{"id":3532752,"url":"https://alion.io/job/lund-university-postdoc-in-comparative-literature","title":"Postdoc in comparative literature","company":{"id":1041013,"name":"Lund University","domain":"lu.se","url":"https://alion.io/company/lu-13","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Varbi","truth_index":null},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Lund, Sweden"],"countries":["SE"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":45000,"max_usd":102000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":8},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-29T23:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-30","last_verified_at":"2026-11-06T17:01:48Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":7,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":7},"description":"We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher in Comparative Literature to join the research environment Komplitt at the Centre for Languages and Literature\nWe welcome applications for a three-year postdoctoral position based at Komplitt - Forum for Comparative Literature, an interdisciplinary research environment at the Centre for Languages and Literature. Komplitt has been active since 2013 and maintains long-standing collaborations with universities abroad. The environment is led by a steering committee drawn from various subjects within literary studies at the Centre for Languages and Literature.\nThe research project \"Censorship, 'banned books', and persecuted authors\"\nThe position is linked to an interdisciplinary project on censored and banned literature, freedom of expression, and human rights, conducted by Komplitt in collaboration with the Dawit Isaak Library in Malmö, the research infrastructure GRIDH at the University of Gothenburg, Swedish PEN, and the Swedish Institute for Children’s Books. The project’s overall objective is to map and analyse the manifestations and effects of censorship, and includes, among other things, the expansion of the research database The Dawit Isaak Database of Censorship.\nTasks and responsibilities\nYou will conduct innovative research on literary censorship in connection to Komplitt’s international network and the aforementioned collaborative project. You will also participate in the planning and execution of seminars and academic conferences on censorship, banned books, and persecuted authors.\nThe position is a career development post, and its purpose is to act as an initial step on a career path by providing the opportunity to deepen and broaden your research expertise. The position also includes some pedagogical training. Teaching, supervision and other teaching-related duties may also be included in the duties, but up to a maximum of one-fifth of the working time.\nWhat we offer\nAs a Postdoc you are provided an opportunity to develop your independence as a researcher with the support of senior colleagues. The appointment is limited to three years and is full time in accordance with the Agreement regarding fixed-term employment as a postdoctoral fellow. International employees are supported in their move to Sweden. If you have a family, they will find new contacts and support through Lund’s International Citizen Hub.\nLund University is a government agency, which means that you get special benefits, generous holidays and a favourable occupational pension. Find out more on the University website about working with us Work at Lund University.\nReady to shape the future of research? Find more reasons why Lund University and the HT Faculties is right for you here, and learn more about Working in Lund, Moving to Lund and Living in Lund.\nQualifications\nThe assessment will primarily be based on your research merits and your potential as a researcher. Particular emphasis will be placed on research competence within the subject area.\nQualification requirements\na doctoral degree, or an equivalent foreign degree, in Literature or a language subject with a specialisation in literature. The doctoral degree must be completed by the time the employment decision is made; applicants must submit documentation verifying the completed degree prior to this date\nan independently developed project plan describing a research project on literary censorship, freedom of expression, and human rights\na demonstrated ability to develop and conduct high-quality research.\nexperience in comparative literature research\ndocumented good collaboration skills\nteaching proficiency\ndocumented excellent proficiency in English and at least two other languages.\nyou have not previously been employed as a postdoc researcher under the existing agreement on fixed-term postdoc employment for more than one year in the same or a related subject area with Lund University\nDesired qualifications\ncompleted doctoral degree no more than three years prior to the application deadline. If there are special circumstances such as leave of absence because of illness, parental leave, position as elected representative in trade union organisations, military service or service/assignments relevant to the subject area, this time can be deducted from the time elapsed since the doctoral degree was completed\nexperience of research on censorship, persecuted authors, and banned books\nexperience of cross-disciplinary and methodologically innovative research\nexperience of collaboration between academia and other agents and stakeholders\nbroad language proficiency\nTerms\nThe appointment is limited to three years and is full time in accordance with the Agreement regarding fixed-term employment as a postdoctoral fellow.\nHow to apply\nYour application should be written in English.\nAs part of your application, you must attach a project plan describing a research project on literature, censorship, and human rights. The project must cover at least three linguistic or cultural areas and incorporate interdisciplinary and/or methodologically innovative approaches, for example in relation to specific materials or research infrastructures. The project plan must clearly outline the intended implementation and research output of the project.\nYou can find instructions on how to compile an application, including your project plan, here: How to apply for a postdoc position at the Joint Faculties of Humanity and Theology | The joint faculties of humanities and theology\nIn addition to the research plan and doctoral thesis, you may also submit up to five publications.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5617,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"phd","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Higher Education","Research Institutes"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-30T16:36:53Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":81,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.808,"p_room":1,"age_days":7,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-06T05:58:05Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/lund-university-postdoc-in-comparative-literature","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/lund-university-postdoc-in-comparative-literature.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-06T19:20:43Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2505,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1041013},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1041013"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Flund-university-postdoc-in-comparative-literature"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Flund-university-postdoc-in-comparative-literature"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Flund-university-postdoc-in-comparative-literature"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/lund-university-postdoc-in-comparative-literature\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Flund-university-postdoc-in-comparative-literature"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3532752}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"lu.se","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3532752},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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