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September 18, 2025

**Job Description**
This Ph.D position is part of the fully-funded project ‘Royalist Radicals: Royalist Opposition and the Making of Parliamentary Democracy (France and Europe: 1814-1830)’, examining the ambivalent and multifaceted democratic legacy of royalist radicals in early nineteenth-century France and Europe. The successful candidate will study why and how these royalist radicals appropriated and developed parliamentary democracy instruments for their own agenda despite ideological opposition, focusing primarily on France while considering European and global contexts.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Good passive and active command of the French language
• Professional proficiency in English
• An ability to work both independently and as a team member
• A demonstrable interest in academic research and a strong drive to grow in the profession
• Ability to relate historical research to contemporary political debates

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• History
• Philosophy
• French Studies
• Political Thought
• Related field (by 1 October 2025)

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Work Level
Ph.D
Employment Type
Scholarship
Salary
Annual Salary: €36,708 - €46,572 Position Classification: UFO profile Ph.D candidate Benefits: 8% holiday allowance, 8.3% year-end allowance, tuition fee waiver, free access to courses offered by the Graduate School of Humanities and the Dutch National Research Schools, excellent possibilities for further professional development and education.
Valid Until
October 17, 2025
Details
Full-time / Temporary Duration: 48 months Remote Work: No Brief location description: Campus-based
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Amsterdam School for Regional and Transnational and European Studies (ARTES) • Faculty of Humanities
Supervisor(s)
Dr Matthijs Lok
Supervisor Email
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University of Amsterdam
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