Post Doctoral Research Associate for the Project ‘Kafka’s Transformative Communities’

The Faculty of Medieval & Modern Languages is seeking to appoint a fixed-term,
full-time postdoctoral research associate for three years, starting on 1
January 2024, as part of our AHRC-funded project _Kafka ’s Transformative
Communities_.





The postholder will be based at the University of Oxford; they will be part of
a dynamic team of researchers based at Oxford and the Free University of
Berlin. The appointee will pursue an independent research project on Franz
Kafka’s legacy in world literature and/or in other media. They will also be
fully involved in all aspects of the project, including its academic,
cultural, outreach and public engagement programme. They will be a member of
the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Language’s ECR network, and of Oxford
University’s Researcher Hub.





The postholder will be a member of the Project’s Steering Group, which
includes the PI, Professor Carolin Duttlinger, and the Co-Is, Professor Katrin
Kohl and Professor Barry Murnane (Oxford) and Professor Lucia Ruprecht (Free
University Berlin).





They will be jointly mentored by Professors Carolin Duttlinger and Barry
Murnane. The post is open to applicants working in literary studies, art
history, film and visual studies, music or performance studies. Applicants
must be proficient in the German language.





Applicants will have, or be close to completing, a PhD in a relevant subject
area, and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to work
within established research programmes. They will have excellent communication
skills, including the ability to write for publication, present research
proposals and results, and represent the research group at meetings.





This is a full-time post and is available from 1 January 2024 for a fixed term
until 31 December 2026.



For more details, please see the role’s Further Particulars. Enquiries can be
addressed to Carolin Duttlinger ( carolin.duttlinger@wadham.ox.ac.uk).





**What we offer**



As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:





* An excellent contributory pension scheme


* 38 days annual leave


* A comprehensive range of childcare services


* Family leave schemes


* Cycle loan scheme


* Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans




Applications must be made online by **12:00 noon** on **Monday** **30 October
2023.** You will be asked to upload a CV and supporting statement explaining
your suitability for the post. The supporting statement must explain how you
meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills
and experience. This may include experience gained in employment, education,
or during career breaks (such as time out to care for dependants). Please also
outline the research project on Kafka’s legacy in world literature and/or in
other media which you are planning to pursue as part of this project.



Please ensure all documents are uploaded as PDF files. In addition, please ask
**two referees** to send their reference, quoting the **vacancy reference
168359,** to:



The HR Administrator



Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, 41/47 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1
2JF



Email: hr@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk





A letter by email is sufficient. Referees should preferably not all be from
the same institution and whenever possible one should be your current, or most
recent, supervisor. **NOTE: reference letters must be received from your
referees by the closing date for your application to be complete.**





Interviews are anticipated to take place in the week commencing **Monday 13
November 2023.**



As part of the process **shortlisted candidates** will be asked to send a
sample of recent research of no more than 6,000 words, ahead of the interview.