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[Commlist] Fully Funded PhD Position: “Beauty and Film Theory” (4 years)
Sat Jul 22 16:05:34 GMT 2023
*PhD Position: Beauty in Film Theory,*
*University of Groningen (1.0 FTE) (V23.0533)*
*Job description*
We are offering a 48-month PhD position (full time, 1.0 FTE) within the
project ‘Cinematic Beauty: Exploring the Experience of a Major Aesthetic
Phenomenon’, funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) in a five-year
Open Competition M grant (Principal Investigator: Dr. Julian Hanich,
University of Groningen). The appointed candidate will have an expertise
in questions of (film) aesthetics and film and media theory.
The overall project (henceforth: CinematicBeauty) aims to shed light on
the pleasurable affective response that audiences experience when they
consider a film beautiful. Since the beginning of cinema, movie-goers
have encountered beauty in film’s many forms and genres. But
astonishingly, scholars of film have never studied cinematic beauty in a
systematic way. In addition to the Principal Investigator and the PhD
position advertised in this vacancy, the CinematicBeauty team also
features a postdoc researcher with a background in phenomenological
interview techniques (12 months, 2024). Thus, the PhD will play a major
role in one of CinematicBeauty’s three sub-projects.
The PhD project itself aims to investigate the variegated role of beauty
in film theory. For that, it will be useful to look for discourses on
the experience of cinematic beauty and their role in the history of film
theory. The PhD student is invited to follow the traces of what film
scholars, critics, and filmmakers have said about cinematic beauty and
the experiences it engenders. Here the project may also have to reckon
with the displacement of the term “beauty” as much of the writing on the
experience of cinematic beauty did not dare to speak its name but was
couched in different terms. Moreover, the PhD project aims to explore
what was experienced as beautiful and how this manifested itself in
normative debates on what should be considered cinematic beauty. And
last but not least, the PhD student may seek answers to the question why
beauty has been neglected in critical writings on film since the 1930s:
if one key appeal of the cinema has been its ability to foreground
beauty in our world, why did beauty turn into the bad object of critical
discourse?
This PhD project offers a unique opportunity to work in an international
research environment as well as to acquire valuable teaching experience:
The PhD student may teach up to 0.1 FTE on a yearly basis in the second,
third and fourth year.
Tasks and responsibilities include:
* carrying out the sub-project described above by writing a
dissertation under the supervision of the Principal Investigator
* contributing to the successful advancement of the CinematicBeauty
project as a whole, and to the spirit of interdisciplinary exchange
characterizing the project
* presenting research results at workshops and conferences, and
(potentially) publishing academic articles
* engaging in public outreach and knowledge utilization activities
related to the project
* participating in regular meetings with the other project team
members, and assisting the Principal Investigator in communication,
organization and editing tasks (e.g. co-organizing a conference,
co-editing an academic volume)
* conducting a maximum of 0.3 fte teaching during the second, third
and fourth year of their appointment (0.1 fte yearly).
Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has
established an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative
university offering high-quality teaching and research. Its 36,000
students are encouraged to develop their own individual talents through
challenging study- and career paths. The University of Groningen is an
international centre of knowledge: It belongs to the best research
universities in Europe and is allied with prestigious partner
universities and networks worldwide.
The Faculty of Arts is a large, dynamic faculty in the heart of the city
of Groningen. It has more than 5000 students and 700 staff members, who
are working at the frontiers of knowledge every day. The Faculty offers
a wide range of degree programmes: 15 Bachelor's programmes and over 35
Master's specialisations. Our research, which is internationally widely
acclaimed, covers Archaeology, Cultural Studies, History, International
Relations, Language and Literary Studies, Art History, Linguistics, and
Media and Journalism Studies.
*Qualifications*
* a (research) MA degree in Film Studies, Cinema Studies, Media
Studies, Philosophical Aesthetics or another related discipline.
