The Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy (Luftkrigsskolen) has advertised a position in English (sociolinguistics):
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Author: S-A. Myklebost
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PhD position in Stavanger
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/276009/phd-fellowship-in-linguistics
The PhD Fellow will be affiliated with the project North American Norwegian Tonal Accents in Contact (NANTiC) and the FLUENT research group (Fleirspråkleg utvikling og endring i nyare tid).
The North American Norwegian Tonal Accents in Contact project investigates prosody, i.e., suprasegmental phonology, in heritage language Norwegian in the United States. A heritage language is a language that is naturally acquired at home or in the local community, but is not the dominant language of the larger national society. The project focuses on tonal accents in the North American diaspora of Norwegian speakers, which have been in contact with English for over a hundred years. Accordingly, the project has two primary objectives. The first is to examine the consequences of English-Norwegian language contact on North American Norwegian tonal accents and connected language structures. The second is to expand research on the relationship between morphological processes and prosody, especially for heritage languages and the languages they are in contact with.
The PhD project must be in the fields of phonology, morphology, or morphophonology, and be connected to one or both project objectives. Applicants must propose a project and submit a project proposal.
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ESSE: Call for Applications
ESSE Positions: Call for applications and nominations for the positions of Treasurer of ESSE and Secretary of ESSE
The Nominations Committee of the ESSE Board seeks applications for the positions of Treasurer and Secretary, which fall vacant in January 2026. The usual term of office is three years. Candidates, who should preferably have been involved in ESSE affairs or have had similar positions in their national associations, should submit, as e–mail attachments:
- a letter of application
- a short (2–3 page) CV
- letters of support from two national associations.
Each national association can also nominate candidates for any of these two positions (only one candidate for each position). In this case, national associations will submit, as e–mail attachments:
- a letter, signed by the association’s President, describing the candidate’s competence for the specific office
- a short (2–3 page) CV of candidate(s) proposed
- a letter, signed by another association’s President, seconding this proposal
- a letter in which the candidate will express his/her agreement with the candidacy.
Applications and nominations must be submitted by e-mail, by 30th April 2025 at the latest, to all three members of the Nominations Committee:
- Crispin Thurlow (Chair) crispin.thurlow@unibe.ch
- Anne Schwan a.schwan@napier.ac.uk
- Sandrine Sorlin sandrine.sorlin@univ-montp3.fr
Please use the following appropriate wording in the subject line:
- ESSE: Application/Nomination for Treasurer or
- ESSE: Application/Nomination for Secretary
From the applications and nominations received, the Committee will prepare a shortlist for the ESSE Board. Finalists will be interviewed (in person or online) and elected by a vote at the ESSE Board meeting in Malta, 5-6th September 2025.
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NJES Call for Papers
NJES special issue on Teaching literature in Nordic L2 English classrooms, Spring 2027
Over the past three decades, policy in the Nordic countries has emphasised the positive relation between research and teaching—for teacher professionalism, for student outcomes and for school development—and this has led to significant investments in educational research. These have not only bolstered the establishment of English language education research, but also heralded the emergence of the sub-field of literature education in English as a second, additional or foreign language (L2). This sub-field, which is positioned between the humanities and educational science, theorises and empirically investigates the norms, principles and assumptions underlying literature teaching and learning practices. It bridges literary studies with L2 English instruction and thereby provides crucial insights for both teachers and researchers.
This NJES special issue aims to present the latest research on the teaching of literature in English classrooms across primary and secondary education in the Nordic countries. The special issue has a threefold ambition: first, to showcase the breadth and relevance of this sub-field for L2 English education, second, to further the scholarly conversation about the teaching of literature in L2 English across the Nordic countries, and, third, to contribute with research findings that can underpin the research-teaching nexus in Nordic teacher education programmes and school teaching.
