Vacancy: Post-doctoral scholarship social and/or economic history of Africa

The University of Antwerp (Belgium) is hiring a post-doctoral research fellow in the field of social and/or economic history of Africa:

Post-doctoral Scholarship (1-year – 100%): Social and/or Economic History of Africa.

[Deadline: 29/08/2024]

Over the past fifteen years social and economic history research on Africa has evolved from a field dominated by debates on the (adverse) impact of colonialism to a much broader exploration of themes related to economic and urban development, material wellbeing or social inequalities. At the University of Antwerp, the existing collaboration between the Centre for Urban History and the Institute for Development Policy, joint together in the Antwerp Interdisciplinary Platform for Research into Inequality (AIPRIL), resulted in a structural initiative to strengthen research on the Social and Economic History of (Central) Africa. Together with the appointment of a new tenure-track research professor in this field, we are now looking for a post-doctoral researcher aiming to develop innovative research on the social and/or economic history of (Central) Africa. Potential topics include (but are not limited to) the history of urbanisation, (enslaved) labour, migration, wellbeing, inequality, political participation, health, demography, financial inclusion, etc.