Research Project on the Danish-Icelandic reception of Nordic antiquity
The Carlsberg Foundation
Fondens formål
The Carlsberg Foundation supports excellent basic research at the highest international level in the fields of natural science, social science and humanities carried out by Danish researchers, and foreign researchers with an established connection to Danish research environments. The Carlsberg Foundation gives high priority to talent development and succession planning in Danish research, internationalisation of research talents, and visionary cutting-edge research. The mission of the Carlsberg Foundation is to support outstanding basic research at the highest international level within the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. The Carlsberg Foundation is particularly keen to support talent development and generational change in Danish basic research, internationalisation of the Danish talent pool and visionary research innovation.
Støtter
Research Project on the Danish-Icelandic reception of Nordic antiquity - A postdoctoral fellowship Two two-year postdoctoral fellowships on the subject of the Danish-Icelandic reception of Nordic antiquity from the Renaissance to national romanticism and modernism Two postdoctoral fellows: one fellow will be affiliated with the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle and focus on the fields of history, art history or ethnology. The other fellow will be affiliated with the National Museum of Iceland and the University of Iceland and focus on a field within comparative literature Applicants, who hold a PhD degree or have submitted the PhD thesis before 1 October Research projects illustrating the perception of the Nordic antiquity of different ages and how the Norse reception has been used to form a national as well as a Nordic identity Projects focusing on how Nordic antiquity has been perceived and applied in science as well as culture, literature and art, and how it has influenced the perception of identity and “nation building” during different periods General operating expenses with DKK 2,000 per month
Støtter ikke
Clinical and technical research Applicants not yet at a postdoctoral level Non-scientific staff Overhead costs and administration fees Exemption from teaching and similar work duties Applicants with more than five years of experience since obtaining their PhD degree
Beskrivelse
The application must be submitted before 4pm on the given day.