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Postdoc in Comparative Literature Lund University in Sweden
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Human Rights
Funding
Available
Deadline
Dec 30, 2026
Country
Sweden
University
Lund University
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Komplitt – Forum for Comparative Literature at Lund University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in Comparative Literature. The position is based at the Centre for Languages and Literature and sits within Komplitt, an interdisciplinary research environment with long-standing international collaborations and a steering committee drawn from literary studies. The post is connected to a collaborative project on censored and banned literature, freedom of expression, and human rights.
The research project, “Censorship, 'banned books', and persecuted authors,” is carried out with partners including the Dawit Isaak Library in Malmö, GRIDH at the University of Gothenburg, Swedish PEN, and the Swedish Institute for Children’s Books. Its aim is to map and analyse the manifestations and effects of censorship, including work on the expansion of the Dawit Isaak Database of Censorship. The successful candidate will contribute original research on literary censorship and take part in seminars and academic conferences linked to the project.
The position is designed as a career-developing postdoctoral appointment and offers scope to deepen and broaden research expertise in an international, collaborative environment. It also includes some pedagogical training, and limited teaching, supervision, and other teaching-related duties may be part of the role.
The appointment is full time and limited to three years.
Funding details
Available
What's required
Applicants must have a doctoral degree, or an equivalent foreign degree, in Literature or a language subject with a specialisation in literature, completed by the time the employment decision is made. They must submit an independently developed project plan on literary censorship, freedom of expression, and human rights, demonstrate the ability to develop and conduct high-quality research, have experience in comparative literature research, documented good collaboration skills, teaching proficiency, and excellent proficiency in English and at least two other languages. Applicants must not have previously been employed as a postdoc under the existing fixed-term postdoc agreement at Lund University for more than one year in the same or a related subject area. A completed doctoral degree no more than three years prior to the application deadline is a desired qualification, subject to allowable deductions for special circumstances.
How to apply
Prepare an English-language application through the Lund University/Varbi portal. Attach a project plan, doctoral thesis, and optionally up to five publications. Follow the instructions on the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology how-to-apply page.
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