Both PhD fellows will be part of an established international group of cooperating scholars working on the project Ibsen Between Cultures.
The general aim of this project is to reach an understanding of Ibsen’s function as a global dramatist, i.e. how an Ibsen play is evaluated, and how the value of the plays is altered, shifted, transferred and appropriated, when they are localised in new cultural contexts.
Such an understanding can only be reached through an analysis of local, culturally specific arenas. Without conceiving of culture as national, the project will focus on contemporary Ibsen productions in China, India and Bangladesh, which all possess well-documented and solid Ibsen traditions.
The PhD fellows should, throughout their individual projects, investigate questions pertaining to the general project’s main ambition. Applicants should submit an individual project proposals (maximum 10 pages) that describe their projects and how they relate to the general framework of the project Ibsen Between Cultures.
Applicants are advised to make themselves familiar with the project Ibsen Between Cultures. For information about the project, see:
http://www.hf.uio.no/ibsensenteret/research/research_projects/Ibsen_between_cultures.html
The positions are available for a period of three years. The candidates are expected to start their doctoral research fellowships by September 2008.
Candidates who are accepted must participate in the researcher education programme (cf. regulations and supplementary provisions for the faculties' researcher education). Research fellows will have their workplace and academic contact person at the Ibsen Centre.
Requirements:
- A Master´s degree in language, literature or drama studies.
- The candidate's work must be closely connected to the central topic of Ibsen Between Cultures.
The final candidates will be invited to an interview at the University of Oslo.
Guidelines for appointments to research fellowships at the University of Oslo may be obtained at http://www.hf.uio.no/english/research/doctor/index.html
The University of Oslo has a goal of recruiting more women to academic positions.
Women are encouraged to apply.
The University of Oslo also has a goal of recruiting more immigrants to Norway to academic positions. Immigrants are encouraged to apply.
The University of Oslo operates an agreement for all employees, aimed among other things at securing rights to research results.
For further information, contact:
Project leader and Head of the Ibsen Centre Frode Helland, email: frode.helland@ibsen.uio.no
Government wage scale: 43-50 (from NOK 325 800 to NOK 367 800,-)
Closing date for applications: June 26 2008
Ref.no: 2008/7425
The Faculty of Humanities homepage: http://www.hf.uio.no/ledige-stillinger/
Submission
Applicants should submit four copies of:
- Letter of application describing qualifications
- Project description (max. 10 pages)
- Curriculum vitae, and educational certificates
- A list of published and unpublished works (also digital productions)
- Names and contact information of two references
In order to evaluate the applicants further the applicants may be asked to send in Master´s theses or other relevant works later.
Applications may be written in Norwegian or English. Please mark your application with ref.no. 2008/7425/gdobloug and mail it to The Faculty of Humanities, P.O. Box 1079 Blindern, 03l6 Oslo, Norway.