Open Postdoc Position in Environmental Humanities 80% auprès du Environmental Sciences and Humanities Institute

• 09 July 2026
• 80%
• Permanent position
• Fribourg

Postes vacants - Offres d'emploi à l'Université de Fribourg

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Open Postdoc Position in Environmental Humanities

80% auprès du Environmental Sciences and Humanities Institute

Particularité

three-year postdoc position (80)

Application documents:

Please submit your application as a single PDF file containing:

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Curriculum vitae (including names and contact details of two referees)

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Diploma (MA and Phd with grades)

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Motivation letter explaining your interest in working in the project

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A one-page narrative analysis of the negative values associated with wetlands

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Optional: A sample of research work

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Domaine d'activité

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Cultural and literary analysis of narratives about wetlands and the beaver in science, society, and culture

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Theoretical and methodological development of approaches to analysing environmental disvalues in narratives from a literary and cultural studies perspective

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Collaboration with other project members at the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne to integrate findings into the broader academic discussion on environmental disvalues and environmental narratives

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Working with project members at the WWF Switzerland to incorporate interview insights into the development of -narrative tools- (e.g. a story collection) designed to foster constructive, non-polarised dialogue around negative aspects of nature

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Collaboration with other members of Claudia Keller-s group, the UniFR\_ESH Institute and the Department of Geosciences

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Organization of workshops and conferences, as well as editorial work within the project framework

Exigences

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A completed PhD, preferably in German Studies, Comparative Literature, Cultural Analysis, and/or Ecocriticism

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A research focus in ecocriticism, literature and ethics as well as narrative analysis is considered an advantage

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Willingness and enthusiasm to engage with a clearly defined inter- and transdisciplinary project across three universities and the WWF Switzerland

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Interest in and/or experience with topics such as biodiversity, biodiversity conservation, ecology, and environmental communication

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Excellent command of German and English (spoken and written); knowledge of French is an asset

Exigences linguistiques

Allemand

autre: English

Date d'entrée en fonction:

• 01.01.2027

Renseignements:

Claudia Keller

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Date limite de réception des offres:

01.09.2026

Adresse d'envoi:

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