Associate Professor in Literature of Long Eighteenth Century

Job title:

Affiliate Professor in Literature of Lengthy Eighteenth Century

Firm

Durham College

Job description

Job Info Organisation/FirmDURHAM UNIVERSITY Analysis SubjectLanguage sciencesLiterature Researcher ProfileRecognised Researcher (R2)First Stage Researcher (R1) NationUnited Kingdom Utility Deadline27 Apr 2024 – 00:00 (UTC) Kind of ContractEverlasting Job StandingFull-time Is the job funded via the EU Analysis Framework Programme?Not funded by an EU programme Is the Job associated to employees place inside a Analysis Infrastructure?NoProvide DescriptionThe Division of English Research seeks to nominate an Affiliate Professor in Literature of the Lengthy Eighteenth Century, with analysis specialisms within the broad discipline of English literary research from 1660 to 1789. We’re significantly keen to listen to from candidates who command vary throughout the interval in educating and analysis, and who’ve curiosity in contributing to interdisciplinary initiatives within the ‘Transformative Humanities’ at Durham, together with digital, environmental and medical humanities and cultural heritage.The Division researches and teaches English literary research from the early medieval interval to the current day, in addition to Anglophone literature from throughout the globe. The profitable candidate will play a major function in sustaining its status as a world-class division for conducting world-leading analysis. Our complete full protection of the topic is a defining characteristic of our educational profile and our worldwide status. English Research is a big division, consisting of over 50 FTE educational employees and round 700 undergraduates, 50 taught postgraduates and 50 PhD college students. It’s dedicated to range and inclusion and proudly holds an Athena Swan Bronze award.The candidate will likely be becoming a member of a Division with strengths in lots of features of the Lengthy Eighteenth Century, together with: poetry and poetics; textual enhancing and the historical past of the e book; classical, biblical, cross-European and Atlantic legacies; drama, music and folklore; slave narrative; the historical past of science and the senses. Colleagues are actively concerned within the work of College Institutes and Centres, together with the Institute of Superior Research (IAS), the Institute of Medieval and Early Trendy Research (IMEMS) and Durham World Heritage Web site, the Institute for Medical Humanities (IMH), the Centre for Catholic Research (CCS), the Centre for Visible Arts and Tradition (CVAC), the Centre for Demise and Life Research, and the Centre for Poetry and Poetics. In depth uncommon e book, manuscript and object collections can be found at Durham Cathedral, Cosin’s Library, Palace Inexperienced, the Oriental Museum, and Ushaw School, an impressive architectural ensemble designed by Pugin with not but absolutely catalogued materials from medieval instances to the nineteenth century. Quite a lot of websites within the area (Raby Fort, the Bowes Museum at Barnard Fort, John Vanbrugh’s Seaton Delaval Corridor, amongst others) invite collaborations on the general public engagement of educational analysis. At Richmond (North Yorkshire), the Georgian Theatre Royal is the oldest surviving playhouse within the UK, providing alternatives for archival analysis and efficiency workshops with college students of all ranges. Lastly, the North East Discussion board in Eighteenth-Century and Romantic Research brings collectively employees and college students from the Universities of Durham, Newcastle and Northumbria, fostering analysis into literature, historical past and tradition within the Lengthy Eighteenth Century ( ).This put up provides an thrilling alternative to make a serious contribution to the event of internationally glorious analysis and educating whereas permitting you unrivalled alternatives to progress and embed your profession in an thrilling and progressive establishment. For extra data, please go to our Division pages at .NecessitiesExtra InfoWork Location(s)Variety of provides accessible 1 Firm/Institute DURHAM UNIVERSITY Nation United Kingdom Metropolis Durham, United Kingdom GeofieldThe place to use Web siteContact MetropolisDurham, United KingdomSTATUS: EXPIRED

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Location

Durham

Job date

Solar, 17 Mar 2024 04:30:51 GMT

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