Assistant Professor: Digital Humanities & Andersen Studies

Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark; Odense; On-site; DKK 750,000 - 1,050,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Southern Denmark invites applications for a five-year tenure-track assistant professorship at the Hans Christian Andersen Centre in Odense. The role centres on integrating digital humanities with literary studies and philology, with potential for permanent appointment after assessment.

Jointly with the project Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales and Stories – the Digital Manuscript Edition, you will develop research at the intersection of digital methods, textual genesis, and

Qualifications

• PhD degree in literary studies, Danish, philology or a related field.
• Documented potential in both digital humanities and literary studies.
• Experience with digital scholarly editing, text encoding and/or data analysis.
• Documented ability in philological analysis, textual criticism and the study of writing processes.
• Experience with developing curated datasets and digital research resources.
• Experience with publication in international peer‑reviewed journals.
• Good collaborative skills and ability to participate in a research environment.

Responsibilities

• Research at intersection of digital humanities and literary studies.
• Publish peer‑reviewed work at international level.
• Develop and curate research data, including text corpora and datasets.
• Collaborate with the Centre’s researchers on digital methods and philology.
• Participate in Centre seminars, activities and international collaborations.
• Teach and supervise within Danish/Nordic studies, literary studies and digital humanities.
• Contribute to development of research applications and international collaborations.

Skills

Digital humanities

Literary studies

Philology

Textual criticism

Data analysis

Editing & encoding

Collaborative skills

Peer-reviewed publications

Education

PhD in literary studies or related field

Tools

Text encoding

Job description

University of Southern Denmark invites applications for a five-year tenure-track assistant professorship at the Hans Christian Andersen Centre in Odense. The role centres on integrating digital humanities with literary studies and philology, with potential for permanent appointment after assessment.

Jointly with the project Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales and Stories – the Digital Manuscript Edition, you will develop research at the intersection of digital methods, textual genesis, and