Warwick University, School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Research Fellow
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | United Kingdom |
Position: | Fellow |
University of Warwick
Research Fellow
£28,695 - £37,394 pa Ref: 75510-015
Fixed Term Contract for 36 months
Italian Studies at the University of Warwick (United Kingdom) is seeking a Research Fellow as part of the ERC-funded Starting Investigator Grant on ‘Aristotle in the Italian Vernacular: Rethinking Renaissance and Early-Modern Intellectual History (c. 1400-c. 1650)’. The project is a collaboration between the University of Ca’ Foscari, Venice (Dipartimento di Filosofia e Beni Culturali) and the University of Warwick (Italian Studies, School of Modern Languages and Cultures).
Warwick’s School of Modern Languages and Cultures is one of the United Kingdom’s leading university centres of excellence in the fields of French Studies, German Studies, Italian Studies, and Hispanic Studies. In the most recent national research assessment exercise, Warwick’s research outputs in modern languages were ranked above those of Cambridge, Oxford, and University College London. The School promotes both language-specific research and interdisciplinary investigation. It has strong connections with several of the University's research centres, most relevantly the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance. Within the School, Italian Studies offers a vibrant research environment; several recent large research projects have been dedicated to medieval and Renaissance culture.
You will conduct research on topics related to the interpretation of Aristotle’s works in the Italian vernacular (roughly 1400–1650), with particular attention to Aristotelian poetics, rhetoric or moral philosophy. Your main activities will involve research, writing articles as the basis for a monograph, the organization of colloquia, the editing of colloquia proceedings, and other tasks as required. You will have opportunities to develop your professional and teaching profile. You will work under the direction of Dr David Lines and Professor Simon Gilson.
You will have a PhD or equivalent in Italian, Classics, Philosophy, Intellectual History, or a relevant field; an excellent knowledge of at least English, Italian and Latin; and first-hand familiarity with Medieval/Renaissance philosophy and the methods of research in Renaissance literature and/or intellectual history.
You are requested to submit, by 1st March, a cover letter (outlining your interest in the position), academic CV (including list of publications and any awards received), sample of your written work (preferably one article in English; another in any other Western European language) and three reference letters to Sharon.Murray@warwick.ac.uk, in addition to the application form.
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Closing date: 1 March 2015
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Website: | www.warwick.ac.uk/jobs |
Primary Category: | Italian History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | Philosophy |
Posting Date: | 02/05/2015 |
Closing Date | 03/01/2015 |