Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Interacting with Print Research Group

Salary: CAD38,000 pa. Anticipated Start Date: 1 August 2009.

The Interacting with Print Research Group seeks applications for a
postdoctoral fellowship starting 1 August 2009 for one year, with the
possibility of reappointment for a further year. The research group is a
joint initiative of McGill University and the Université de Montréal, which
brings together scholars with an interest in British, French, German and
Italian print cultures of the period 1700-1900, from departments of History
(Susan Dalton, Université de Montréal), English (Tom Mole, McGill), German
(Andrew Piper, McGill), Art History (Richard Taws, McGill), and Comparative
Literature (Nikola von Merveldt, Université de Montréal). Our current
research, funded by the Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la
culture (FQRSC), focuses on how printed matter interacted with non-print
media, how individuals interacted with printed matter, and how they
interacted with each other through the medium of print. The
responsibilities of the postdoctoral fellow will include conducting research
in his/her field of specialization, participating in the activities of the
research group, including our annual colloquium and graduate student
workshop, and contributing to their administration. The postdoctoral fellow
will receive a stipend of C$38,000 pa, and a research/travel allowance of
C$2,000 pa. Opportunities for teaching may arise, which will be paid in
addition to the fellowship stipend. The successful candidate will have
completed a doctorate in a relevant discipline by July 2009, and will be
expected to reside in Montreal for the duration of the fellowship; knowledge
of French is an advantage.

Please send a letter of application explaining your research interests and
linking them to the aims of the Interacting with Print Group, together with
a Curriculum Vitae, an abstract of your doctoral thesis, and the names of
two referees, by 31 December 2008, to Professor Tom Mole, Interacting with
Print Research Group, Department of English, McGill University, 853
Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2T6, Canada. Do not send
letters of reference at this stage. This position is subject to receipt of
additional funding from FQRSC, which will be confirmed in Spring 2009.

More information can be found at http://interactingwithprint.mcgill.ca
<http://interactingwithprint.mcgill.ca/> . Informal inquiries may be
directed to interactingwithprintmcgill.ca
<mailto:interactingwithprintmcgill.ca> .