Deadline: 26 January 2026
Place of work: Institute of Contemporary History — NOVA FCSH, Lisbon
Hiring institution: NOVA FCSH

Summary:

Professor Doctor Alexandra Curvelo, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the NOVA University of Lisbon (NOVA FCSH), hereby makes it public that an international selection procedure for the recruitment of a PhD holder, through an open-ended employment contract at the NOVA University of Lisbon – Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, is now open, for a period of 15 working days, to carry out scientific investigation activities as part of the project STEXEU – The Constitutional Road to Dictatorship: States of Exception and Authoritarianism in Europe, 1900-39 (GA 101163723), funded by the European Commission, through the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA).

Description of the vacancy: The project STEXEU – The Constitutional Road to Dictatorship: States of Exception and Authoritarianism in Europe, 1900-39 aims to:

– Conduct research on states of exception, authoritarianism and the crisis of democracy in Germany in the years 1900-1939, within the scope of the STEXEU project, but adapted to the researcher’s personal proposal under the general supervision of the Principal Investigator (Arturo Zoffmann Rodriguez).
– Contribute to the publications of the STEXEU project.
– Participate in the broader activities of the STEXEU project, including seminars, conferences and public engagement initiatives.
– Get involved in the academic life of NOVA and the Institute of Contemporary History

Field of research: historical research on authoritarianism, states of exception, and the crisis of democracy in Germany in the years 1900-1939.

Salary: Under article 2 of Implementing Decree no. 11-A/2017, of 29 December, the contract to be signed will have a base-level remuneration of € 2,351.53, in accordance with level 33 of the 1st remuneratory position. (Plus benefits and paid vacation days, according to Portuguese labour laws.)

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