The DFG-funded project "Orbis Britannicus versus Orbis Europaeus? Negotiations of National and European Identities in British and Irish Literature", based at the English Seminar of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, is offering two doctoral research fellowships (TVL13 65%) for the duration of three years, to be taken up as soon as possible.

Successful applicants will be expected to write their doctoral dissertations on topics directly relevant to the project’s focus on constructions of Europe in British and Irish literature and to participate in all activities of the research group (team meetings, website administration, event organization, etc.). One position is intended to focus on early modern literature, one on contemporary literature.

Requirements: a first class Master's degree (or equivalent) in the field of English Literature; high motivation for research; excellent command of English (spoken and written).
Applications must include a letter of motivation, CV including transcripts of academic records, two-page project proposal, and two letters of reference. Applications should be sent by email, with attachments included in a single PDF file, by 31 May 2012 to <stierstorfer@wwu.de>.

Prof. Dr. Klaus Stierstorfer
Chair of British Studies
Englisches Seminar
Johannisstr. 12-20
D-48143 Münster

Germany

(posted 2 May 2012)

The Research Group EA 2325 SEARCH "Savoirs dans l'Espace Anglophone: Représentations, Culture, Histoire," University of Strasbourg (France), offers a Visiting Fellowship in the Humanities for the second year running.

Applications for a period of six months (January to June 2013) are now invited from scholars wishing to pursue research in any of the areas covered by the Group and engage in active participation in the Group's activities.

o Literature, 16th to 18th centuries
o Celtic studies
o Canadian studies
o Nabokov and contemporary American literature
o Contemporary American politics and culture
o India

Two scholarly societies are hosted by the University of Strasbourg and run by members of EA2325: "Société d'Études Canadiennes" and "Société Française Nabokov." Strasbourg has also been selected to coordinate research on 16th-18th centuries in the English-speaking world for the East of France.

EA2325 is made up of about forty professors, lecturers and doctoral students, who contribute to the Group's main research topic. As of September 2012 the theme of interest is "Contacts, frictions, clashes." EA2325 organizes seminars and conferences throughout the year, and is involved in fruitful interdisciplinary dialogue with other Research Groups in the University: modern languages, French literature, history, theology. The Visiting Fellow will be encouraged to take part in these activities and will be invited to present a paper at one of our seminars.

The Group has strong ties with scholars from the Universities of Basel (Switzerland), Freiburg-im-Breisgau (Germany), Haute-Alsace-Mulhouse (France) within the EUCOREnglish network. The applicant will have the opportunity to present a paper in the EUCOR seminars and will have free access to the libraries of the four institutions.

The Fellowship is conceived as an opportunity to combine individual and selfdirected research and engagement with the research conducted in the Group.

Although the Fellowship does not imply full-time residence in Strasbourg, it would be of particular interest to scholars on leave from their home institutions, so as best to benefit from the city's rich cultural life and long-standing University tradition.

- Prof. Jean-Jacques Chardin <chardin@unistra.fr>
- and Prof. Anne Bandry-Scubbi <bandry@unistra.fr> by September 15, 2012.

(posted 27 April 2012)

The LARCA research group (EA 4214), of the English Department of the Université Paris-Diderot annonces three positions of full professor to be filled this spring. For full details, please contact the colleague indicated after each position.

Contact : François Brunet <francois.brunet@univ-paris-diderot.fr>

Contact : Myriam Boussahba <myriam.boussahba.bravard@univ-paris-diderot.fr>

Contact : Frédéric Ogée <frederic.ogee@univ-paris-diderot.fr>

Please note that all teaching in our department is conducted in English, but that some French is necessary for institutional life.

