lecturer literature (Lavoro all'estero)

Inviato da Gent, mercoledì, luglio 11, 2012, 09:47 (4330 giorni fa)

Ghent University - Department of Literary Studies

Subject to final approval from university authorities, the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy at Ghent University (Belgium) will soon advertize two tenure-track positions as 'docent' (equivalent of Lecturer in the UK system and Assistant Professor in the US system) with a focus on academic research. The advertisement will include four disciplines; the two posts will be awarded to the candidates most likely to contribute to the Faculty's strong research profile. The Department of Literary Studies wants to draw attention to the vacancy in European literature from Antiquity to 1900, and asks potential candidates to get in touch now, so as to receive detailed instructions on application deadlines and procedures as soon as that information is available. Applications from individuals with expertise in any European literature taught in the department (Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Scandinavian) and any period prior to 1900 will be considered. Applications from individuals with transhistorical, transnational, translingual or interdisciplinary research interests are particularly welcome. This may include but is not limited to:

publications or research plans that cover more than one period (for example, studies tracing the development of a concept, trope or textual tradition from antiquity through the Middle Ages or the reception of Classical works in the early modern period).
publications or research plans that cover more than one national or language tradition (comparative approaches, the study of influence and imitation across borders, etc.)
publications or research plans that create bridges to other departments and disciplines (history, art history, archaeology, history of science, law, philosophy, etc.)
publications or research plans that involve innovative methodologies (for example, New Philology, New Historicism, Digital Humanities, history of the book, textual materialism, stylometry, computational philology)

The successful candidate will play a central role in the organization of the new two-year M.A. programme in Historical Linguistics and Literature (ancient, medieval and early modern). For more information on the programme, see: http://tinyurl.com/75hqxvw

The successful candidate will also contribute to one or more of the following research groups:

Ghent Institute for Classical Studies: www.giks.ugent.be
Henri Pirenne Institute for Medieval Studies: www.pirenne.ugent.be
Group for Early Modern Studies: www.gems.ugent.be
Centre for the Study of Text and Print Culture: www.print-culture.ugent.be

The successful candidate will play a role in coordinating research collaborations across the language groups and research units both at the University and beyond.

Candidates should have earned their PhD at least two years prior to the date of appointment (set for 1 February 2013, with 1 October 2013 as a negotiable alternative). They should be developing a strong publication profile in their field and should be able to contribute appropriately to the periodical research evaluation of the department.

Knowledge of Dutch is not necessary to apply, but candidates should be willing to learn the language.

The application deadline is likely to be 15 August 2012 (subject to confirmation), but candidates are advised to get in touch with the contact persons. The official announcement and application instructions (including confirmed deadline) will be available via http://www.ugent.be/en/news/vacancies/autonomous

Enquiries are encouraged and may be emailed to Prof. Dr. Gert Buelens (Gert.Buelens@UGent.be), Chair of the Department of Literary Studies, and Prof. Dr. Jürgen Pieters (Jurgen.Pieters@UGent.be).