Open Postdoc Position in Environmental Humanities

pbParticularité /b /ppthree-year postdoc position (80) /p p bApplication documents: /b /p p Please submit your application as a single PDF file containing: /p li Curriculum vitae (including names and contact details of two referees) /li li Diploma (MA and Phd with grades) /li li Motivation letter explaining your interest in working in the project /li li A one-page narrative analysis of the negative values associated with wetlands /li li Optional: A sample of research work /li p Please submit your application to /p pbDomaine d'activité /b /p li Cultural and literary analysis of narratives about wetlands and the beaver in science, society, and culture /li li Theoretical and methodological development of approaches to analysing environmental disvalues in narratives from a literary and cultural studies perspective /li li Collaboration with other project members at the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne to integrate findings into the broader academic discussion on environmental disvalues and environmental narratives /li li Working with project members at the WWF Switzerland to incorporate interview insights into the development of ‘narrative tools’ (e.g. a story collection) designed to foster constructive, non-polarised dialogue around negative aspects of nature /li li Collaboration with other members of Claudia Keller’s group, the UniFR_ESH Institute and the Department of Geosciences /li li Organization of workshops and conferences, as well as editorial work within the project framework /li pbExigences /b /p li A completed PhD, preferably in German Studies, Comparative Literature, Cultural Analysis, and/or Ecocriticism /li li A research focus in ecocriticism, literature and ethics as well as narrative analysis is considered an advantage /li li Willingness and enthusiasm to engage with a clearly defined inter- and transdisciplinary project across three universities and the WWF Switzerland /li li Interest in and/or experience with topics such as biodiversity, biodiversity conservation, ecology, and environmental communication /li li Excellent command of German and English (spoken and written); knowledge of French is an asset /li pbExigences linguistiques /b /ppAllemandbr/autre: English /ppbDate d'entrée en fonction: /b /pp- /ppbRenseignements: /bbr/Claudia Keller br/ /ppbDate limite de réception des offres: /bbr/ /ppbAdresse d'envoi: /bbr/ /p