Segnaliamo l’apertura di una posizione per post-doctoral researcher in “Colony History of Botanic Gardens” presso l’Università di Utrecht.
Working with archival materials in the Netherlands and Suriname, the researcher will conduct research into the colonial history of the Utrecht University Botanic Gardens and explore in what ways this institution has contributed to colonial science, including collecting practices and botanical explorations. The researcher will also explore the possible relationship between the UU Botanic Gardens and private traders who introduced plants from all over the world into the early modern and modern Dutch homes. This includes plants from Suriname and South Africa, two areas from which many known house and office plants in the Netherlands and Europe more broadly originate.
Deadline: 1 aprile 2025
