Senior Lecturer - Nineteenth-century French Literature

Location: Grenoble, France

Euraxess research field: literature; arts; cultural studies; history.

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Expected skills

Applicants must show a strong interest in teaching as well as a high-level scientific record in accordance with UGA’s ambitions. They must identify with UGA’s values, that is, being open to the world, emphasising ethics and scientific integrity, showing an interest in teamwork and being committed to the community. They should also have a sense of responsibility, in particular with regard to environmental and social issues.

Context and educational objectives

Educational expectations

• The successful candidate will be able to teach at all levels of the curriculum (bachelor's, master's) courses on the 19th century (lectures on literary history, small group sessions on text analysis, specialized seminars, etc.) as well as, depending on the needs of the department, courses on methodology or general courses that include 19th-century texts (Literary Genres; Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present Day; Minor Literature, Major Literature; Narrating Life; Literature & Society, etc.). They may be required to teach on the Grenoble and/or Valence campuses.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing students for CAPES and for the external and internal agrégation (a selective exam for secondary school teachers), both by distance learning and face-to-face.
• In line with the research profile, educational projects may be developed with local cultural institutions (e.g., the Musée de Grenoble, the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Valence, the Musée Champollion in Vif, the Musée Stendhal and the Musée Hébert, theatres, libraries, etc.) and in collaboration with other UGA colleagues (historians, art historians in particular).
• The successful candidate will supervise master's theses in 19th-century literature and in their secondary areas of expertise.
• The successful candidate will take on active responsibilities within the Literature Department and the LLASIC School. In particular, they will be required to take on teaching responsibilities (responsibility for bachelor's degrees in Grenoble and/or Valence, sitting on committes, etc.)

Research project and scientific impact

Scientific profile

• The successful candidate is expected to have an expertise on methodologies such as generic approaches to literature, material studies, modes of dissemination and transmission. They may focus on forms and media, as well as intermedial approaches and heritage studies. The job profile is very open in terms of the genre(s) of specialisation (narrative or fictional prose, theatre, poetry, etc.).
• The successful candidate will be involved in the activities of the research centre Charnières as well as in one or more “Axis” of the Litt&Arts, depending on their area of specialisation: literary poetics, intermedial approaches, reflection on heritage – these areas of specialisation are not mutually exclusive.

For example, according to the following areas of specialisation:

• Axis 1 Corpus: work on specific corpora, involving particular attention to mediality and media and involving digital humanities; editing of texts and manuscripts; analysis of literary creation processes, including their intermedial dimension.
• Axis 2 Transmission: intermedial transmission of texts and forms of heritage preservation. This may involve the exploitation of literary collections, the study of methods of preserving literary heritage (exhibitions, writers' houses, etc.) or the analysis of literature's capacity to deal with heritage issues.

• While the core of the research must focus on the 19th century, the successful candidate must show openness to earlier (revolutionary) or later (Belle Époque) periods in order to encourage cross-century and cross-disciplinary research within the laboratory.
• Depending on their research specialties, the successful candidate may participate in programmes run by the Maison de la création et de l’innovation (MaCI) or in activities organised by the SFR Création research group (e.g., the GeCLA programme). More broadly, the successful candidate will be expected to take part in the collective projects of the research centre and to initiate new ones, in particular by applying to local and national funding programmes.

Information for candidates

• Université Grenoble Alpes recruits on the basis of skills and makes use of all talents. It encourages applicants with disabilities to apply for teaching and research positions.
• Senior lecturers and professors are required to reside at the place where they perform their duties (Art. 5 of Decree No. 84-431 of June 6, 1984).
• HRS4R certified and committed to an OTM-R (Open, Transparent, and Merit-based Recruitment) approach, the University of Grenoble Alpes recruits on the merits of candidates and in accordance with a transparent procedure.

Job details

Title: Senior Lecturer - Nineteenth-century French Literature

Employer: Université Grenoble Alpes

Location: 621 avenue Centrale Grenoble, France

Published: 2026-03-12

Application deadline: 2026-04-02 16:00 (Europe/Paris)

Job type: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer

Field: Cultural Studies, History of Art, World Literatures, Romance languages