(posted 14 February 2012)

The Department of English Language and Comparative Literature at Koç University in Istanbul is currently accepting applications for the position of full-time instructor. We particularly encourage applications from individuals working in World Literature/Postcolonial Literature (with a preference for Anglophone specialists working in areas such as Caribbean Literature, African Literature, or Indian Literature).
The contract will be for one year with the possibility of further renewal.
Requirements include a PhD (or advanced ABD status) in literature or a closely related discipline as well as a documented record of experience teaching literature. The candidate will be expected to teach 3 or 4 courses per semester and to play an active role in the life of the department.
The deadline for applications is March 30, 2012.
Please submit the following documents (either via interfolio or as attachments to an email with the subject line "Full-time Instructor of Literature" in Word or PDF format) to Ms. Arzu Kırcal at <akircal@ku.edu.tr>:

- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Teaching dossier (including sample syllabi, teaching philosophy, and student evaluations)
- Three letters of recommendation

(posted 9 February 2012)

All over the world, stable concepts of home and belonging have, for a variety of reasons, become the exception rather than the rule. This has led to dramatic cultural, social and political changes and challenges. The study of diaspora and migration has therefore evolved into a burgeoning field of research with an urgent practical relevance. The CoHaB Network unites some of the best research institutions in this field, i.e. the University of Muenster, Germany, the University of Mumbai, India, the Universities of Oxford and Northampton and the School for Oriental and African Studies in the U.K. and the University of Stockholm in Sweden, in the conviction that interdisciplinary training as well as international and inter-sectoral co-operation are key to any productive study of diaspora. CoHaB is based on the resolve to strengthen interdisciplinary research between the social sciences and the humanities in the field with a view to establishing diaspora studies as a transdisciplinary research area in its own right. Training young researchers on the basis of this conviction means to provide them with the opportunity to conduct their work in a variety of disciplinary environments as well as outside a purely academic context. Secondments to associated non-academic partners, the Centre for Advanced Studies in India, India, The Migration Policy Group, Belgium and the Cabinet d’Avocats, France, will not only help the fellows gain insight into specific diaspora-related, extramural fields of work, but also tie in the results of their work experience with their academic work. Academic secondments to co-supervisors from within CoHaB guarantee a sound interdisciplinary basis. Co-operating within this network, young researchers from various disciplinary backgrounds, but with similar interests in the field of diaspora studies, will join forces to develop their projects on a shared platform.

Applicants will be expected to engage in an open-minded and continuing dialogue about the methodology, theory, and terminology of diaspora studies as a transdiscipline. All project submission will be expected to attend to the nexus between aspects of diaspora on the one hand and constructions, politics, and ideologies of home and belonging on the other. In the context of the specific project at Mumbai University, this also entails an exploration of Literary Theories related to Diaspora and its cultural practices in the area of Indian Diasporic Literatures and Cinemas. In the context of Literature the focus should be on the manner in which diasporics negotiate multiple, hybrid identities in their hostland and homeland and how this in turn impacts upon their concept of Home and Belonging. Indian Diasporics also imaged not just their hybrid identities and notions of home and belonging in cinematic texts but also imaged India itself to the world. Such films have in the last couple of decades made for considerable global visibility for film makers such as Gurinder Chadha, Meera Nair and Deepa Mehta. However, such imaging is now no longer one-sided because Indian cinema too has begun to image its diaspora both to itself and to the world in cross-over films such as Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham and My Name is Khan.
The three areas in which project proposals are invited at Mumbai University are:
Benefits
The researchers will be employed at the University of Mumbai on a full-time basis as Ph.D. students, with a gross salary of Indian Rupees equivalent of 1770 Euros per month. Tax will be deducted at source from this amount according to the Indian Government rules. ESRs will have to compulsorily make their own arrangements for Medical Insurance valid in India. The position also includes a flat rate monthly mobility allowance of Indian Rupees equivalent of 559 Euros for ESRs with family and 391 Euros for ESRs without family, as well as ample funds to participate in training activities of the CoHaB network and in international conferences.
Requirements
Applicants must:
Applications must include:
The CoHaB website can be found at http://www.itn-cohab.net

Applications are invited for the position of one early stage -- or doctoral -- researcher 36 months, full time) in Diaspora Studies to work on a project situated within the area of literary studies at the Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster, Germany.

Marie Curie Initial Training Network "Diasporic Constructions of Home and Belonging" (CoHaB)

All over the world, stable concepts of home and belonging have, for a variety of reasons, become the exception rather than the rule, which has led to dramatic cultural, social and political changes and challenges. The study of diaspora and migration has evolved into a burgeoning field which sets an urgent research agenda for our time. The EU-funded trans-national network CoHaB comprises acknowledged Diaspora Studies experts from the universities of Muenster, Oxford, SOAS, Stockholm, Mumbai and Northampton, as well as several non-academic partners. Committed to excellence in facilitating research for scholars in the early phases of their careers, the network is united in the conviction that interdisciplinary and transnational training as well as international and inter-sectoral co-operation are key to any productive study of diaspora. Applicants must document research interests and expertise in relevant fields, especially literary studies, law, and diaspora studies and be willing to network across academic and non-academic institutions as part of their research.

