Arie van Steensel (Utrecht, 1982) is a historian specialising in the medieval and early modern history of western Europe. He is interested in the institutional, social and economic history of Italy, England and the Low Countries, especially urban history and the history of noble elites.
Employment History
2016 to date: Lecturer in Medieval History, Department of History, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
2014-2016: Lecturer in Medieval History, Department of History, European Studies and Religious Studies, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2012-2014: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of History and Art History, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
2011-2012: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of History and Civilization, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
2010-2011: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of History, Classics and Archaeology, Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom
2010: Researcher, Research Institute for History and Culture, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
2005-2009: PhD Candidate, Institute for History, Leiden University, the Netherlands
Professional Memberships
2017-2019: Member of Young Arts Research Network
2016 to date: Editor of Stadsgeschiedenis
2011 to date: Editor of Virtus. Journal of Nobility Studies
Education
2010: Doctor (with distinction) in Medieval History, Leiden University, the Netherlands
2007: Doctorandus in Philosophy, Leiden University, the Netherlands
2005: Doctorandus (with distinction) in History, Leiden University, the Netherlands
Awards and Honours
2019: Data Science Project awarded by CIT
2018: Klein Dataproject awarded by DANS (co-applicant with R. van Oosten and R. Rutte)
2016: Klein Dataproject awarded by DANS (co-applicant with R. van Oosten)
2015: Alfa Meerwaarde Grant awarded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) (co-applicant with R. van Oosten)
2012: Veni Grant awarded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
2011: Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship awarded by the European Commission
2010: Rubicon Grant awarded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
2005: Fruin Prize awarded for best thesis in history at Leiden University
