HERILAND is a pan-European research and training network on cultural heritage in relation to Spatial Planning and Design. It is funded by the EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant. All PhD training in HERILAND is research based.

Number of positions: 15

Benefits: includes a living allowance, a mobility allowance and a family allowance (if married).

Duration: 36 months

Requirements:

  • Applicant must hold (R)MA, MSc or MPhil degree in a relevant discipline (e.g.; Heritage and Memory Studies, (Art-/Architectural) History, Archaeology, European Studies, Cultural Studies, Cultural/Social/Historical Geography, Governance Studies, Anthropology, Urban/Spatial Planning and Design, Participatory Design, (Landscape-) Architecture, Computer Science
  • Applicant must show excellent research skills and experience in research by means of scientific publications will be favoured (e.g. conference papers, journal articles, book chapters);
  • Applicant must possess high level of proficiency in English language;
  • Applicants from all nationalities may apply.
  • At the time of recruitment by the host, in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers.
  • Researchers are required to undertake trans-national mobility (i.e. move from one country to another) when taking up the appointment. At the time of selection by the host organisation, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment. Short stays, such as holidays, are not taken into account.
Available PhD projects:

‘The Spatial Turn’

  1. Heritage-as-landscape and its socio-political drivers. Host: VUA (NL)
  2. Heritage in economic growth and social renewal. Host: UGOT (SE)
  3. Making trans-sectoral connections in governance, regulation and legislative frameworks. Host: UNEW (UK)

Democratization’

  1. Innovative governance systems for future heritage planning. Host: VUA (NL)
  2. Inclusive heritage management processes. Host: TUD (NL)
  3. Urban heritage and mass tourism. Host: ROMA3 (IT)

‘Digital transformations’

  1. Citizen Science and big data for collaborative, hermitage-based planning of city development. Host: GRIDW (PL)
  2. Gamification methods for collaborative heritage planning. Host: VUA (NL)
  3. Datascape methods for heritage planning professionals. Host: BEZAL (IL)

‘Shifting demographies and contested identities’

  1. Adaptation of urban heritage in multicultural society. Host: BEZAL (IL)
  2. Urban regeneration and cultural identity. Host: ROMA3 (IT)
  3. ESR12 = Heritage zoning and population dynamics. Host: TUD (NL)

‘Changing Environments’

  1. Heritage development in large scale infrastructural project – a collaborative and trans-disciplinary approach. Host: UGOT (SE)
  2. Disappearing landscapes of Carpathians – towards a participatory model of conservation of cultural landscape. Host: GRIDW (PL)
  3. Heritage as lever of economic growth and social renewal in post-industrial landscapes. Host: UNEW (UK)
—————–Quick Overview————-
OrganizationMarie Sklodowska-Curie ITN
CountryItaly, Israel, UK, Sweden, Poland, Netherlands
Fellowship LevelDoctoral
Subject areas

Art-/Architectural, History, Archaeology, European Studies, Cultural Studies, Cultural/Social/Historical Geography, Governance Studies, Anthropology, Urban/Spatial Planning and Design, Participatory Design, (Landscape-) Architecture, Computer Science

Fellowship amountAs per MSCA rules
EligibilityOpen to all nationalities
Deadline01st April 2019
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