MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship on Medieval Studies, Medieval Germanic Literatures and (digital) s[...]

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

Organisation / Company Università degli Studi di Verona Department Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Is the Hosting related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures invites scholars to present expressions of interest in applying jointly with Anna Cappellotto for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) Medieval Studies, Medieval Germanic Literatures and (digital) scholarly editing.

I welcome proposals in the field of medieval Germanic literatures, with particular emphasis on the heroic tradition (e.g. Dietrich von Bern), as well as on the medieval reception of Classical Antiquity (especially Ovid and Virgil) across manuscript and print cultures. I am equally interested in projects addressing the modern and contemporary reception of the Middle Ages, including processes of cultural reinterpretation, adaptation, and canon formation from the nineteenth century to the present.

Projects adopting interdisciplinary approaches — combining philology, literary studies, manuscript studies, book history, reception studies, and digital humanities — are especially encouraged. I am also particularly interested in proposals focusing on digital scholarly editing, including the critical editing of medieval manuscripts, early printed editions, and illustrated codices, employing XML/TEI standards and innovative digital methodologies. Projects engaging with material philology, textual transmission, visual-textual interaction, and the long-term preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage are highly welcome.

Hosting research group / Supervisor

We are looking for applicants for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship to be presented with our Centre / Department as main host institution.

Anna Cappellotto is Associate Professor of Germanic Philology and Linguistics (see personal webpage: ). Her research focuses on the reception of Classical Antiquity in the Germanic Middle Ages, the legend of Theoderic of Verona (Dietrich von Bern) in Germanic and Nordic traditions, and the modern reception of medieval literature. She specialises in scholarly editing of Germanic vernacular texts and in digital philology, with expertise in XML/TEI-based text modelling and digital scholarly editions. She is currently a member of the Project of Exellence Inclusive Humanities ( ) and of the project Les Metamorfosis d’Ovidi en vernacle transformades per la impremta (Universitat de Barcelona, ). As a supervisor, she offers expertise in medieval Germanic literatures, reception studies, manuscript and print culture, and digital humanities within an international research environment.

Selected candidates will be offered both academic and administrative support from the Centre / Department and the University of Verona Grant Office with regards to the proposal preparation.

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates must be eligible according to the criteria established by the 2026 MSCA Postdoctoral fellowship call:

• To have a PhD at the call deadline (September 9, 2026)
• To have up to 8 years research experience after PhD
• To be citizens of an EU State or of an Associated Country or long-term resident in Europe (only for Global Fellowship)
• Not to have resided or carried their main activity in Italy for more than 12 in the 36 months before call deadline (September 9, 2026) – for European Fellowship
• Not to have resided or carried their main activity in the country of the Host Institution in the third country for more than 12 in the 36 months before call deadline (September 9, 2026) – for a Global Fellowship.

Besides, candidates should be fluent in English, should have excellent teamwork attitude, organizational skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment.

• A short CV including personal data (name, date of birth, present position, the name of a referee who has agreed to send a reference letter for you