Institute (Frankfurt, July 1, 2015, or later)

WHAT Two PhD / Post-doctoral Positions in the field of late medieval/early modern history, legal history or ecclesiastical history, 3-year contracts, call for positions

WHEN starting July 1, 2015, or later 

WHERE Max Planck Institute for European Legal History, Frankfurt

all information here

deadline May 15 2015

Research project
A Collaborative Research Centre / CRC (‘Sonderforschungsbereich’ / ‘SFB’ in German) is an institution established at German universities for a period of up to twelve years that enables researchers to pursue an outstanding research programme, crossing the boundaries of disciplines, institutes and faculties. Financed by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), it facilitates scientifically ambitious, complex, long-term research by concentrating and coordinating the resources available at a university.

The CRC 1095 ‘Discourses of Weakness and Resource Regimes’ at the Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, employs a transepochal and comparative approach in order to deal with the question of how discourses of weakness had an impact on the use of resources. These discourses can be observed in the history of all cultures at all times. Changes in the use of both material and immaterial resources constitute a special and important aspect of processes of historical transformation which will be addressed by historians, historians of science, anthropologists, philosophers, sinologists and legal historians within the framework of the new CRC 1095.

CRC sub-project C 01 ‘Knowledge of the pragmatici. Presence and significance of pragmatic normative literature in Ibero-America in the late 16th and early 17th century’, led by Prof. Dr. Thomas Duve, reflects upon the significance of normative texts which addressed themselves primarily to practitioners – especially those who would nowadays be seen as part of moral theology or confessional literature. The respective texts were ‘weak’ insofar as they lacked theoretical complexity compared to erudite treatises; they were ‘strong’, however, in terms of pragmatic usefulness because they offered the reader adaptable bases of normative knowledge. There are some indications that these resources helped to establish, even minimally, conceptions of normative order in early modern empires such as the Spanish one. It is the objective of the sub-project to bring to light not only the practical significance but also the intellectual weight of a literary genre which has received little attention for a long time. Characteristic of this genre are condensation processes which might constitute a considerable achievement in abstraction.

Job description
In this context, the position holders are expected to research on one of the two following subjects: 

POSITION: One-year Lecturer in Gender, Race, and Identity (Reno,Nevada, fall 2015)

WHAT one-year Lecturer in Gender, Race, and Identity, position

WHEN fall 2015 (with the possibility of renewal for up to two additional years)

WHERE University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89503, USA

The Gender, Race, and Identity (GRI) Program at the University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for a one-year lecturer position to begin Fall 2015 with the possibility of renewal for up to two additional years. The GRI program offers a major in Women’s Studies, minors in Women’s Studies, Ethnic Studies, Religious Studies, and Holocaust, Genocide, and Peace Studies, and a graduate certificate in Gender, Race and Identity Studies. Area of study and discipline are open, but the successful candidate will have a background in feminist approaches and teaching interests in intersections of gender, race, class, ethnicity, and/or sexuality. The position includes a teaching load of 4-4 and some service commitments. The successful candidate should expect to teach introductory and advanced undergraduate courses, such as introduction to women’s/gender studies and courses in feminist theory and methods. The lecturer will also have the opportunity to develop courses in an area of expertise. Ability to teach courses in Ethnic Studies or other GRI programs is highly desirable. Applicants must have completed the Ph.D. and be eligible to work in the United States prior to the start of appointment on July 1, 2015.

The University of Nevada, Reno, requires that applications be submitted athttps://www.unrsearch.com/postings/17565. To apply, complete the brief form and submit a letter of application that outlines teaching excellence, CV with reference contact information, and two sample syllabi. All applications must be submitted electronically no later than May 18, 2015. Additional materials such as letters of recommendation may be requested later.

AA/EEO Women and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. The University of Nevada is the state’s historic land-grant institution; it serves approximately 20,000 students. The university is ranked as a Tier 1 institution by “U.S. News and World Report” and offers an array of degree programs at all levels. Reno is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, a 30-minute drive from Lake Tahoe. Reno/Tahoe is recognized as a world-class outdoor recreation area. Additional areas of interest in the proximity include: The Black Rock Desert, Sacramento, Yosemite National Park, Napa/Sonoma, the Bay Area, and San Francisco. University of Nevada homepage: http://www.unr.edu