Postdoctoral Researcher in Global Literature and Its Media with a Focus on Gender Studies

The Freie Universität Berlin invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position in Global Literature and Its Media with a Focus on Gender Studies. The successful candidate will develop and conduct an independent research project contributing to the research agenda of the Global Literature and Its Media unit. The position focuses on anglophone literatures, cultures, and media from transhistorical, intersectional, and global perspectives, examining the impacts of empire, colonialism, migration, and global circulation. Key research areas include literature, empire, and coloniality; economic, material, and media conditions of literary production; and questions of embodiment, affect, gender, sexuality, citizenship, and belonging. The role involves collaboration in research and teaching, organization of workshops and conferences, and support for early-career researchers. Applicants must hold a PhD in a literature-related field or adjacent discipline with relevant qualifications....