Anglophone

Studies

As part of the BMBF programme line "T!Raum - TranferRäume für die Zukunft von Regionen", the BMBF initiative Transferhafen/transPORT invites applications for a position as Research Associate (m/f/d) Urban Cultural and Literary Studies in the workshop project  transSCAPE . The position is located at the Faculty of Humanities at the Department III, Anglophone Studies, Anglophone Cultural and Literary Studies and is limited until 28 February 2027 with 65% working hours and remuneration according to TV-L 13. The position is to be filled as soon as possible. The application deadline is 15 December 2024, applications will be accepted via the online portal. PD Dr. Nora Pleßke will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

The position of research associate (65% TV-L 13) includes the following areas of responsibility:

• academic services in research in the project transSCAPE in the field of Anglophone Cultural and Literary Studies
• research and publication activities in culture-led transformation, esp. on the topics of space, knowledge, and participation
• research-oriented support of the transfer projects during the conceptualisation and pilot phases, such as the active participation at conferences and the organisation of excursions or lecture series
• work on own academic qualification

Requirements profile:

• master's degree in English Studies and knowledge of methods
• research interest in urban cultural and literary studies, post-industrial transformation, heritage studies, cultural industries, knowledge cultures, participatory cultures, co-creation
• interest in knowledge transfer and scientific communication
• experience in/or explicit interest in interdisciplinary project work; IT user skills
• highly reliable, diligent, and structured work, commitment, self-initiative, ability to work in a team as well as scientific curiosity and readiness to learn
• excellent English language skills (C1 level)

Since 2017, the Inklings-Gesellschaft für Literatur und Ästhetik e.V. (Inklings Society for Literature and Aesthetics) has been publishing a newsletter in irregular cycles, which is dedicated to the review of fantastic primary texts. The Inklings Society was founded in 1983 and is primarily dedicated to the study and dissemination of the works of the Inklings, a group of authors around J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Dorothy Sayers, George MacDonald and G.K. Chesterton, but also to the analysis of the fantastic in literature, film and art in general.

From 2022 onwrds, the newsletter will be edited by Marthe-Siobhán Hecke, M.A., M.Ed. (University of Bonn), and Carsten Kullmann, M.A. (Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg), offerering a platform for the review of newly published primary texts (e.g. literature, film, series, etc.) that belong to a genre of the fantastic (e.g. fantasy, science fiction, horror, Gothic, dystopia). The editors are currently looking for student reviewers who would like to become part of the editorial team and contribute (academic) reviews of such primary texts for the newsletter. The reviews can be written in German or English. Review copies of literary works will be provided if possible. If you are interested, please contact Carsten Kullmann (). An overview of past newsletter issues can be found here.