Eleanor Rathbone Professor of Contemporary European History
Applications for this vacancy closed on 3 February 2025 at 12:00PM
The Faculty of History is seeking applications for the Eleanor Rathbone
Professorship of Contemporary European History, available from 1 October 2025
or as soon as possible thereafter.
This new senior post is intended to reinforce Oxford’s reputation as a major
centre for research and teaching in the field of Contemporary European
History. In particular, it will extend expertise into the history of the
European present, by developing new teaching provision, and research-led
scholarship, on the history of the final decades of the twentieth century and
the early decades of the early twenty-first century.
The Rathbone Chair has been named in honour of Eleanor Rathbone to mark her
lifelong work and engagement with issues of contemporary European politics and
social inequality. The professor will be based at St Antony’s College, where
they will maintain and develop the legacy of the work and scholarship
undertaken on the contemporary history of Europe by Professor Timothy Garton
Ash. It is therefore intended that the professor will be a scholar who will
combine innovative scholarship and teaching with a wider profile of
intellectual engagement.
The Rathbone Professor will be expected to lead the growth of Contemporary
European History within Oxford, including new teaching options on recent and
current European history, funded grant applications, workshops, public events
and outreach, broadly defined. An important element of the post would be to
work with colleagues in the organising and direction of Contemporary European
History teaching and research within the History Faculty.
We wish to appoint a committed historian who will be able to shape this new
field. You should possess an excellent record of innovative archival research
using one or more European languages; a significant record of publications;
the capacity to lead and inspire others; and an ability to communicate the
importance of historical issues for an understanding of the contemporary
identity of Europe.
The closing date for applications is **12:00 noon UK time on Monday 3 February
2025**. Interviews are expected to be held in March 2025.
Informal enquiries are welcome and may be made in strict confidence to
Professor Martin Conway, Chair of the History Faculty Board
(martin.conway@history.ox.ac.uk).
Professorship of Contemporary European History, available from 1 October 2025
or as soon as possible thereafter.
This new senior post is intended to reinforce Oxford’s reputation as a major
centre for research and teaching in the field of Contemporary European
History. In particular, it will extend expertise into the history of the
European present, by developing new teaching provision, and research-led
scholarship, on the history of the final decades of the twentieth century and
the early decades of the early twenty-first century.
The Rathbone Chair has been named in honour of Eleanor Rathbone to mark her
lifelong work and engagement with issues of contemporary European politics and
social inequality. The professor will be based at St Antony’s College, where
they will maintain and develop the legacy of the work and scholarship
undertaken on the contemporary history of Europe by Professor Timothy Garton
Ash. It is therefore intended that the professor will be a scholar who will
combine innovative scholarship and teaching with a wider profile of
intellectual engagement.
The Rathbone Professor will be expected to lead the growth of Contemporary
European History within Oxford, including new teaching options on recent and
current European history, funded grant applications, workshops, public events
and outreach, broadly defined. An important element of the post would be to
work with colleagues in the organising and direction of Contemporary European
History teaching and research within the History Faculty.
We wish to appoint a committed historian who will be able to shape this new
field. You should possess an excellent record of innovative archival research
using one or more European languages; a significant record of publications;
the capacity to lead and inspire others; and an ability to communicate the
importance of historical issues for an understanding of the contemporary
identity of Europe.
The closing date for applications is **12:00 noon UK time on Monday 3 February
2025**. Interviews are expected to be held in March 2025.
Informal enquiries are welcome and may be made in strict confidence to
Professor Martin Conway, Chair of the History Faculty Board
(martin.conway@history.ox.ac.uk).
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The Faculty of History is seeking applications for the Eleanor Rathbone
Professorship of Contemporary European History, available from 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. This new senior post is intended to reinforce Oxford’s reputation as a major centre for research and teaching in the field of Contemporary European History. In particular, it will extend expertise into the history of the European present, by developing new teaching provision, and research-led scholarship, on the history of the final decades of the twentieth century and the early decades of the early twenty-first century. The Rathbone Chair has been named in ... The Faculty of History is seeking applications for the Eleanor Rathbone Professorship of Contemporary European History, available from 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. This new senior post is intended to reinforce Oxford’s reputation as a major centre for research and teaching in the field of Contemporary European History. In particular, it will extend expertise into the history of the European present, by developing new teaching provision, and research-led scholarship, on the history of the final decades of the twentieth century and the early decades of the early twenty-first century. The Rathbone Chair has been ... |
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