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Stillingstittel: PhD position within Revolutionary Opéra-Comique

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Jobbnorge ID: 160380

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We are looking for dedicated employees to join us.

   

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About the position

We offer a full time 3-year PhD position as part of the "Revolutionary Opéra-Comique" project, funded by the Research Council of Norway (NFR). This is a fully funded opportunity to complete a PhD on French eighteenth-century culture.

The PhD position is part of a larger research project that explores the genre of opéra-comique during the French Revolution. The successful applicant will hold a Master's degree or equivalent academic qualification in French or Comparative Literature or Music, or in a related discipline, with a specialization relevant to the project, for instance in eighteenth-century French literature or music. The successful applicant must be comfortable with working with French source material.

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The project is based at NTNU, Trondheim, and is part of the The Classical Ages research group, which nurtures extensive research activities in a thriving international environment, with PhD candidates specializing in classical literature and art from Antiquity through the early nineteenth century. Activities include international conferences, seminars, workshops and regular lectures by world-leading visiting scholars. 

The project involves extensive collaboration with scholars at other universities, especially at Université Paris-Sorbonne and Oxford University. The applicant will spend part of their research time at NTNU, and part of the time at a collaborating university within the project network. Additional mobility funding is available through the Research Council of Norway.

Qualification requirements

PhD candidate:
The PhD-position's main objective is to qualify for work in research positions. The qualification requirement is completion of a master's degree or second degree (equivalent to 120 credits) with a strong academic background in French or Comparative Literature or Music, or in a related discipline, with a specialization relevant to the project, for instance in eighteenth-century French literature or music with a grade of B or better in terms of NTNU's grading scale.

The successful applicant must be comfortable with working with French source material.

Applicants with no letter grades from previous studies must have an equally good academic foundation. Applicants who are unable to meet these criteria may be considered only if they can document that they are particularly suitable candidates for education leading to a PhD degree.

The appointment is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants and national guidelines for appointment as PhD, postdoctor and research assistant

We offer

• exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic environment
• an open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues
• favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• employee benefits

Salary and conditions

Phd candidates are remunerated in code 1017, and are normally remunerated at gross from NOK 449 400 before tax per year. From the salary, 2 % is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

The successful applicant's workplace will be at the Department of Language and Literature.

The period of employment is 3 years . Appointment to a PhD position requires admission to the PhD programme in Humanities and the Arts https://www.ntnu.no/studier/phestet   

As a PhD candidate, you undertake to participate in an organized PhD programme during the employment period. A condition of appointment is that you are in fact qualified for admission to the PhD programme within three months.

Appointment takes place on the terms that apply to State employees at any time, and after the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

General information

 Working at NTNU

A good work environment is characterized by diversity. We encourage qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their gender, functional capacity or cultural background. Under the Freedom of Information Act (offentleglova), information about the applicant may be made public even if the applicant has requested not to have their name entered on the list of applicants.

Please submit your application electronically via jobbnorge.no with your CV, diplomas and certificates. Applicants that are shortlisted for the position will be called in for an interview. Please note: applications that are not sent through Jobbnorge and/or are sent after the application deadline will not be taken into consideration.

Please refer to the application number HF18-050 when applying.

Questions about the position can be directed to Martin Wåhlberg, e-mail martin.wahlberg (at) ntnu.no. Questions about the application process can be directed to the administrative consultant, Hege Tverå Nilsson hege.tvera.nilsson (at) ntnu.no

Application deadline: 20.01.2019

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