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10 PhD positions available on empirical study of literature under the University of Verona at multiple locations in Europe

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The ELIT network opens a call for applications within the framework of the ELIT project (Empirical study of Literature Training Network). These positions will be funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 860516.

To arrive at a profound understanding of the underlying processes and societal effects of reading, a European Network – the Empirical study of Literature Training Network (ELIT) – has been established that integrates two research cultures that are commonly separated, namely the social sciences and the humanities.

We aim to train a new generation of creative, innovative and interdisciplinary early-stage researchers (i.e., PhD candidates) in the empirical study of literature. They should be ready to face current and future challenges in this field, which is in constant flux due to the influence of rapidly changing empirical research techniques, and contextual demands, such as, for instance, the digitization of reading. To meet these needs, ELIT will be collaborating closely with non-academic partners to draw invaluable insights from society at large about how reading can fulfil certain societal needs, such as stimulating empathy and pro-social behaviour.

The ELIT Network consists of ten European Universities that are at the forefront of the empirical study of literary reading. In addition, the network includes twelve non-academic partners from domains such as literacy (i.e., literacy associations, reading foundations, educational policymakers), bibliotherapy (i.e., reading groups, libraries), production (i.e., publishing houses), and research (i.e., eye tracking companies, international research networks).

This call for applications is for 10 positions as specified in the list below. Each early-stage researcher will be involved in a doctoral programme leading to a double/joint doctoral degree involving the two universities, as in the list.

  • ESR1: Neurocognitive Poetics: Towards new integrative models and methods (WP1):

    Freie Universität Berlin (Germany) - Radboud University (The Netherlands)

  • ESR 2: Individual variation in literary reading (WP1):

    Radboud University (The Netherlands) - Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)

  • ESR 3: Reading in the city – in everyday life (WP1):

    University of Vienna (Austria) - University of Warsaw (Poland)

  • ESR 4: Literary text perception and comprehension (WP1):

    University of Warsaw (Poland) - University of Vienna (Austria)

  • ESR 5: Literary Empathy and Morality (WP2):

    University of Verona (Italy) - VU Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

  • ESR 6: The impact of narrative structure on engagement (WP2):

    University of Haifa (Israel)- University of Verona (Italy)

  • ESR 7: The effects of literariness on empathy building in the classroom (WP2):

    VU Amsterdam (The Netherlands) - University of Haifa (Israel)

  • ESR 8: Engagement of young adult readers in social media platforms (WP3):

    University of Basel (Switzerland) - University of Stavanger (Norway)

  • ESR 9: Shared literary reading and mental well-being in the digital age (WP3):

    University of Stavanger (Norway) - Trnava University (Slovakia)

  • ESR 10: Reading with digital tools in early childhood classroom settings (WP3):

    Trnava University (Slovakia) - University of Basel (Switzerland)

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