Candidates who expect to obtain their degree before 1 January 2024
are also eligible, and may be offered a position conditional upon
successful completion of the Master’s degree
* a strong interest in questions of (film) aesthetics, film history as
well as film and media theory
* excellent research skills (as shown, for instance, by the
candidate’s MA thesis or published articles)
* excellent proficiencies in English (and preferably command over one
or two other major languages)
* a strong interest in collaborative research and interdisciplinary
dialogue
* enthusiasm for communicating academic research to non-academic
audiences.
*Organisation*
*Conditions of employment*
We offer you in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for
Dutch Universities (CAO NU):
* A salary of €2.541,-per month in the first year, up to a maximum of
€3.247,- per month in the final year, based on a full-time position
* a holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income
* an 8.3% end-of-the-year allowance.
This 1.0 FTE appointment is temporary, for a specified period of four
years. The candidate will first be appointed for twelve months. After
twelve months, an assessment will take place of the candidate’s results
and the progress of the PhD project, in order to decide whether
employment will be continued. The prospective starting date is 1 January
2024.
You will be enrolled in the Graduate School for the Humanities (GSH) of
the Faculty of Arts at the University of Groningen. The GSH offers the
organizational infrastructure within which PhD candidates participate in
advanced training and supervised research:
https://www.rug.nl/(...)adschool-humanities/
<https://www.rug.nl/research/gradschool-humanities/>
You will be carrying out your research in the context of the Groningen
Research Institute for the Study of Culture (ICOG).
*Application*
You may apply for this position until Thursday, 31 August 2023, 23:59
Dutch local time / before Friday, 1 September 2023 by means of the
application form (click on “Apply” below on the advertisement on the
university website)
Applications should include:
1. A letter of motivation (no longer than two pages), explaining why you
are a suitable candidate for this PhD position;
2. A curriculum vitae demonstrating your academic excellence, including
a list of publications and presentations (if applicable);
3. A proof of writing, such as an academic paper or a chapter from your
MA thesis;
4. Certified copies of your BA and MA degrees (in case of an on-going MA
degree, please include a letter from your thesis supervisor, certifying
that the degree will be obtained before 1 January 2024);
5. A transcript of the grades during the MA degree;
6. Contact information of two academic referees who are familiar with
your work, and whom we may contact directly if we need more information.
Applications have to be submitted electronically in PDF format by means
of the application form (please merge all documents into one PDF file,
in the order in which they are listed above and upload this files as the
‘letter of motivation’). Applications that are incomplete or are
otherwise faulty will not be taken into account.
The selection interviews will take place in the second half of
September, and the candidates will be informed as soon as possible
thereafter.
The University of Groningen strives to be a university in which students
and staff are respected and feel at home, regardless of differences in
background, experiences, perspectives, and identities. We believe that
working on our core values of inclusion and equality are a joint
responsibility and we are constructively working on creating a socially
safe environment. Diversity among students and staff members enriches
academic debate and contributes to the quality of our teaching and
research. We therefore invite applicants from underrepresented groups in
particular to apply. For more information, see also our diversity policy
webpage: https://www.rug.nl/(...)rsity-and-inclusion/
<https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/diversity-and-inclusion/>
Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the Recruitment code
(NVP): https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/nl/sollicitatiecode
<https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/nl/sollicitatiecode>and European
Commission's European Code of Conduct for recruitment of researchers:
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code
<https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code>
We provide career services for partners of new faculty members moving to
Groningen.
Unsolicited marketing is not appreciated.
*Information*
For information you can contact:
* Dr Julian Hanich, Associate Professor of Film Studies,
(j.hanich /at/ rug.nl) <mailto:(j.hanich /at/ rug.nl)>
* Lisanne Coolen, For questions regarding the application procedure,
(l.coolen /at/ rug.nl) <mailto:(l.coolen /at/ rug.nl)>
Please do not use the e-mail address(es) above for applications.
Apply
<https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?reply=00347-02S000AANP&cat=wp>
https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000AANP&cat=wp
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