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Jelle van Lottum is a Professor at Radboud University, where he occupies an endowed chair in History, specializing in the history of labor migration from a comparative perspective. He received his PhD from Utrecht University in 2007, focusing on the economic effects of labor migration in the North Sea region from 1550 to 1850. His academic career includes significant positions at the University of Cambridge and the University of Birmingham, where he led a prominent ESRC research project. Since 2016, he has been a senior researcher at Huygens ING and has been appointed as a professor at Radboud University in 2020. His research interests address the history of labor migration in Europe from 1600 to 1900, particularly examining social mobility patterns among labor migrants in the Netherlands over the centuries. He serves as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Applied History, a role he has held since its establishment in 2018. Van Lottum’s work integrates macro-economic developments with individual narratives, utilizing digital humanities methods to explore the historical implications of labor migration.
Radboud University • Nijmegen, Netherlands
Special appointment focusing on the history of labor migration from a comparative perspective.
University of Birmingham • Birmingham, United Kingdom
Led an ESRC research project exploring population and social structure.
Huygens ING • Amsterdam, Netherlands
Head of the History Department, leading research on historical migration.
Applies to Research Master's in Linguistics and Communication Sciences (Centre for Language Studies/Department of Language and Communication).