Research training within a variety of disciplinary environments, both academic and extramural, is central to the CoHaB network. Secondments to associated non-academic partners will help Marie Curie Research Fellows in Diaspora Studies to gain insight into specific diaspora-related, extramural fields of work, and also integrate the findings rising from their work experience with their academic work. Close co-operation within the network will allow researchers from various disciplinary backgrounds to join forces and develop their projects on a shared platform.

Applicants will be expected to engage in a continuing dialogue about the methodology, theory, and terminology of diaspora studies as a transdiscipline. In the context of the specific project, this entails literary/cultural studies, law, and post-colonial studies.

The project undertakes to examine, by the example of select works of contemporary post-colonial literature, representations of the impact of legal systems on migration and constructions of home and belonging in the diaspora. Drawing on legal theory and cultural studies, the focus will be on legal questions involving diasporic communities, especially processes of assimilation and integration and their representation in law and in literature. We invite applications suggesting specific corpuses for analysis.

The researcher will be employed by the WWU Muenster on a full-time basis as a PhD student, with a gross salary of 37,392 € p.a. and full social security benefits. The position also includes a monthly mobility allowance as well as ample funds to participate in training activities of the CoHaB network and in international conferences.

• have a first class Master’s degree (or equivalent) in one of the following areas: literary studies, law, postcolonial studies
• have less than four years of research experience and must not yet have been awarded a doctoral degree
• not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment
• have previous experience (academic and/or extra-mural) in the field of diaspora studies, preferably from a legal perspective
• have an excellent command of English (spoken and written)
• satisfy the eligibility criteria for fellowships in Marie Curie Initial Training Networks

• a curriculum vitae (including information on nationality and place of residence for the past three years),
• academic record (including transcripts),
• letter of motivation,
• two letters of reference,
• a short proposal (2,000 words) for a research project

Formal evaluation of candidates will begin on February 29, 2012, and continue until the position is filled. The successful candidate is expected to join CoHaB by April 2012.

CoHaB is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applications from all sections of the international community worldwide.

(posted 28 January 2012)

Applications are invited for the position of one early stage -- or doctoral -- researcher (36 months, full time) in Diaspora Studies to work on a project situated within the area of literary and film studies at the Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster, Germany.

All over the world, stable concepts of home and belonging have, for a variety of reasons, become the exception rather than the rule, which has led to dramatic cultural, social and political changes and challenges. The study of diaspora and migration has evolved into a burgeoning field which sets an urgent research agenda for our time. The EU-funded trans-national network CoHaB comprises acknowledged Diaspora Studies experts from the universities of Muenster, Oxford, SOAS, Stockholm, Mumbai and Northampton, as well as several non-academic partners. Committed to excellence in facilitating research for scholars in the early phases of their careers, the network is united in the conviction that interdisciplinary and transnational training as well as international and inter-sectoral co-operation are key to any productive study of diaspora. Applicants must document research interests and expertise in relevant fields, especially literary studies, film studies and diaspora studies and be willing to network across academic and non-academic institutions as part of their research.

Research training within a variety of disciplinary environments, both academic and extramural, is central to the CoHaB network. Secondments to associated non-academic partners will help Marie Curie Research Fellows in Diaspora Studies to gain insight into specific diaspora-related, extramural fields of work, and also integrate the findings rising from their work experience with their academic work. Close co-operation within the network will allow researchers from various disciplinary backgrounds to join forces and develop their projects on a shared platform.

Applicants will be expected to engage in a continuing dialogue about the methodology, theory, and terminology of diaspora studies as a transdiscipline. In the context of the specific project, this entails literary/cultural studies, film studies, and sociology.

