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Presentation
The French Section of the Faculty of Letters at the University of Lausanne is advertising a position for a senior FNS researcher (post-doc) in French studies (14th-16th centuries).
Job related information
Start date: March 1, 2025
Contract duration: 3 years, non-renewable
Activity rate: 80%
Work location: Lausanne-Dorigny
Your activities
The postdoctoral fellow will be in charge of research on French-language lyric poetry and its receptions from the 14th to the 16th century, in particular on polyphony studied in its manuscript sources.
In addition to the work on the sources studied in the other axes of the project, the activity of the postdoctoral researcher will include a scientific component (writing several articles, organizing an international conference) and an event component (leading workshops in collaboration with specialists in early music, concert-readings, cultural mediation).
He/she will be responsible for developing online resources on the spatial and visual aspects of medieval vocality.
In addition, he/she will participate in the team’s collective activities: support for the doctoral student’s work; proofreading the team’s English-language publications; support for the project’s influence in scientific networks, the media and cultural institutions in Switzerland and elsewhere.
General information about the project
Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, the project Voix contre voix. Pour un imaginaire de la polyphonie (XIVe-XVIe c.) consists of a transdisciplinary study at the intersection of literary theory, musicology, codicology and performance. Its aim is to develop a redefinition of literary polyphony, through a global study of the issues of “plurivocality” in various fields and in different genres. Through the study and analysis of a hybrid corpus of lyrical texts from musical sources, the project aims to place the literary canon within the broader framework of 15th-century musico-poetic networks. Studying unpublished corpora, the project finally aims to experiment with performance by highlighting the interactive, spatial and scopic dimensions of medieval counterpoint.
Candidates are encouraged to develop an original approach to this research and to enrich it with their own experiences and skills, in agreement with the other members of the project.
The project team, under the direction of Prof. Agathe Sultan, includes 1 doctoral student and 2 post-doctoral researchers.
Your profile
Doctorate (thesis submitted at the time the contract comes into force) in one or more of the following fields of specialization: medieval or Renaissance musicology; history of French literature of the Middle Ages or the Renaissance (14th-16th century); history of the book and writing practices; socio-cultural history of the same periods.
Works published or in the process of being published in international journals (peer-reviewed).
Excellent training and experience of research at the highest international level.
Excellent command of French (native or equivalent) and scientific English; additional linguistic competence in another European language will be appreciated.
Mastery or ability to quickly master the source languages: Middle French, Latin, Italian.
Skills or interest in the development of online resources and in methodological innovation.
Ability to work independently and in a team, to collaborate with researchers by bringing together different disciplines (French literature, philology, musicology, book history, art history, vocal and instrumental practice) and to evolve in an international environment.
Skills or interest in team management and in the organization of scientific events as well as in cultural mediation.
Your advantages
A pleasant working environment in a multicultural and diverse academic environment.
Continuing education opportunities, a multitude of activities and other benefits to discover.
More information on www.unil.ch/carrieres
For any further information
Contact: Professor Agathe Sultan, agathe.sultan@unil.ch
Your application file
Application deadline: December 16, 2024
Candidates whose files are selected will be invited to a recruitment interview on site or online in early January 2025.
Interested persons are requested to send via the online system, in pdf format, a complete file containing: a cover letter presenting skills and proposals to conduct this research project, a complete curriculum vitae , with a copy of the thesis diploma or an equivalent diploma, a recent scientific publication and a pdf copy of the thesis, two letters of recommendation or two names of scientific referees, with their contact details.
Only applications sent through this site will be considered.
We thank you for your understanding.
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