MCF Bengali language and literature (N° Odyssée: 250726; Section CNU: 15)

Teaching

The candidate should have a perfect command of the Bengali language and an excellent knowledge of the society and culture of the Bengali-speaking area (Bangladesh and Indian Bengal, ideally taking into account various historical periods, with a priority for the contemporary period, 20th and 21st centuries). They will teach courses aimed mainly at undergraduates (e.g. Bengali grammar, translation from and into Bengali, reading of press, essays and literature). They will preferably already have teaching experience, and will be able to adapt to a wide range of student profiles.

The candidate will be responsible for the Bengali section, both administratively and pedagogically, and will coordinate a team with the tutors and lecturers.

A literary specialization will be particularly appreciated. Depending on the candidate's area of specialization, they may also be required to contribute to cross-disciplinary teaching within their department, or institution-wide at bachelor's and master's levels. 
The candidate will also be expected to contribute to the development of teaching tools, particularly digital ones, as part of the institution's efforts to expand its range of hybrid and distance learning courses. Competence in ICTE and an interest in digital pedagogy is desirable.
They may also be called upon to provide pedagogical and methodological support to students, and to teach in English.

Teaching Department: South Asia and Himalaya
Location: INALCO, 65 rue des Grands Moulins CS21351 75214-PARIS cedex 13
Department Director: A. Viguier
Department director's e-mail address: anne.viguier@inalco.fr 
Department URL: www.inalco.fr/asie-du-sud-himalaya

Research

The recruited senior lecturer will join one of Inalco's research teams, depending on their field of research. A literary orientation, preferably in the contemporary period, 20th and 21st centuries (Bangladesh and Indian Bengal) will be preferred.   

The candidate will consider the convergence between their work and Inalco's intellectual and scientific identity, as embodied in the collective projects carried out by the establishment and its research units. Depending on the candidate's specialties, they may join the research unit of their choice, from among Inalco's own teams and Mixed Research Units (UMRs) (co-)supervised by Inalco, such as CERLOM.

Laboratory : preferably CERLOM (” Research Center on Literatures and Oralities of the World ”)

In this case, the candidate's work will focus on Bengali literature, and will require the processing of Bengali-language sources.

The research may fall within one or more of the research themes of the current five-year plan:

1/ Publishing, translating and teaching world literature and oral traditions

2/ Comparative history of poetics 

3/ Migrant words, migrant writings

4/ Audiovisual creation and world societies

Location: Inalco, 2 rue de Lille, 75007 Paris
Laboratory director: S. Sawas
Email from laboratory director: stephane.sawas@inalco.fr 
URL of laboratory: www.inalco.fr/cerlom

The position for which you are applying may be located in a "restricted field" within the meaning of article R. 413-5-1 of the French penal code. If this is the case, your appointment and/or assignment will be subject to authorization issued by the head of the establishment, in accordance with the provisions of article 20-4 of decree no. 84-431 of June 6, 1984.

Ref.: Decree of February 6, 2023, on the general procedures for transfers, secondments, and recruitment through competitive examinations for associate professors, university professors, and junior professor chairs.

 

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