The History Department of Ghent University, a member of the EMGS consortium, announced opening of PhD and Postdoctoral positions for the new Grant Project. The Global Studies alumni are encouraged to apply!

PhD Positions:

The History Department at Ghent University is recruiting 3 doctoral fellows for the ERC Starting Grant Project ‘CATTLEFRONTIERS – (Post)Colonial Cattle Frontiers: Capitalism, Science and Empire in Southern and Central Africa, 1890s-1970s’ (2023-2028), under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Samuël Coghe.

CATTLEFRONTIERS explores how colonialism, global capitalism and science transformed cattle production in Southern and Central Africa during the colonial and early postcolonial period. From the 1890s to 1970s, (post)colonial governments, scientists, entrepreneurs and settlers promoted a broad range of interventions to overcome the allegedly uneconomic attitudes of African pastoralists and turn cattle into profitable commodities. Adopted, adapted, contested or eluded by African cattle herders and owners, these interventions transformed pre-existing cattle economies, pastoralist societies, rural ecologies and animal populations in many and often unexpected ways.

Application deadline: Dec 18, 2023 23:59

Degree: MA degree in Global Studies, History, African Studies, History of Science, Anthropology or a closely related field

For the project description, the lines of inquiry for case-studies and your future tasks, visit the following page.

Postdoctoral position:

For the same Grant project ‘CATTLEFRONTIERS – (Post)Colonial Cattle Frontiers: Capitalism, Science and Empire in Southern and Central Africa, 1890s-1970s’ (2023-2028), a Postdoctoral research position opens at the History Department of Ghent University under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Samuël Coghe.

Application deadline: Jan 10, 2024 23:59

Degree: PhD

For the tasks‘ description, your potential role in the project and further requirements, see the following page.