丹麦哥本哈根大学人文学院Fornaldarsaga研究博士后职位

Postdoctoral position in Fornaldarsaga studies : Denmark
Employer: University of Copenhagen
Location: DENMARK, Denmark
Type: Other
Posted: February 05, 2012
Expires: February 29, 2012
Requisition number: Euraxess-euraxess-jobs-33758975

job description

The Department of Scandinavian Research, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral position in Fornaldarsaga studies to be filled by 1 April 2012 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is linked to the research project Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur, which is funded by the Velux Foundation. The project runs through till the end of February 2015.
Description

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. or the equivalent, or expect to have received such by 31 March 2012, and be able to demonstrate a strong background in Old Norse-Icelandic philology; first-hand experience working with Icelandic manuscripts will be given considerable weight. Good collaborative abilities and team spirit are important. Excellent command of written and spoken English is mandatory. Good command of Danish or another modern Scandinavian language would be an advantage, as would experience of text mark-up using TEI-conformant XML.