Op 3 december 2020 (om 14.30) verdedigt Janna Everaert haar doctoraat "Macht in de metropool. Politieke elitevorming tijdens de demografische en economische bloeifase van Antwerpen (ca. 1400-1550)". Geïnteresseerden kunnen vóór 1 december een bericht sturen naar janna.everaert@vub.be en dan bezorgt zij de nodige informatie over hoe de verdediging digitaal kan worden gevolgd.

There is an opening for a postdoc position at the University of Bern. The Swiss National Science Foundation has granted Prof. Dr Michael Stolz funding for four years for research on the library of the 15th century humanist Sigmund Gossembrot. The deadline for submission has been extended to 14 November.

This afternoon workshop on 26 November (15.00-17.00) hosted by Radboud University aims to explore the role of charitable institutions in the social history of the late antique and early medieval Mediterranean.

Programme: 15:00-15:30 Joost Snaterse (Radboud University) Welcome and introduction;
15:30-16:15 Peregrine Horden (Royal Holloway, University of London) Was the hospital a Mediterranean invention?;
16:15-16:30 Daniëlle Slootjes (Radboud University) Response
16:30-17:00 General discussion.

The Synergy Award aims to connect PhD students with academic and non-academic professionals to explore the practical dimensions of their research. Four candidates will be invited to pitch their compelling impact ideas to a jury at Synergy 2021. Each pitch will also be broadcast to a live audience during Synergy ’21 on 4 February. Together, the audience and the jury will cast their votes to select the most exciting and innovative idea for societal impact. The winner will be granted a prize of €2,500 to kick-start the development of their idea. The submission deadline is 16 November 2021.

Op 4 december 2020 verdedigt Fabiola van Dam haar proefschrift "Het middeleeuwse openbare badhuis, fenomeen, metafoor en schouwtoneel" te Utrecht. Geïnteresseerden kunnen een bericht versturen naar fab.dam@usa.net (met vermelding van "4 dec" in de onderwerpsregel). Zij ontvangen dan een link naar de livestream in de week voorafgaand aan 4 december.

Foundations of Research-1 (Sources & Methods of Source Analysis) is now open for registration.

De Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen heeft een vacature voor een docent Oude en Middeleeuwse Geschiedenis (24 uur per week, van 15 januari 2021 tot 31 augustus 2021). Kandidaten kunnen zich melden tot 12 november 2020.

Binnen het NWO-project "(Re)counting the Uncounted. Replication and Contextualization of Dutch and Belgian Premodern Population Estimates (1350-1800)" zijn er twee vacatures voor een student-assistent.

Princeton University has announced that planning for its annual Medieval Studies Graduate Conference is underway. The conference will be held on March 6, 2021 (via Zoom) with the following theme: “Reclaiming Losses: Recovery, Reconquest, and Restoration in the Middle Ages.”

With Ad Putter, Sjoerd Levelt and Anne-Louise Avery.

Based on William Caxton’s bestselling 1481 English translation of the Middle Dutch, but expanded with new interpretations, innovative language and characterisation, this edition is an imaginative retelling of the Reynard story. With its themes of protest, resistance and duplicity fronted by a personable, anti-heroic Fox making his way in a dangerous and cruel world, this gripping tale is as relevant and controversial today as it was in the fifteenth century.

Monday 16 November 2020, 7–8pm GMT – Register at crowdcast.io/e/reynard-the-fox-book.