Postdoctoral Fellowship in Shakespeare Studies
The Shakespeare and Performance Research Team, Department of English, 海角社区, seeks a postdoctoral fellow to join a research program (2012-2016) entitled, 鈥淪hakespeare and the Play of Story.鈥� The program will develop a new, interdisciplinary account of the artistic, social, intellectual, and historical dimensions of Shakespearean narrative by bringing together theatre history and practice, literary scholarship, legal and historiographical theory, and moral and aesthetic philosophy. For more information, please see .
The Shakespeare Team is headquartered at 海角社区 and also includes members from Concordia University, Universit茅 de Montr茅al, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Chicoutimi, Carleton University, and Repercussion Theatre. Among the members of the team are Shakespearean scholars such as Michael Bristol, Meredith Evans, Wes Folkerth, and Paul Yachnin as well as theatre scholars and practitioners such as Patrick Leroux, Patrick Neilson, and Myrna Wyatt Selkirk. For the 鈥淧lay of Story鈥� program, the team is joined by a number of scholars in other disciplines, including David Davies (Philosophy), Martin Kreiswirth (English; Theory), Desmond Manderson (Law), and Mark Salber Phillips (History).
The Postdoctoral Fellow鈥檚 primary task will be to develop his or her research and publication in consultation and exchange with the members of the Shakespeare Team; secondarily, he or she will serve as the postdoctoral RA and will work closely with the team leader on planning and coordinating team research, workshops, and outreach activities, thereby contributing to the program and also gaining professionalization experience. The Fellow might also have opportunities to teach in his or her area of specialization.
The start date for the year-long position is August 1, 2012. There is the possibility of a one-year renewal. Candidates will have a PhD in Shakespeare studies and/or Early Modern English Literature. The fellowship stipend will be approximately $30,000 per annum. Applications, consisting of a description of research program, writing sample, and CV must be sent by email by March 1 2012 to Paul Yachnin, Tomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies, 海角社区 at paul.yachnin [at] mcgill.ca. Please arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to the same email address by the March 1 deadline. Candidates should ask referees to include the candidate鈥檚 name on the subject line of the email.
Note that this Postdoctoral Fellowship is subject to funding