is seeking to recruit an Associate Professor (Tenure Track) in literature starting 2 August 2027, or as soon as possible after that. The position is fixed-term for five years. At the end of the five-year term, an evaluation will be conducted to assess the progress of the Associate Professor and the potential promotion to the next career stage (Full Professor) in accordance with the University of Jyväskyläs tenure track policy. The goal of the tenure track is to advance to a permanent professorship. 

The position ofassociateprofessor ofLiteratureis located inthe Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, and its research and teaching contributions are focused particularly on the degree programme inLiterature. The research focus areas of the department include Heritage, Environments and Time; Belonging, Crises and SocietalChange; Mind,Bodyand Emotions; Games and Digitality; and Well-being and Art Therapies. Literary studies focus, for example, on ethical and political questi...