This project will combine the analysis of novels, plays and poems that deal with forms of contemporary globalisation and diasporic subjects with the critical reading of theorists of globalisation and diaspora and the discussion of contemporary films. In particular, it will focus on aspects on a local level that connect diasporic individuals around the globe. Which strategies − aesthetic, narrative, theoretical − do writers, artists and other diasporic agents use to refer to the dynamic relationship between global identity and rooted subjectivity? We invite applications suggesting specific corpuses for analysis.

The researcher will be employed by the WWU Muenster on a full-time basis as a PhD student, with a gross salary of 37,392 € p.a. and full social security benefits. The position also includes a monthly mobility allowance as well as ample funds to participate in training activities of the CoHaB network and in international conferences.

• have a first class Master’s degree (or equivalent) in one of the following areas: literary studies or film studies
• have less than four years of research experience and must not yet have been awarded a doctoral degree
• not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment
• have previous experience (academic and/or extra-mural) in the field of diaspora studies, especially from a literary or film studies perspective
• have an excellent command of English (spoken and written)
• satisfy the eligibility criteria for fellowships in Marie Curie Initial Training Networks

• a curriculum vitae (including information on nationality and place of residence for the past three years),
• academic record (including transcripts),
• letter of motivation,
• two written references,
• a short proposal (2,000 words) for a research project

Formal evaluation of candidates will begin on February 29, 2012, and continue until the position is filled. The successful candidate is expected to join CoHaB by April 2012.

CoHaB is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applications from all sections of the international community worldwide.

(posted 28 January 2012)

The Department of Studies in Drama and Pre-1800 Literature at the University of Lodz, Poland, is advertising a lectureship position in Irish Studies. 

- The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to shaping and developing the newly established Irish Studies Specialization.
- The appointee will deliver classes and lectures in the broadly defined field of Irish Studies with special emphasis placed on literature, culture and politics of contemporary Ireland.
- Additional duties will include the assessment of students’ progress, providing feedback to B.A. and M.A students who wish to carry on research within Irish Studies as well as contributing to the design of new course modules. 
- The successful candidate is expected to have completed his/her PhD in the field related to Irish Studies.
- The appointee will have a significant record of publications, conference participation and teaching experience.
- He or she is expected to carry out research in line with the Department’s field of study.

Each candidate is asked to complete an application form (to be downloaded here). The completed application forms must be returned to dr Michal Lachman <milach@poczta.wp.pl>.

(posted 16 January 2012)

The position is intended for a native speaker of English. The required qualifications for a University Lecturer are a doctoral degree in a relevant field and good teaching skills. The appointment is permanent and will be made from 1 August 2012. The salary of the post is placed on levels 5-7 of the job demands level chart for teaching and research staff in the Finnish universities' salary system (2 714.54 - 3 662.25 €/month + personal performance component max. 46.3%).

English language studies at the School of Humanities  are offered in two major subjects: English Language and Culture, and English Language and Translation. The duties of the university lecturer involve teaching courses in English language as well as English literature and culture at the basic, intermediate and advanced levels, as well as supervising academic theses in the field. The duties also involve teaching grammar and language skills courses.
In addition to the teaching duties, the tasks of the university lecturer also involve the coordination and development of the field’s education and the university lecturer is expected to participate in the field’s research, researcher training and research projects. Research into English language and culture at the School of Humanities focuses on ethnic and postcolonial literature, contemporary literature, popular literature and popular culture, as well as modern English grammar, regional and social language variation, language contacts and second language learning.

Applicants must submit a letter of application addressed to the Faculty concerned and the following documents: a certified résumé or CV; copies of the applicant’s academic degree certificates; copies of certificates relating to the applicant’s language proficiency, if not indicated in the degree certificates; a list of publications; and a portfolio of teaching merits (instructions available). Applications should be sent to University of Eastern Finland, Registry Office, P. O. Box 111, 80101 Joensuu, FINLAND, Fax. +358-13 251 2050. The closing date for applications is Tuesday 31 January 2011 3 pm (Finnish time). Official call for applications is at http://www.uef.fi/uef/avoimet-tyopaikat

- Professor Risto Turunen, Head of the School of Humanities +358-50-4329 521, <risto.turunen@uef.fi>
- and Mr Kari Korhonen, Director of Faculty Administration +358-50-4323 826, <kari.korhonen@uef.fi>.

