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Postdoctoral Positions in Russian, Japanese, Ottoman

Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna). - Bologna, Italy

The “Modernizing Empires: Enlightenment, Nationalist Vanguards and Non-Western Literary Modernities” (NONWESTLIT) Project, funded by the European Research Council, will hire three postdoctoral researchers in the following areas:
- 19th century Russian literature and culture

- 19th century Ottoman literature and culture

- 19th century Japanese literature and culture

The project is a comparative study of cultural reforms, linguistic renewal and literary renaissance movements in three imperial traditions, Russia, Turkey and Japan. The project is hosted by the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures (LILEC) at the University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna).
Job description:
- Conduct and publish high-quality research within the framework of NONWESTLIT.

- Co-responsibility in the collection of data, their analysis and interpretation.

- Collaborate closely with other researchers in the project.

- Disseminate results from NONWESTLIT at international conferences and in high-quality academic outlets.

-Participation in research administration and the organization of project’s related events (e.g., webinars and workshops).

- The position provides opportunities to advance the candidate’s own research agenda within the framework of the project, including research related travel opportunities.

- Starting date: 1 September 2021 or later. One-year contracts, renewable for the duration of the project (2021-2026).

Candidate Profile:
- Ph.D. in Comparative Literature or a related field such as but not limited to East Asian, Middle Eastern and Russian Studies and Literatures

- Experience in comparative methodologies and other methodological qualitative skills and/or quantitative skills in literary studies

- Former research experience in Digital Humanities is an asset

Salary (gross): Salary scheme of the University of Bologna, Senior Post-doc. Researchers are eligible for high tax breaks on their salaries.

Application materials:
- Cover letter

- Curriculum vitae

- Research Statement

- Two academic writing samples (no more than 30 pages in English)

- Contact details of two potential references

This is an informal announcement. The formal call will be published on the project website and UniBo website in June 2021. The deadline for applications is June 30, 2021. Online interviews will take place in the second week of July. For enquiries, please contact the PI, Assoc. Prof. Özen Nergis Dolcerocca via ozen.dolcerocca@unibo.it

Posted on May 04, 2021.