The University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, and the project ‘Towards a History of Comparative Literature in a Global Perspective: Matija Murko and his International Collaborators’ are pleased to announce the first Matija Murko Fellowship in History of Humanities.

The fellowship aims to support an early-career researcher at the doctoral or postdoctoral level for a stay of up to three months at the University of Ljubljana, working on any topic broadly related to the project. This includes research into the history of comparative literature, literary theory, philology, or the humanities in general.

 The fellow will be expected to reside in Ljubljana for the duration of the fellowship, contribute to the intellectual life of the department, and deliver two guest lectures. They will also be encouraged to work towards a collaborative publication or collaborate with the project’s research group in other ways. The fellowship is tenable for up to three months at any time between August 2025 and December 2025 and will cover travel costs (up to €700), accommodation in Ljubljana, and a small stipend (the amount of which depends on the length of stay). Please note that we are unfortunately unable to sponsor visas.

The fellowship will be awarded as part of the research project, ‘Towards a History of Comparative Literature in a Global Perspective: Matija Murko and his International Collaborators (J6-4620),’ funded by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (www.comparativeliterature.si). The project explores ways to bring peripheral academic voices into mainstream narratives about the history of comparative literature. We are particularly interested in bridging the gap between close and distant reading, as well as between micro- and macro-history, an approach we believe can help uncover lesser-known narratives in the history of scholarship.

Interested applicants should submit their application by e-mail, including the following:

–   A statement of their preferred dates for the fellowship;

–   A one-page letter outlining the reasons why they are applying and explaining how their research relates to the project;

–   A curriculum vitae (CV).

The deadline for applications is Monday, 30 June 2025. Please send your application (or any enquiries) to Blaž Gselman (blaz.gselman@ff.uni-lj.si) and Blaž Zabel (blaz.zabel@ff.uni-lj.si).