Tenure-Track Scholar: Digital Humanities & Andersen Studies

Syddansk Universitet (University of Southern Denmark - SDU); Odense; On-site; DKK 550,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for a five‑year tenure‑track assistant professorship at the Hans Christian Andersen Centre, Department for the Study of Culture and Language, Odense. The appointee will contribute to digital humanities, textual genesis and literary‑historical analysis in collaboration with the project team.

The role emphasizes developing digital scholarly editing, data‑oriented research and a strong publication record, with potential for permanent

Qualifications

• PhD in literary studies, Danish, philology or related field.
• Documented research 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 study of writing processes.
• Experience with developing curated datasets and digital research resources.
• Experience with publication in international peer‑reviewed journals.
• Strong collaborative skills and commitment to a research environment.

Responsibilities

• Research based on Hans Christian Andersen’s authorship and digital humanities analysis.
• Publish peer‑reviewed articles at an international level.
• Develop and curate digital manuscript edition and data representations.
• Collaborate on integrating digital methods with philological practice and literary analysis.
• Contribute to research data development and datasets for the project.
• Teach and supervise within Danish/Nordic studies and digital humanities.
• Participate in Centre activities, seminars and international collaborations.

Skills

Digital humanities

Textual editing

Data analysis

Philology

Collaborative skills

International journals

Education

PhD degree in literary studies, Danish, philology or a related field

Job description

University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for a five‑year tenure‑track assistant professorship at the Hans Christian Andersen Centre, Department for the Study of Culture and Language, Odense. The appointee will contribute to digital humanities, textual genesis and literary‑historical analysis in collaboration with the project team.

The role emphasizes developing digital scholarly editing, data‑oriented research and a strong publication record, with potential for permanent