Assistant Professor of Historical and General Linguistics

Ca’ Foscari invites applications for a part-time non-tenured position as Assistant Professor of Historical and General Linguistics.

Ca’ Foscari is a research-intensive institution committed to competing for international scientific excellence through the recruitment of the best academic talents worldwide. Talented young researchers and experienced senior professors make Ca’ Foscari a stimulating environment for career development and research freedom. Our university is committed to research excellence, funding promising researchers and developing international partnerships. As a leading research university, Ca’ Foscari explores cutting-edge research directions across disciplinary boundaries, setting a new agenda designed around six global challenges.

Ca’ Foscari is looking for a part time non-tenured assistant professor of Historical and General Linguistics capable of inspiring students to become game-changers in their own fields and to make a genuine difference in the world. 

Teaching activities: seminar activities in Bachelor degrees, Master degrees, Ph.D. (maximum of 30 hours). The researcher may be exempted from teaching according to the needs of the Department of Humanities

Research Activities: The assistant professor will possess expertise of a general nature in Glottology and Linguistics. His/her main task will be to perform dialectological research on the Latin language of inscriptions and parchment documents (published in Chartae Latinae Antiquiores) with the help of the LLDB database (https://lldb.elte.hu/) in the framework of the DiLaDi ERC project (no. 101098102). The Assistant Professor will be involved in data collection and recording as well as controlling and revising the data collection process. Moreover, he/she is also expected to take an active part in the preparation of charter texts for data collection. Therefore, specific competences for a research activity in the field of early medieval Latin linguistics and philology and in the use and management of linguistic databases, in particular Latin linguistic-dialectological databases, are required. 

The position will be hosted at the Department of Humanities, a center for the development of innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to history, literature, classics, archeology, art and anthropology. In the Department of Humanities, Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellows and ERC awardees work together with the permanent faculty, creating a vibrant academic environment.

The Institution

Since its foundation in 1868, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice has been a leader in Economics and Foreign Languages and Cultures. Today, Ca’ Foscari is exploring new frontiers in research, focusing on Climate Change, Digital Humanities, Digital and Social Innovation, and Nanosciences. An intellectual powerhouse of international repute in the heart of the city of Venice, Ca’ Foscari provides a one-of-a-kind blend of scientific research, cultural heritage and history, offering a life-changing experience to its students and researchers, with a transformative impact on the local community.

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice has also obtained the full Human Resources Strategy for Researchers certificate, a set of initiatives to improve work conditions for researchers and to attract talents worldwide. Ca’ Foscari provides applicants with exclusive services and onboarding initiatives. Our Housing office will help you search for a suitable and convenient accommodation, matching your needs and preferences with the available options.

If you are a non-Italian applicant or if you have resided outside of Italy for more than 3 years, you will benefit from a favorable tax treatment for the first years of the contract.

Read the call here: https://www.unive.it/data/38002/?id=2024-UNVE000-0236778