MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship on Literary Theory, German/Comparative Literature

Deapartment of Foreign Languages and Literatures

Organisation / Company Università degli Studi di Verona Department Deapartment of Foreign Languages and Literatures Is the Hosting related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Prof. Massimo Salgaro invites scholars to present expressions of interest in applying jointly with himfor a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) on literary theory, German literature, and comparative literature.

The research topics I propose are those I am currently working on with my research team. As you will see, these topics approach literature from an interdisciplinary perspective — particularly within the frameworks of digital humanities and empirical aesthetics. They include, for example:

• the concept of literary value
• stylistics and stylometry
• literary empathy
• the concept of the “normal”
• disability studies in literature
• literature and relaxation

Hosting research group / Supervisor

We are looking for applicants for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship to be presented with our Centre / Department as main host institution.

For several years now, I have been serving as a mentor to international PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers. I was also the coordinator of an Innovative Training Network that included ten international doctoral fellows.

At Verona, I am currently supervising two postdoctoral researchers, one of whom holds a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship. Every two weeks, we organize research meetings—called Literary Cappuccino—where one of us presents ongoing work.

If you are interested in collaborative research on literary topics from an interdisciplinary perspective, we would be very pleased to receive your application.

Selected candidates will be offered both academic and administrative support from the Centre / Department and the University of Verona Grant Office with regards to the proposal preparation.

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates must be eligible according to the criteria established by the 2026 MSCA Postdoctoral fellowship call:

• To have a PhD at the call deadline (September 9, 2026)
• To have up to 8 years research experience after PhD
• To be citizens of an EU State or of an Associated Country or long-term resident in Europe (only for Global Fellowship)
• Not to have resided or carried their main activity in Italy for more than 12 in the 36 months before call deadline (September 9, 2026) – for European Fellowship
• Not to have resided or carried their main activity in the country of the Host Institution in the third country for more than 12 in the 36 months before call deadline (September 9, 2026) – for a Global Fellowship.

Besides, candidates should be fluent in English, should have excellent teamwork attitude, organizational skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment.

• A short CV including personal data (name, date of birth, present position, the name of a referee who has agreed to send a reference letter for you