We welcome conceptual and empirical contributions on the teaching of literature in L2 English. Submissions employing qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods approaches are welcome. Potential areas of focus include, but are not limited to:
- The purposes, nature and potential of literature instruction (e.g., conceptual studies)
- The conditions for teaching literature (e.g., policy, textbook studies)
- The characteristics of literature instruction (e.g., classroom observation studies)
- Effective teaching designs (e.g., action research, design-based, intervention studies)
- Student and teacher perceptions of literature instruction (e.g., interview, survey studies)
The editors invite expressions of interest for potential inclusion in the special issue by August 31, 2025. Invitations for full manuscripts will be sent to authors by September 15, 2025. Full manuscripts (max 8,000 words, incl. references) will be due to the editors March 15, 2026. All manuscripts will be double-blind peer reviewed.
Please send your expression of interest to Katherina Dodou katherina.dodou@ils.uio.no and Marit Elise Lyngstad marit.lyngstad@inn.no
Submission Guidelines for Expressions of Interest:
Title: A provisional title for the proposed manuscript.
Abstract: A brief abstract (250–300 words) outlining the scope, aims, methodology, and potential contribution of the research.
Key Contributions: A statement (1–2 sentences) summarizing the unique contributions the manuscript is expected to make to the field of L2 English literature education.
Keywords: Include up to five keywords.
Author Information: Name(s), institutional affiliation(s), and contact details of the author(s).
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Helsinki Vacancy
Helsinki University has an open position in English Literatures. Check the link for details.
The Department of English and German Philology at the
University of Santiago de Compostela has the pleasure of
welcoming you to the 18th ESSE Conference, which will take place from
31st August to 4th September 2026.
As is tradition, the conference will consist of a combination of plenary
lectures, parallel lectures, roundtables, seminars, posters, and the
Doctoral Symposium. Details of each format and how to participate can
be found below.
- PLENARY LECTURES
A select group of renowned experts, representing the key disciplines of
English Language, Literatures in English, and Cultural and Area
Studies, will be invited by the Organising Committee to deliver plenary
lectures. Each of these speakers has been chosen for their significant
contributions to their respective fields. - PARALLEL LECTURES
In addition to the plenary lectures, approximately 12 parallel
lectures will be featured during the conference. These lectures will be
delivered by members of ESSE, nominated by their respective national
associations as explained below. Each presentation will be 45 minutes
in duration and those selected to present will receive a full waiver of
conference registration fees.
We invite National Associations to propose candidates for the parallel
lecture sessions. A maximum of two nominations per association will be accepted to ensure a diverse and balanced selection process. National Associations should submit a description of their nominees’ lecture topic along with a concise CV. Nominations should be submitted through the national association’s President or designated representative and forwarded to the Academic Programme Committee (APC) by 1st May 2025 at esse2026@usc.es
Depending on the number of proposals received, the APC may implement a selection process. Key criteria will include the proposal’s relevance and appeal to a broad academic audience, as well as its potential to engage with recent advances or fresh perspectives in English Studies. The APC will also prioritise achieving a balanced representation of key disciplines—English Language, Literatures in English, and Cultural and Area Studies—and striving for equitable representation of national associations wherever possible. - SEMINARS
Proposals for seminars related to the three fields mentioned above must be jointly submitted by two ESSE members from different national associations. In some cases, the APC may permit one of the convenors to be a non-ESSE member (for example, if they are based outside Europe), provided their involvement is deemed especially valuable for the seminar. Each seminar proposal must include the convenors’ names, affiliations, email addresses, and a 300-word description of the seminar’s topic (excluding bibliographical references). Please send your proposals via email to esse2026@usc.es by 1st May 2025.
The APC will consider the proposal’s international appeal and its potential to engage with recent advances in English Studies as key selection criteria, while also striving for a balanced representation across key disciplines—English Language, Literatures in English, and Cultural and Area Studies— wherever possible.
Unlike roundtables, seminars are not pre-arranged sessions and will be featured in the APC’s upcoming call for papers. However, convenors are encouraged to actively recruit potential contributors. The seminar format aims to promote interactive participation from both presenters and the audience. To foster engagement, presentations should be
delivered orally rather than read from a script. Further guidelines will be included in the corresponding call for papers.
