Doctoral Researcher in Economic & Financial History

Doctorat / PhD Type de contrat : ["FULL_TIME","TEMPORARY"] Date limite de candidature : 2026-11-27T15:12:00.000Z

About us The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) at the University of Luxembourg is an interdisciplinary research centre committed to high-quality research and public dissemination in the field of contemporary history with a particular focus on digital methods and tools. The C²DH's ambition is to venture off the beaten track and find new ways of doing, teaching and presenting contemporary history of Luxembourg and the history of Europe in the 20th and 21st centuries. It serves as a catalyst for innovative and creative scholarship and new forms of public dissemination. Your role The doctoral researcher will work under the supervision of Professor Benoît Majerus within the ERC-funded project "Digital archaeology of shell companies: infrastructures of global connections and local networks (DIGSHELL)". The project seeks to develop a comprehensive history of global tax networks by examining the emergence of multi-jurisdictional spaces in which nation-states, multinational corporations, local financial intermediaries, and international organizations interact to build, maintain, and govern global financial infrastructures. Building on a previous research initiative focused exclusively on Luxembourg, DIGSHELL adopts a broader international perspective through three additional case studies: Panama, Singapore and the British Virgin Islands (BVI). To facilitate the analysis of this extensive corpus, the project will explore advanced data analysis methods, visualization tools, and generative AI technologies, including Large Language Models (LLMs). The doctoral researcher will initially conduct preliminary research and review existing source materials in Luxembourg. This work will subsequently be complemented by extended research stays abroad, involving archival research, fieldwork, and interviews in the respective target country (Panama, Singapore, and the BVI/United Kingdom). Furthermore, the candidate will have the opportunity to participate in the creation of networking opportunities, such as conferences and other events, and will disseminate results through scientific publications in well-ranked journals and conferences. For more information on DIGSHELL: https://www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/research-projects/digshell/ For further information on the position, please contact Prof. Benoît Majerus ( ). Your profile Qualification : The candidate should have completed a master's degree or equivalent in history, economics, political science, social science or a related field Experience : The ideal candidate should have proven interest in the following topics: digital history, financial history, offshore studies, fiscal studies, network research Operational Language Requirements : Excellent command of…