The Sarton Centre for History of Science and Humanities (Ghent University) and research group Histories of Art, Architecture and Visual Culture (VISU) (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) invite applications for two fully funded PhD positions within a four year research project on early modern astronomical culture in the Habsburg Netherlands. The project investigates astronomy in seventeenth century Europe as an intellectual, moral and religious practice, with a particular focus on the priest astronomer Govaart Wendelen (1580–1667). Drawing on manuscript materials, correspondence, observational records and printed works, the project rethinks the relationship between Copernican astronomy, Catholic theology, chronology and moral reform. Deadline for application is May 1 2026, more information via the link.