Based at: University of York campus (with some remote working options available)
Interview date: TBC, late January 2023
Department
The University of York’s Centre for Women’s Studies and Department of English & Related Literature are recruiting for 1 Doctoral Candidate to work on the “Translational genres: genre/gender crossings in translation and creative practice” research strand on EUTERPE: European Literatures and Gender in Transnational Perspective, an international, collaborative Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks project, funded by Horizon Europe and UKRI and involving a consortium of 7 European universities, working with non-academic Associate Partners. The recruitment calls for all EUTERPE strands can be found here.
Role
The York Doctoral Candidate will develop an original doctoral thesis that should:
- Build on the notion of the “born-translated” novel, or the blending of gender and sexuality studies with migrant/multilingual literary, in order to interrogate and reimagine the definition of translingual, border-crossing writing not merely as an aesthetic effect in transnational literatures but as a genre in its own right.
- Deepen understandings of how multilingual and migrant writing shapes and is shaped by nuanced intersections of gender, language, culture, race, class, sexuality, and/or disability.
- Experiment with practice-led research methods, using translation and/or various forms of creative practice (e.g. creative writing, performance, mixed-media artforms), alongside social science methods (e.g. interviews, focus groups), in order to develop innovative interdisciplinary methods for approaching border-crossing artworks that challenge and question existing conventions in literary scholarship.
They would also:
- Engage in an industry internship with our Associate Partner, Comma Press Manchester, and a 6-month secondment based at the University of Bologna, as part of the candidate’s bespoke Employability Enhancement Plan.
- Actively collaborate with other researchers within the network towards the EUTERPE objectives and outputs, including the Dictionary of Transnational Women’s Literature in Europe, Digital Podcast Library, and network events.
- Support the York PI and CI in the organisation, coordination, and delivery of the York-based EUTERPE school, project conference, and relevant public engagement and dissemination activities.
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed
- A 2nd Level Master Degree (120 ECTS + 180 ECTS in a bachelor degree) or a Single Cycle Degree (minimum 300 ECTS), or a comparable university degree (Second Cycle qualification), in literary studies, translation, gender studies, and/or related fields post-1800, completed by November 28th, 2022.
- Knowledge in and/or professional, activist, artistic, or related experience in literary multilingualism, multi-/transculturalism, migration, and/or gender studies.
- Knowledge of a range of research techniques and methodologies, including translation, literary, and/or artistic methods
- Research expertise or equivalent experience in an area that will complement and enhance the project’s research strategy and goals
- Proven fluency in English, as per York’s English language criteria for research degrees. Fluency in any languages other than English and/or experience of working multilingually would be an asset.
- Highly developed communication skills to engage effectively with a wide ranging audience, both orally and in writing, using a range of media
Please see the job description for further requirements.
For informal enquiries: Please contact the Primary Investigator at York, Dr. Boriana Alexandrova, at boriana.alexandrova@york.ac.uk.
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