{"id":4001,"date":"2023-09-19T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T09:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essenglish.org\/messenger\/?p=4001"},"modified":"2023-09-19T12:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T09:25:00","slug":"postdoctoral-position-british-poetry-performance-university-of-vienna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essenglish.org\/messenger\/blog\/postdoctoral-position-british-poetry-performance-university-of-vienna\/","title":{"rendered":"Postdoctoral position &#8220;British Poetry Performance&#8221;, University of Vienna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Vienna is currently advertising for a 15-month postdoctoral position in the ERC\/FWF-funded project &#8220;<strong>Poetry Off the Page: Literary History and the Spoken Word, 1965-2020<\/strong>&#8220;, to begin asap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With over 3000 active students, the University of Vienna\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/anglistik.univie.ac.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of English and American Studies<\/a> is one of the largest in Europe. It is situated on a green, car-free campus, not far from the U2 underground line and about a 15-minute walk from the city centre. In the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Arts &amp; Humanities at Vienna University were ranked in 38th position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city of Vienna is culturally vibrant while still affordable, with a sizable international community and a fantastic public transport system. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wien.gv.at\/english\/politics\/international\/comparison\/mercer-study.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mercer\u2019s quality of living city ranking<\/a>, Vienna was ranked no. 1 \u2013 of over 200 cities worldwide \u2013 for 10 consecutive years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We are looking for someone with<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a PhD in British or Anglophone Literary or Cultural Studies or a related discipline (e.g. Theatre Studies)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expertise in (British) poetry \/ performing arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interest in Postcolonial literary criticism and\/or gender studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excellent command of written and spoken English <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IT user skills <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to work in a team, and to deadlines<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more details, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/poetryoffthepage.net\/jobs\/?fbclid=IwAR2eQJxsb2rKiKS_vdVhO49FuzM1llJNJAewB6CBW3-ETDu6hTfm5MQvIrA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/poetryoffthepage.net\/<\/a> > Jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deadline: <strong>05 October<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5bf5e039-1abb-4335-ba21-9b05c2b6f1dc\" href=\"https:\/\/essenglish.org\/messenger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/PoP_JobDescription_Postdoc_11Sep2023_15m.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"wp-image-445\" style=\"width: 32px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essenglish.org\/messenger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/File-Extension-Pdf-32.png?resize=32%2C32&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"> PoP_JobDescription_Postdoc_11Sep2023_15m<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Vienna is currently advertising for a 15-month postdoctoral position in the ERC\/FWF-funded project &#8220;Poetry Off the Page: Literary History and the Spoken Word, 1965-2020&#8220;, to begin asap. With over 3000 active students, the University of Vienna\u2019s Department of English and American Studies is one of the largest in Europe. 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