Technical Environments and the Emergence of Meaning
Environnements techniques et émergence du sens
Doctoral Contract within the Research Laboratory on Digital Textualities (Université de Montréal) and the Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur les humanités numériques (CRIHN)
Contrat doctoral au sein du laboratoire de recherche sur les écritures numériques (Université de Montréal) et du Centre de recherche interuniversitaire en humanités numériques
Published on Friday, April 17, 2026
Abstract
This doctoral contract is intended for PhD projects that explore the influence of the material forms of writing, transmission, and appropriation of knowledge in the humanities, as well as the relationships between digital environments, writing practices, and the modalities through which meaning emerges.
Announcement
Presentation
The Research Laboratory on Digital Textualities (University of Montreal), the Groupe de recherche sur les éditions critiques en contexte numérique (GREN) and the Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur les humanités numériques (CRIHN) are offering doctoral contracts each amounting to $35,000 CAD per year for 4 years. The research will be conducted as part of a PhD program (Digital Humanities option) at the University of Montreal (PhD in French Literature or PhD in Literature).
Candidates will work 4 days a week as members of the Revue3.0 SSHRC partnership, the Égée SSHRC Partnership Development project and the GREN, both affiliated at Laboratory on Digital Textualities and the Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur les humanités numériques. Selected candidates will propose a doctoral project within the field of Digital Humanities related to one of the themes described in the profiles below.
Profil
This doctoral contract is intended for PhD projects that explore the influence of the material forms of writing, transmission, and appropriation of knowledge in the humanities, as well as the relationships between digital environments, writing practices, and the modalities through which meaning emerges.
Approaches drawing on media studies, philosophy of the digital, the history of the book and scholarly journals, theories of new materialism, critical code studies and AI, as well as theories of publishing and editorialization will be particularly valued, although this list is not exhaustive.
A willingness to develop technical skills (digital publishing, programming and markup languages) is expected, as the candidate will be encouraged to develop case studies to support their theoretical analyses. Technical knowledge in the digital humanities is not required but will be considered an asset.
Requirements
They will have the following skills and research interests, or any other equivalent skills deemed relevant:
- Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (required);
- Interest in methodologies specific to Digital Humanities;
- Knowledge of theoretical and technical issues of digital publishing;
- Research interest in the transmission and circulation of knowledge; • Skills in research and project management;
- Proficiency in French and English.
Co-supervision with European and Canadian partner institutions is also possible.
Submission guidelines
Applications must be sent no later than May 15th, 2026, to the following email address: contact@ecrituresnumeriques.ca (please specify in the subject line: “Application – PhD in Digital Humanities”). The email should include the following documents:
1. A cover letter;
2. A curriculum vitae;
3. A research project outline (maximum 500 words);
4. A sample of scientific writing (published or to be published article, master’s thesis excerpt, etc.).
After evaluation of the applications, a shortlist of candidates will be invited for interviews via videoconference during the first week of June 2026.
The start date for the doctoral contracts is scheduled for either January 2027 or Septembre 2027.
Subjects
Places
- Université de Montréal
Montreal, Canada
Date(s)
- Friday, May 15, 2026
Attached files
Keywords
- humanités numériques, digital classics, littératures, philosophie
Contact(s)
- Marcello Vitali-Rosati
courriel : contact [at] ecrituresnumeriques [dot] ca
Reference Urls
Information source
- Halima Malek
courriel : halima [dot] malek [at] umontreal [dot] ca
License
This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.
To cite this announcement
« Technical Environments and the Emergence of Meaning », Scholarship, prize and job offer, Calenda, Published on Friday, April 17, 2026, https://doi.org/10.58079/1633u