(posted 9 January 2012)

New York University Abu Dhabi seeks to appoint two leading scholars at the level of associate or full professor in the fields of Shakespeare Studies (especially Global Shakespeare) and World Literature, with preference for scholars working in the field of Arabic Literature. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to play an integral role in fashioning an international research university oriented around the liberal arts. We are looking for a literary scholar who maintains an active agenda of research, has substantial publications, and has demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching. Experienced junior scholars with substantial records of publication may also be considered.

New York University has established itself as a Global Network University, a multi- site, organically connected network encompassing key global cities and idea capitals. The network has three foundational, degree-granting campuses: New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai, complemented by a network of over 15 research and study-away sites across five continents. Faculty and students will circulate within this global network in pursuit of common research interests, the promotion of cross-cultural understanding and solutions for problems, both local and global.

Entering its second year, NYU Abu Dhabi has already recruited a cohort of faculty who are at once distinguished in their research and teaching.
Our first two classes of students are drawn from around the world and surpass all traditional recruitment benchmarks, both US and global. NYU Abu Dhabi's highly selective liberal arts enterprise is complemented by an institute for advanced research, sponsoring cutting-edge projects across the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, and Engineering.

The terms of employment are competitive and include housing and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may also spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the global network, engaging in both research and teaching opportunities. The appointment might begin as soon as September 1, 2012, or could be delayed until September 1, 2013.

Applications for tenure-track positions are due by February 1; applications received later will be reviewed until the positions are filled. To be considered, candidates should submit a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, statements of research and teaching, all in PDF format.  Junior candidates are asked to submit sample publications and three letters of reference as well. Please visit our website http://nyuad.nyu.edu/human.resources/open.positions.html

(posted 9 January 2012)

The successful applicant must have native-speaker or near-native speaker competence in English. Besides his/her perfect command of both spoken and written English, the candidate should also have a wide experience of teaching at university level in the combined fields of English, English synchronic linguistics and its theoretical foundations, and the history of the English language. The successful applicant will, moreover, have a proven track record of research and international publications in English Linguistics. Upon appointment, the candidate will be expected to be at least fluent enough in French in order to cover certain contrastive aspects of French and English in his/her courses, as well as to be able to cope with the day-to-day interactions within a French-speaking work environment. Native English speakers entering the appointment with an intermediate level of fluency in French will be given a period of three years to perfect their command of the language.

The successful applicant for this full-time professorship will be in charge of lectures geared towards English-language majors. These lectures will cover advanced-level English, English synchronic linguistics (including its theoretical foundations), as well as the history of English and a general survey of the main stages in its diachronic development. The appointee will be expected to teach both at BA and MA levels. His/her target audience will primarily consist of students who specialise in English but are non-native speakers.

Preference will be given to applicants capable of emphasising one or more of the following areas in their courses: the theoretical foundations of English synchronic linguistics; English as a world/global language; the varieties of English; text and corpus linguistics; the contrastive linguistics of English and French. The appointee will also be expected to develop his/her research in one or more of these fields.

For further information, please contact the Head of the Department of Languages and Literatures, Prof. Dan VAN RAEMONCK (phone: 32 2 650 44 42 fax: 32 2 650 24 50 e-mail: <dan.van.raemdonck@ulb.ac.be>).

- A curriculum vitae (a standard model can be downloaded at http://www.ulb.ac.be/tools/CV-type.rtf)
- A text detailing the applicant's teaching practice and philosophy
- A text of approx. 3,500 characters outlining the applicant's future research project(s)
- A text of approx. 3,500 characters giving an overview of the applicant's most important publications to date.

Recteur de Université Libre de Bruxelles
avenue F. Roosevelt, 50
1050 Bruxelles (Belgium).

If prior to his/her appointment, the successful applicant does not already belong to the teaching or research staff of ULB, or is not working for ULB as a fellow with tenure at the "Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique" (National Research Foundation), the initial appointment will be for a limited term and will not exceed 5 (five) years maximum, with the possibility of permanent tenure being granted at the end of this period subject to review by the University Board of Administrators.

(posted 16 December 2011)

Founded in 1911, The University of Hong Kong is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in teaching and research, and has been at the international forefront of academic scholarship for many years. The University has a comprehensive range of study programmes and research disciplines spread across 10 faculties and about 100 sub-divisions of studies and learning. There are over 23,400 undergraduate and postgraduate students coming from 50 countries, and more than 1,200 members of academic and academic-related staff, many of whom are internationally renowned.

