Part-time Research Associate (0.5) in the Department of European Languages and Cultures, Lancaster University

1 Sep 2014 - 31 August 2015

Salary: £25,757 - £29,837 (pro rata)

Closing date: 28 March 2014

The Department of European Languages and Cultures (DELC) at Lancaster University is seeking to appoint a post-doctoral Research Associate to work on the AHRC-funded project, ‘The Author and the World: New Interdisciplinary Approaches to Authorship’. We are looking for a dynamic individual with excellent communication skills who is keen to work across conventional disciplinary and institutional boundaries.

You will have either a PhD awarded in literary and/or cultural studies by 1 September 2014, or equivalent experience. You will also be able to demonstrate an active research interest in authorship, have a track record of organisational activities relevant to the role, and will be fluent in at least one of the languages researched in the Department (French, German, Spanish). An ability to work comparatively (i.e. familiarity with approaches taken in comparative literary or cultural studies) is desirable.

For further information and to apply online, see: http://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A947

Please address any informal enquiries to the project's Principal Investigator, Dr Rebecca Braun: r.braun@lancaster.ac.uk