{"id":6393,"date":"2026-03-30T16:09:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=6393"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:09:44","slug":"phd-studentship-opportunity-university-of-neuchatel-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=6393","title":{"rendered":"PhD Studentship Opportunity: University of Neuch\u00e2tel, Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ASSISTANT\/PHD POSITION IN BRITISH OR AMERICAN LITERATURE (100%) STARTING DATE: 1 AUGUST 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Institute of English Studies at the University of Neuch\u00e2tel, Switzerland, is looking to hire a full-time assistant \/ doctoral student for a four-year teaching and research position, with the possibility of a fifth year. The candidate will be expected to teach between two and four hours a semester, and to write a dissertation under the supervision of Patrick Vincent (https:\/\/www.unine.ch\/anglais\/biographie\/patrick-vincent<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Profile <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Candidates should have completed an M.A. degree in English or Comparative Literature or be near completion. They should have an excellent track record in literary studies and write well in English; digital skills, alongside knowledge of French and \/ or German, are also welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We encourage candidates with a demonstrated research interest in one of the following, or in a similar area: the long Romantic period; William and \/ or Dorothy Wordsworth; Lord Byron; Mary and \/ or Percy Shelley; John Ruskin; H.D. Thoreau; nineteenth-century material culture; travel literature; cultural exchanges between Great Britain, the Continent and America; the cultural history of the Alps; literature and political theory; literature and the environment; and twentieth-century American poetry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Half of our doctoral assistants\u2019 workload is dedicated to researching and writing a doctoral thesis. In addition to light administrative duties, assistants are also required to teach one or two sections of our first-year \u201cLiterature and Writing Workshop\u201d every semester (2 or 4h per week), which focuses on close analysis of texts and composition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conditions <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The position is renewed yearly, based on the successful fulfilment of work duties and the satisfactory progress of the thesis. The starting monthly salary is CHF 5\u2019381.50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workplace  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Institute of English Studies at the University of Neuch\u00e2tel is a small but vibrant community of researchers, teachers, and students devoted to the study of English linguistics and literature. We offer B.A.- and M.A.-level programs in English, and we participate in the Swiss CUSO doctoral school. For more on the Institute, click here: https:\/\/www.unine.ch\/anglais\/home.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neuch\u00e2tel is a pleasant town in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, tucked in between a lake and the Jura mountains. For more on the University and town of Neuch\u00e2tel, click here: https:\/\/www.unine.ch\/etudier\/choose\/neuchatel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n