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[Commlist] Jobs: Associate prof. in Game studies, 3 PhDs & 1 postdoc at the Center for Digital Narrative

Tue Feb 21 14:51:34 GMT 2023



Positions advertised with the University of Bergen’s Center for Digital Narrative:

1)Associate Professor in Digital Culture (Game Studies): (tenured position)https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240043/associate-professor-in-digital-culture <https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240043/associate-professor-in-digital-culture>

We are seeking an Associate Professor with research expertise within game studies, and with research interests that can complement the existing scholarly competency of the department and the CDN. We are seeking an ambitious candidate with an increasing research portfolio and who is eager to develop and refine their own research agenda within digital narratives.Application deadline:24th March 2023

2)PhD in Electronic Literature: (4 year position)https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240672/phd-research-fellowship-in-electronic-literature-at-the-center-for-digital-narrative-cdn <https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240672/phd-research-fellowship-in-electronic-literature-at-the-center-for-digital-narrative-cdn> The successful candidate’s PhD project will address electronic literature from the standpoint of literary genres across historical periods, considering how forms of electronic literature are in conversation, agreement, and conflict with genres which might range, for example, from the epic to lyric poetry, to the novel. There is some flexibility in the topic of the dissertation, which will be developed in collaboration with the CDN electronic literature node leader during the candidate’s first semester. Application deadline: 19th March 2023

3) PhD in Extending Digital Narrative (XDN): (3 year position)
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240664/phd-research-fellowship-in-connection-with-the-project-extending-digital-narrative-xdn <https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240664/phd-research-fellowship-in-connection-with-the-project-extending-digital-narrative-xdn> Applicants must propose a PhD project to investigate new forms of digital narratives that use emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Extended Reality (XR), and/or conversational interfaces from a humanities perspective. Both critical and creative research approaches will be encouraged. There is some flexibility in the topic of the dissertation, which will be developed in collaboration with the XDN project leader during the candidate’s first semester. Application deadline: 1st April 2023

4) PhD in Social Media Media Narratives: (4 year position)
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240670/phd-research-fellowship-in-social-media-narratives-at-the-center-for-digital-narrative-cdn <https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240670/phd-research-fellowship-in-social-media-narratives-at-the-center-for-digital-narrative-cdn> The successful candidate’s PhD project will address narratives emerging in social media with an emphasis on marginalized and/or ideology-driven voices and communities. The project should use interpretative, qualitative methodologies, e.g., ethnography, visual or textual analysis etc. We are particularly interested in projects that consider how collective narratives shared across social media connect to a sense of belonging to or being excluded from a group. Relevance to a Norwegian or Nordic context is an advantage. There is some flexibility in the topic of the doctoral thesis, which the candidate will develop further in collaboration with the leaders of CDN's group for social media. Application deadline: 19th March 2023

5) Postdoctoral position in Electronic Literature: (3 year position)
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240519/postdoctoral-position-in-electronic-literature-at-the-center-for-digital-narrative-cdn <https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/240519/postdoctoral-position-in-electronic-literature-at-the-center-for-digital-narrative-cdn> The Center for Digital Narrative is adapting an extensive open-access platform, the ELMCIP Electronic Literature Knowledge Database, to serve as a lasting research environment that will document current research in the broader category of exploratory, digital narrative. The database will also encompass emerging narrative forms that are increasingly found in computer games, social media, computational systems, and extended reality narratives. - The applicant is expected to develop this database and conduct independent research based on digital humanities analyses of genres, histories, technological and cultural contexts of electronic literature. - The applicant is also expected to survey international, multilingual databases documenting electronic literature, digital narrative, and related topics. - The applicant will help develop one or more independent grant proposals for future research with support from CDN. - The applicant will collaborate with other members at the center and participate in and contribute to its seminars and events.
Application deadline: 1st April 2023


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