Individual Seminar Contributions
The call for seminar contributions will be launched in September 2025, once the list of accepted seminars is finalised. Those wishing to submit a proposal must send a 300-word abstract (excluding bibliographical references) to the convenors of their chosen seminar by 31st January 2026. Information regarding the organisation of seminar sessions, including the number of papers per session, will be made available on the ESSE 2026 website in September 2025, along with the full list of seminars and contact details for the convenors.
Seminars will feature a range of academic papers and discussions. Each presentation should last 20 minutes, followed by a 10-minute discussion. Exceptionally, convenors may need to request shorter presentations to accommodate more participants in their sessions.
Participants at ESSE 2026 are limited to presenting a single paper during the conference, whether it is a sole-authored or co-authored contribution. - ROUNDTABLES
The aim of roundtables is to present topics and problems currently seen as shaping the nature of the discipline. At a roundtable, a pre-constituted panel discusses issues of fairly general scholarly or professional interest in front of, and subsequently with, an audience. In other words, roundtables are not sequences of papers but should rather be approached as debate sessions. Proposals should include a 500-word description of the topic (excluding bibliographical references) and the names and affiliations of at least three participants (including the convenor), who must be drawn from more than one national association. The maximum number of speakers will be five.
Please send your proposals to esse2026@usc.es by 1st May 2025. - POSTERS
Posters will be devoted to research-in-progress and project presentations. The aim is to provide additional opportunities for feedback and personal contacts. Further details will appear on the conference website in September 2025. Proposals of not more than 300 words (excluding bibliographical references) must be sent to esse2026@usc.es by 31st January 2026. - DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM
A key feature of the ESSE Conference is the Doctoral Symposium, which upholds a tradition established in 2012. This event offers young scholars the opportunity to present their research and receive valuable feedback.
Information regarding the Doctoral Symposium will be announced in due time.
DEADLINES
Submission of proposals for parallel lectures from national associations to esse2026@usc.es
1st May 2025
Submission of proposals for seminars and roundtables from prospective convenors to esse2026@usc.es
1st May 2025
Submission of individual papers for seminars to seminar convenors
31st January 2026
Submissions of individual posters to esse2026@usc.es
31st January 2026
Registration will begin on 1st March 2026
Please check the conference website for further updates at
https://www.esse2026.com/
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ESSE Doctoral Symposium 2025
Announcement: extension of deadline
To enable all PhD students who would like to take part in this year’s ESSE Doctoral Symposium to submit a proposal, the ESSE Executive has decided to extend the period during which applications can be accepted to 31 January 2025.
Full information about the Symposium, which will take place on 3 and 4 September 2025 at the University of Malta, in the capital city of Valletta, can be found here.
Supervisors of PhD students in the second or later year of their doctoral trajectory should encourage their students to participate. Substantial financial support is available to mitigate the costs of travel and accommodation.
The hundreds of PhD-holders in English Studies who participated in the Symposium at some point in the run-up to their graduation can testify that the experience was important or even decisive for the content of their thesis and their academic career. Not only do the attendees get the chance to present their ideas (and their anxieties) to an international audience composed of experts in research methodology and their peers from other European countries, but they also can profit from opportunities to form international connections and to enjoy the benefits of research collaboration.
The ESSE Board, representing all thirty-three Associations federated within the Society, is enthusiastic in its support for the Symposium. The extension of the application deadline will make it possible for that support to be translated into reality again this year.
Trondheim Young Researcher Symposium on Multilingualism (TYRSM), Trondheim, Norway, May 26-27, 2025
Call for Abstracts
Nine years after the very successful Young Researchers Symposium on Multilingualism (DISM) in Donostia in 2016, and its equally successful follow-ups in Szczyrk (2017) and Morella (2023), the next edition will take place in Trondheim, Norway’s first capital (from the Viking Age until 1217). Trondheim is the third largest city in Norway and home to the country’s largest university: The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
The Trondheim Young Researchers Symposium on Multilingualism (TYRSM) will bring together early career researchers (i.e., MA, PhD, and Postdoc students) who work on multilingualism from different perspectives, be it cognitive, linguistic, sociolinguistic, or educational. Senior scholars can also attend the symposium as co-authors of the work presented by young researchers.
