MA OR PHD STUDENT FOR PROJECT ON THE JEWS OF VUKOVAR, CROATIA

The Coalition for Work with Psychotrauma and Peace (CWWPP) is a Dutch-registered non-governmental organization that has been working in Vukovar, Croatia since 1995.

Vukovar was an important city for Jews from the early 1800s until the Second World War. In its later history, it was the Upper Rabbinate for an area encompassing a radius of about 150 km. All Jews in the city were deported to Auschwitz in 1941. As in many similar places in Eastern Europe, only a few came back. Although there are still a few people with a Jewish background in the area, there is only one official Jew living there, and he is a foreigner.

Since 2005, the CWWPP, in association with the Jewish Community of Osijek, has been carrying out a project on the history and culture of the Jews of Vukovar and the surrounding area. At first, this work was supported by the Rothschild Foundation of London. After those funds had been used, the CWWPP supported the project with its own funds. Because of a change in priorities, those funds are no longer available. Until now, documents and photographs have been collected and scanned from the museums and governmental offices in the region.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The CWWPP offers the opportunity to a student in an appropriate academic faculty to use the documentation already collected. It is the aim of the organization that the classification of documents already collected be completed and that, conceivably, other documents be collected. It is very important to the CWWPP and the Jewish Community of Osijek that an analysis of the Jewish history and culture of the region be written.

WHAT IS BEING OFFERED
The CWWPP offers office space and access to the documentation already collected, as well as academic and logistical guidance. Much of the work could be carried out online. Guidance will be given by Charles David Tauber, M.D., Head of Mission of the CWWPP and other members of the CWWPP staff. There are other persons with the appropriate backgrounds available in Croatia and other nearby areas.

REQUIREMENTS
• That the candidate be accepted in an MA or PhD program in a relevant field.
• That the candidate be willing to work under the guidance of the CWWPP and its staff and its Standard Operating Procedures;
• That any intellectual property produced be the joint property of the candidate and the CWWPP;
• No salary or further compensation shall be given.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND APPLICATION
For further information, please contact the Office in Croatia as given below.

To apply for the position, please send a CV, a letter of motivation and a thesis proposal to the CWWPP at cwwppsummer@gmail.com.