Applications are invited for appointment as Assistant Professor in English Linguistics in the School of English, tenable from September 1, 2012, on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal.  An appointee with demonstrated excellence and contributions will be considered for tenure towards the end of the second three-year contract.

The School of English offers an integrated programme in English Studies, including undergraduate teaching and supervision of research students in English and American Literatures, World Literature in English, English Linguistics, World Englishes, Sociolinguistics, Critical Linguistics, and Language Acquisition. It also offers an undergraduate interdisciplinary programme in Language and Communication, which focuses on the study and use of language in multilingual contexts, particularly in Asia, as well as languages in socio-cultural contexts. Further details, including information about the School’s research profile in language and linguistics, can be found at http://www.hku.hk/english. Please note that the School is not involved in ESL teaching.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree in a relevant discipline and an active research record and be prepared to teach and supervise at the B.A., M.A., MPhil. and Ph.D. levels. The appointee should be able to contribute to the teaching of both the English Studies programme and the programme in Language and Communication.  Applicants' areas of specialization should include one or more of the following: History of English; any of the core areas of English Linguistics (from a usage-based perspective, including Corpus Linguistics); socio-cultural approaches to language; language and communication.

A globally competitive remuneration package commensurate with the appointee’s qualifications and experience will be offered. At current rates, salaries tax does not exceed 15% of gross income. The appointment will attract a contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme, totalling up to 15% of basic salary, as well as leave, and medical benefits. Housing benefits will be provided as applicable.

Applicants should send an application letter, an up-to-date curriculum vitae to Assistant Registrar (Appointments), Human Resource Section, Registry, The University of Hong Kong by e-mail <r1101098@hku.hk>. Application form (341/1111) can be obtained at http://www.hku.hk/apptunit/form-ext.doc, and further particulars can be obtained at http://www.hku.hk/apptunit/. Shortlisted candidates may be invited to attend an interview.

Closes February 15, 2012. Candidates who are not contacted within 4 months of the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.

(posted 21 November 2011)

The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) is the collaborative research college of the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg; it was founded in 2007 and is funded by the federal and state governments’ Excellence Initiative.

The fellowship is open to teams of one linguist and one literary scholar who collaborate on an innovative research project in the productive interface between linguistics and literature, seek to broaden relevant methodological-theoretical horizons or want to contribute in other ways to the deepening of the exchange between linguistics and literary studies. Both established scientists and junior researchers are eligible; applicants must have completed at least a doctoral degree. Applicants with an international background are especially welcome. This offer is subject to the University of Freiburg’s success in the second round of the Excellence Initiative.

Both winning applicants will be appointed as FRIAS Fellows, with all rights and responsibilities, for a time period of 4-6 months; residence in Freiburg is mandatory, and visible and regular presence at the School is expected. Professors receive a Senior Research Fellowship, and junior researchers a Junior Research Fellowship. The fellowship will be awarded according to individual agreement and - within the upper limits - according to the principle “no loss, no gain.” Under certain conditions FRIAS can finance teaching replacements at the Fellows' home universities.

The Tandem-Fellowship recipients’ project is incorporated into the interdisciplinary research context of FRIAS and the School of Language & Literature (www.frias.uni-freiburg.de); additionally, it should display a high level of scientific ingenuity. Means will be provided for organizing a conference on the tandem group’s linguistic-literary topic; subject to a positive peer review, publication of the research results in the FRIAS book series linguae & litterae (De Gruyter, Berlin/New York) is possible. The Institute offers Fellows well-equipped workplaces and personal research support; comfortable residence is provided in the Freiburg University Guesthouse.

Electronic applications, including CVs, lists of publications and a brief research proposal (junior researchers should also provide three addresses of referees), will be accepted until 15 February 2012. Please send applications to the FRIAS School of Language & Literature's Scientific Coordinator, Dr. Gesa von Essen: <gesa.von-essen@frias.uni-freiburg.de>.

The position is limited to six months. The university seeks to increase the number of participating women and strongly encourages qualified women to apply.
Download the announcement in English or in German.

(posted 11 November 2011)