Postdoctoral Fellow in Romance Linguistics

at the Department of Romance Studies and Classics. Closing date: 22 November 2022.

In March 2011 the vice-chancellor identified new “Leading Research Areas” at Stockholm University and included Romance Linguistics, within the Faculty of the Humanities, as one of them. After an international evaluation in 2014, it was decided to keep Romance Linguistics as a leading area, which also led to an increase of funding. Romance Linguistics consists of French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, and is a vigorous research environment. The research area covers the following specializations: discourse and interaction linguistics, historical linguistics and editorial philology, sociolinguistics with a focus on variation and language contact, second language acquisition and learning, syntax and semantics, translation studies and contrastive linguistics. For further details, see our homepage Romance Linguistics.

Main responsibilities
The postdoctoral fellow is primarily expected to carry out independent research and also to devote no more than 20 % of work-time to administrative and/or teaching duties within the Department.

Qualification requirements
Postdoctoral positions are appointed primarily for purposes of research. Applicants are expected to hold a doctoral degree from Sweden or an equivalent degree from another country.

Assessment criteria
The degree must have been completed at latest before the employment decision is made, but no more than three years before the closing date. An older degree may be accepted under special circumstances. Special reasons refer to sick leave, parental leave, elected positions in trade unions, service in the total defense, or other similar circumstances as well as clinical duty or service/assignments relevant to the subject area.


In the appointment process, special attention will be given to research skills needed for the position. As grounds for appointment, particular importance is given to scholarly competence, assessed on the basis of the applicant’s submitted publications and proposed research plan for the post-doctoral period. The applicant’s research profile should have a clear connection to the specializations mentioned in the text and in the link above.

Terms of employment
The position involves full-time employment for two years, with the possibility of extension under special circumstances. The appointment requires active presence at the Department. Salary upon agreement with the Head of Department. Starting date 1 January 2023.

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Contact
Further information about the position can be obtained from the Head of Department, Professor Anders Bengtsson, prefekt.romklass@su.se, telephone: +46 8 16 34 83. Information about the employment process can be obtained by the Administrative Officer Maria Tullgren Pearman, maria.tullgren-pearman@su.se.

Union representatives
Ingrid Lander (Saco-S), telephone: +46 708 16 26 64, saco@saco.su.se, Alejandra Pizarro Carrasco (Fackförbundet ST/Lärarförbundet), telephone: +46 8 16 34 89, alejandra@st.su.se, and seko@seko.su.se (SEKO).

Application
Apply for the position through Stockholm University's recruitment system. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the job advertisement, and that it is submitted before deadline.

Please include the following information with your application:


• contact details and personal data*
• highest academic degree*
• language skills*
• contact details for 2–3 references*.

In addition, please include the following documents:


• cover letter*
• CV with degrees and other completed courses, work experience and a list of publications*
• research proposal* (no more than 3 pages) presenting
– why you are interested in the field described in the advertisement
– why and how you wish to complete the project
– what makes you suitable for the project in question
• copy of PhD diploma*
• letters of recommendation (no more than 3 files)
• publications in support of your application (no more than 3 files).

Items marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.

The instructions for applicants are available at: How to apply for a position.

You are welcome to apply!


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