Doctoral Research Fellowship in the fields of the history of religion, legal history and/or medieval art history (ref 293057)

Organisation/Company

University of Oslo

Research Field

History » History of law
History » History of religions
History » Art history

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

PhD Positions

Application Deadline

22 Mar 2026 - 23:00 (Europe/Oslo)

Country

Norway

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37.5

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Horizon Europe - ERC

Reference Number

101125383

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

A Doctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1017) in the fields of the history of religion, legal history and/or medieval art history, is available at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History (IAKH), University of Oslo (UiO). 

The position is part of the project POLYCHROME ‒ The Survival of Damaged Medieval Polychromed Heritage in the Nordics, which is funded by the European Research Council (Grant Agreement number 101125383). 

The appointed candidate will work within the overarching goals of the POLYCHROME project. The project investigates evolving attitudes to devotional images that have been selectively mutilated since the Reformations, and the influence of restorers on how this heritage is interpreted today

Candidates should propose a research project that examines, in one form or another, historical sources that shed light on changing attitudes to medieval objects after the Reformations in the Scandinavian countries.

Preference will be given to independent projects devoted to one or more of these possible themes:

• Pre- and post-Reformation theological positions on the offense of image-breaking.
• Idolatry, heresy and Catholic practices in the 17th and 18th centuries.
• Image-worship, image-acceptance, image-rejection and image-breaking in Scandinavian churches.
• How the neglect and crumbling state of medieval churches was approached by private owners, clergy and congregations.
• Continued roles of martyr saints (Olav and Sunniva), despite proscription of saints as intercessors.
• The spectacle of punishment in post-Reformation Scandinavia.
• Natural magic and Catholic practices in the post-Reformation period.
• The rationality and uses of Black Books (Svartebøker).
• Comparisons between documented iconoclastic acts in the Scandinavian countries and those in other locations, or at other historical moments.

Any of these topics might address issues of gender. Any might also include observations of similarities and differences between sources and attitudes in Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

For more information and how to apply: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/293057/doctoral-research-fellowship-sko-1017-at-the-department-of-archaeology-conservation-and-history

Website

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/293057/doctoral-research-fellows…

Research Field

History

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

History » History of religions

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

History » Art history

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History

Country

Norway

Geofield

City

Oslo

Website

https://www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english/

Street

PO box 1072 Blindern

Postal Code

NO-0316

E-Mail

n.l.w.streeton@iakh.uio.no
eirinn.larsen@iakh.uio.no

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