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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships at the School of Histories, Languages & Cultures, University of Liverpool The University of Liverpool’s School of Histories, Languages & Cultures invites expressions of interest for the 2017 Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship scheme. These awards offer opportunities for outstanding early career researchers to strengthen their experience of research and teaching in a university environment – further information, including eligibility criteria, can be found here<https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/grant-schemes/early-career-fellowships>. The University of Liverpool is one of the United Kingdom’s leading research institutions with an annual turnover of £400 million, including £140 million for research. Liverpool is ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide and is a member of the prestigious Russell Group, comprising the leading research universities in the United Kingdom. The Department of Modern Languages & Cultures<http://www.liv.ac.uk/modern-languages-and-cultures/> comprises staff working across a wide range of language-based studies, including literary and media, film, historical, cultural and sociolinguistic studies. Alongside French<http://www.liv.ac.uk/cultures-languages-and-area-studies/french/>, German, Spanish<http://www.liv.ac.uk/cultures-languages-and-area-studies/hispanic-and-latin-american-studies/spanish/> and Italian<http://www.liv.ac.uk/cultures-languages-and-area-studies/italian/>, the department also offers Film Studies<http://www.liv.ac.uk/cultures-languages-and-area-studies/film-studies/> and Chinese<http://www.liv.ac.uk/modern-languages-and-cultures/chinese/>, and we are one of only two centres in the UK where you can study the full range of Hispanic Languages, including Basque, Catalan, Portuguese and Spanish<http://www.liv.ac.uk/cultures-languages-and-area-studies/hispanic-and-latin-american-studies/about/>. The department is an active participant in the School’s inter-disciplinary research centres, including the Centre for the Study of International Slavery<http://www.liv.ac.uk/csis/>, the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies<http://www.liv.ac.uk/history/research/medieval-and-renaissance-studies/> and the Eighteenth-Century Worlds<http://www.liv.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-worlds/> research centre. Since 2010, we have been part of the School of Histories, Languages and Cultures<http://www.liv.ac.uk/histories-languages-and-cultures/>, one of four Schools in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The School also includes the departments of History, Irish Studies, Politics, and Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology. Those interested in applying for a Fellowship at the University of Liverpool are invited to submit expressions of interest to Dr Robert Blackwood ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>), Departmental Research Lead, by 2pm on Thursday 12th January 2017 consisting of the following: · CV · a PDF, downloaded from the Leverhulme Trust application system, of the draft application Applicants to be supported by the Department will be informed by 10th February. It is anticipated that a workshop for shortlisted applicants will be held in Liverpool on Wednesday 15th February 2017. ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/italian-studies