Hosting Information
Offer Deadline: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 - 16:00
EU Research Framework Programme: Horizon Europe - MSCA
Country: Spain
City: Granada
Organisation/Institute
Organisation / Company: University of Granada
Department: Historia moderna y de América
Laboratory: NA
Is the Hosting related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Contact Information
Organisation / Company Type: Higher Education Institution
Website: http://www.ofpi.ugr.es; https://wpd.ugr.es/~suspicio/; https://hmoderame.ugr.es/
Email: promofpi@ugr.es; mbiersack@ugr.es
State/Province: Granada
Postal Code: 18071
Street: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, s.n.
Description
MSCA-PF: Joint application at the University of Granada. Department of Historia moderna y de América.
Professor Martin Biersack, from the Department of Historia moderna y de América at the University of Granada, welcomes postdoctoral candidates interested in applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) in 2026 at this University. Please note that applicants must comply with the Mobility Rule (for more information about the 2026 call, please consult this link).
Brief description of the institution:
The University of Granada (UGR), founded in 1531, is one of the largest and most important universities in Spain. With more than 57,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and almost 7,000 members of staff, the UGR offers 97 undergraduate degrees, 157 master’s degrees (7 of which are double degrees) and 28 doctoral programmes via its 124 departments and nearly 50 centers. Accordingly, the UGR offers one of the most extensive and diverse ranges of higher education programmes in Spain.
The UGR has been awarded with the "Human Resources Excellence in Research (HRS4R)", which reflects the institution’s commitment to continuously improve its human resource policies in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. The UGR is also internationally renowned for its excellence in diverse research fields and ranked among the top Spanish universities in a variety of ranking criteria, such as national R&D projects, fellowships awarded, publications, and international funding.
The UGR is one of the few Spanish Universities listed in the Shanghai Top 500 ranking - Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The 2025 edition of the ARWU places the UGR in 301-400th position in the world and as the 3-8 highest ranked University in Spain, reaffirming its position as an institution at the forefront of national and international research. From the perspective of specialist areas in the ARWU rankings, the UGR is outstanding in Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence and Dentistry & Oral Sciences (ranked between 51th-75th position), Computer Science & Engineering, Education and Hospitality & Tourism Management (between 76-100th position), and in the areas of Food Science & Technology and Business Administration (between 101-150th position). A little lower in the ranking, the UGR also stands out in the areas of Earth Sciences, Law, Management, Nursing, Psychology and Statistics, in which the UGR is positioned in the 151-200th position.
Additionally, the UGR counts with 4 researchers at the top of the Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list, most of them related to the Computer Science and Mathematics scientific areas. It is also well recognised for its presence in the top 200 Universities in Europe at 83th place.
Internationally, the University of Granada is firmly committed to its participation in the calls of the Framework Programme of the European Union. For the duration of the prevoius Framework Programme, Horizon 2020, the UGR obtained a total of 124 projects with a total funding of more than €30 million. For the current Framework Programme, Horizon Europe, the UGR has obtained 136 projects, so far, with a total funding of more than €38 million.
Brief description of the Centre/Research Group:
You would colaborate within the ERC Consolidator Grant Project group SUSPICIO which, is located at the department of Modern and American Historia at the Arts and Humanities Faculty of the University of Granada. Currently, we are one PI, two postdoc and two PhD students.
Project description:
Drawing on examples from the period of the French revolution our project applies to suspicion as a concept and analytical tool to study moments of increased tension when the loyalty of wide segments of the population was questioned and the existence of suspects became a major issue that challenged political systems. Actually, we focus on the age of revolution when political suspicion as a mass phenomenon in the age of revolutions posed an epistemological challenge for the security and judicial apparatus of the states. Analysing the legal, political and narrative strategies employed to deal with suspects highlights the tension between the state’s security interests and the right to individual liberty, as well as the conflict between the logic of suspicion, which justifies punishment without compelling evidence, and the logic of the law, which is based on the presumption of innocence and judicial proof.
Research Area:
- Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC)
For a correct evaluation of your candidature, please send the documents below to Professor Martin Biersack (mbiersack@ugr.es):
- CV
- Letter of recommendation (optional)
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