We are inviting submissions for posters with short oral presentations. Abstracts of no more than 300 words (excluding the references) should be submitted to iamsymposium2025@gmail.com by January 31, 2025.
TYRSM will also include two sessions in which experienced researchers will give advice on academic career trajectories, work-life balance, research methodology, mentoring, paper reviewing processes, among other issues that may be of interest to early career researchers.
The symposium fee is €50 for early birds and €70 for late registration. The International Association of Multilingualism will fund 10 grants (€400 each) for selected graduate students to attend the symposium. Further information about applications for funding will be communicated to authors in the acceptance letter.
The symposium is organized by:
The International Association of Multilingualism (IAM)
Scientific committee:
Freya Gastmann, LMU Munich, Germany & University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Romana Kopeckova, University of Münster, Germany
Anna Krulatz, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Eliane Lorenz, University of Giessen, Germany
Pernelle Lorette, University of Mannheim, Germany
Richard Nightingale, University Jaume I de Castelló, Spain
Simone Pfenninger, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Greg Poarch, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Magdalena Wrembel, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
Organizing committee:
Anna Krulatz
Georgios Neokleous
Eivind Torgersen
Sercan Uztosun
Burcu Uzunoner Aydin
Important dates
Abstract deadline: January 31, 2025
Notification of acceptance: February 17, 2025
Applications for funding: February 28, 2025
Early registration deadline: March 15
Regular registration deadline: April 15
Contact email: iamsymposium2025@gmail.com
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Vacancy: English Linguistics, Leuven
KU Leuven is hiring a Tenure-Track Professor in Applied Linguistics, with a focus on English.
We offer a full-time position with teaching duties at the university’s Antwerp Campus in the Dutch-taught Bachelor of Applied Language Studies and Master of Multilingual Communication. This position should be of interest to junior colleagues holding a PhD in (Applied) Linguistics with a focus on English, with research expertise in either multilingualism & language acquisition or in multilingual communication, and with strong quantitative methodological skills.
For more information, see: https://academicpositions.com/ad/ku-leuven/2024/tenure-track-professor-of-applied-linguistics-with-a-focus-on-english-faculty-of-arts-ku-leuven/227573
It is my pleasure to inform you that the announcements for various ESSE research support schemes for 2025 are now posted at the ESSE website https://essenglish.org.
Here is the list of various support schemes that ESSE offers, all posted at https://essenglish.org/research-and-support/:
- ESSE bursaries for both senior and junior scholars, for study trips: https://essenglish.org/bursaries-for-research-trips/. The deadline for application 1 February 2025.
- ESSE bursaries for Gender studies within English studies, a relatively new category of bursary similar to the regular ones, introduced in 2022, and continued in 2023, 2024 and 2025: https://essenglish.org/bursaries-for-gender-studies/. The deadline for application 1 February 2025.
- ESSE book and resources grant, the old support scheme which has recently been expanded to include not only books but other research resources as well: https://essenglish.org/book-and-resource-grants/. The deadline for application 1 May 2025.
ESSE Doctoral Symposium, for PhD students working on their dissertations: https://essenglish.org/doctoral-symposium/ . The deadline for application is 15 January 2025.
There is also a support scheme for the national associations:
Conference plenary speaker support https://essenglish.org/conference-plenary-speaker-support/, to invite plenary speakers to their national associations’ conferences,
Additionally, and importantly, there is also an announcement for the positions of ESSE Treasurer and ESSE Secretary. The deadline for applications is 30 April 2025. More details how to apply at https://essenglish.org/esse-announcements/.
Best regards,
Biljana
Prof. Biljana Mišić Ilić
ESSE Secretary
European Society for the Study of English (ESSE)
esse.secretary@outlook.com
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