PU Finnish Studies (Odyssey: 260860; Section CNU: 15)

Application to be submitted on Odyssée:
https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/cand_recrut…

Teaching

The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching Finnish literature and civilization (history of Finland) at undergraduate level 2 and 3. In addition, he/she will be in charge of text study and translation courses at bachelor's and master's levels. He/she will supervise research and translation work at Master's level.

The candidate recruited is expected to have recognized experience in teaching Finnish literature and civilization. Research activities that place Finnish studies in a Nordic and Baltic areal context will be appreciated. The successful candidate must have a perfect command of Finnish. Knowledge of other languages of Finland and the Baltic and Nordic area (Swedish, Sami, Estonian, Russian) will be considered an asset.

The candidate recruited will take part in the development, monitoring and improvement of training models. He/she will participate in the coordination of Finnish literature and civilization courses with regional courses on the Baltic region. He/she will also contribute to the development of teaching tools, particularly digital ones, as part of the school's efforts to expand its range of hybrid and distance learning courses. Competence in ICTE and reflection on digital pedagogy is desirable.

He/she may, depending on his/her specialist discipline, provide part of his/her service in cross-disciplinary teaching within his/her department or across the establishment at bachelor's and master's levels.
He/she is likely to be involved in pedagogical and methodological support for students and to provide teaching in English.

Teaching department : EUROPE
Location : INALCO, 65 rue des Grands Moulins CS21351 75214-PARIS cedex 13
Department director : Madelain, Chalvin, Le Bourhis
Department director's e-mail : View e-mail 
Department URL : https://www.inalco.fr/europe

Research

The candidate will consider the convergence between his/her 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 his or her specialties, the teacher-researcher recruited will be able to join the research unit of his or her choice from among Inalco's own teams and UMRs under the (co)supervision of Inalco, in particular: CREE (Centre de recherche Europes-Eurasie)

The candidate's research work in "Finnish studies" covers the arts, geography, literature, political science, history, sociology or anthropology of Finland. The candidate is expected to demonstrate national and international visibility in one of these disciplines, as well as a very detailed knowledge of Finnish culture, contemporary society, history and/or politics. The ability to bring different disciplines into dialogue in his/her research activity will be highly appreciated.

Depending on his/her research projects, the candidate will be able to integrate his/her work into the "Production et diffusion des biens culturels", "Sociétés en mutation : politique, religion, territoires" or "Crises, conflits et risques" axes of CREE's 2025-2029 project. The candidate's ability to articulate the study of Finland with its close regional environment affecting the societies and countries of the Baltic Sea region will be highly valued. It is hoped that the person recruited will be able to develop the field of Finno-Ugric studies - personal research, coordination of projects and collective work, or involvement in the organization of the field (Revue des études finno-ougriennes).

The candidate is also expected to contribute to events and work organized with colleagues as part of CREE's "Baltic Spaces" project. 
In addition to an excellent level (C1 minimum) in Finnish, a proven command of English is required and knowledge, at least passive, of one or more other languages (including Swedish, a Finno-Ugric language, German or Russian) is an asset.

The candidate is also expected to be a member of CREE's "History, Politics and Culture in Medieval Europe" doctoral seminar team. Depending on his or her field of expertise, he or she will also join the regional Master's seminar team. Finally, he/she is expected to make him/herself available as much as necessary for the UR's research promotion activities.

Laboratory of affiliation: CREE
Location: Inalco, 2 rue de Lille, 75007 Paris
Laboratory director: Etienne Boisserie, Sophie Hohmann, Svetlana Krylosova
Laboratory director's e-mail: View e-mail 
Laboratory URL: https://www.inalco.fr/cree

The position for which you are applying is likely to be located in a "restricted area" within the meaning of Article R. 413-5-1 of the French Penal Code. If this is the case, your appointment and/or assignment can only take place after access authorization has been issued by the head of establishment, in accordance with the provisions of article 20-4 of decree n°84-431 of June 6 1984.

Reference: Decree of 6 February 2023 on the general procedures governing transfers, secondments, and competitive recruitment of Maîtres de conférences, University Professors, and Junior Professor Chairs.