PRR Project

Summary

The successful applicant is expected to make a significant contribution to the research agenda of the Research Center for Communication and Culture (CECC) in the field of comparative literature, particularly at the intersection of literature and music. Specifically, during the period of employment it is expected that the applicant will: i) participate in national and international research networks in the field of comparative literature; ii) develop applications for research grants that may expand the outcomes of the research center; iii) engage in the organization of conferences and other scientific events organized at CECC; iv) publish the outcomes of her/his research in relevant publishing houses in the field; and v) build bridges with research groups at CECC, namely the groups working on culture and conflict, and cognition and translatability.The successful candidate shall have a PhD in Comparative Literature or Theory of Literature and a solid track-record of publications at junior level, as well as some experience of organizing scientific events. Participation in postdoctoral research projects will be valued but will not be a criterion of exclusion.This position will allow CECC and the Faculty of Human Sciences to increase its scientific outputs in one of its core fields. While the processes of translation and translatability are central at CECC’s research agenda, the Faculty of Human Sciences offers undergraduate and graduate programs which have a component of literature and English and American Studies, as well as the intersection of literature and the arts. Thus, the successful candidate will be given the opportunity to share his/her research with both undergraduate and graduate students in seminars and master classes and to develop research projects in which PhD students can also take part. Experience in teaching will be welcome.