[Air-l] Postdoctoral fellowships in digital humanities

[Therese Örnberg (Humlab)]

Dear all,

The following announcement concerning postdoctoral fellowships in Digital 
Humanities might interest some of you, not least since one of the research 
areas is participatory media.

Best regards,
Therese Örnberg Berglund
Doctoral student
HUMlab, Umeå university, Sweden


Postdoctoral fellowships in Digital Humanities at HUMlab

Four postdoctoral fellowships in digital humanities are available at HUMlab, 
Umeå University, Sweden from January 1, 2007 (the actual start date may be 
later). The postdoctoral fellowships are for one year with a possible 
extension of one year. Applicants will be expected to have a Ph.D. in a 
humanities discipline and a specialty in any of four research areas (see 
below). In exceptional cases, other areas and backgrounds can be of interest 
as well.

HUMlab is an internationally recognized center for the humanities and 
information technology. The postdoctoral fellowships are part of a new 
large-scale initiative to support research in digital humanities at Umeå 
University.

The primary focus is on four research areas: participatory media, digital 
cultural heritage, digital art and electronic literature. As part of this 
initiative, the physical space of the lab will be nearly doubled during 2007 
(total area of studio space: 6000+ square feet). Our long-term goal is to 
establish a national and international center of excellence in the 
humanities and information technology.

HUMlab is a lively and convivial studio space with a wide variety of 
activities, research, technologies and cross-disciplinary interaction. It is 
expected that you will contribute to such an environment and that you also 
share our interest in working with traditional humanities disciplines and 
other related areas. All postdoctoral positions will be affiliated with both 
HUMlab and an appropriate department at the Humanities faculty. You must 
have a PhD degree in a humanities discipline from an international 
(non-Swedish) university. You will be expected to participate actively in 
any of the four research groups associated with the initiative. You will, 
therefore, need to live in Umeå during the post doctoral period.

The salary will be in the range of 15 500-17 000 SEK a month (tax free) 
depending on experience and family situation. Other benefits may be 
negotiated. The positions are open to applicants who do not have a Swedish 
citizenship. Accepted postdoctoral researchers will have full access to the 
facilities of HUMlab, special resources for the specified research area and 
different kinds of support. It is possible to start as early as on January 
1, 2007, but the start date is negotiable. The postdoctoral fellowships have 
been made possible through generous support from the Kempe Foundations.

Your application should be submitted by November 30, 2006.

The application should include a complete CV, two letters of recommendation, 
and a letter of application with a description of your postdoctoral project, 
including alignment with the chosen research area, the purpose of the 
project and expected outcome (limit: 2,500 words).

Your application should be sent to medel at diarie.umu.se (preferred) or by 
post to Registrator, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden. Make sure to 
specify the following reference number: 315-3985-06.

Please feel free to contact

Dr. Patrik Svensson, Director of HUMlab
Email: patrik.svensson at humlab.umu.se. Phone: Int + 46 90 786 7913.

or

Professor Kjell Jonsson, Chair of the HUMlab Steering Group
Email: kjell.jonsson at humlab.umu.se. Phone: Int + 46 90 786 9680

for more information.

See http://blog.humlab.umu.se/ for more information about HUMlab.

More detailed information about the research initiative, associated research 
areas and practical matters can be found here: 
http://blog.humlab.umu.se/postdocs.