Lebenslauf / Curriculum vitae
Kukku Eeva-Leena Melkas (24.6.1968, Helsinki, Finland)
- 1987 Matriculation examination, Etu-Töölö Upper Secondary School, Helsinki
- 1997 M.A., Finnish Literature, University of Helsinki
- 2006 PhD, Finnish Literature, University of Turku
- 2011 Title of Docent: A Docent in Finnish Literature and Cultural Studies. Literature, University of Oulu
Academic work:
- Akademische Oberrätin, Institut für Skandinavistik/Fennistik, Universität zu Köln, 1.9.2022–28.2.2026
- Senior Lecturer, Department of History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Turku, 1.8.2007–
- Research fellow in the project The Productions of Tove Jansson – Tove Jansson Companion, Literature, University of Oulu, 2020–2021
- Research fellow in the project Multilingualism in Contemporary Literature in Finland, Finnish Literature, University of Turku, 2014–2015
- Research fellow in the project The Transnationaĺ Connections of Finnish Literary Culture, Finnish Literature, University of Turku, 2012–2013
- Research fellow, post-doctoral project Maids in Finnish Literature – Negotiations of a New Social Order Academy of Finland, 1.1.2008–31.12.2010
- Research fellow in the project Imagined People – Finnish Self-Portrait in Turmoil, Finnish Literature, Department of Art Studies, University of Turku, 1.1.2006–31.12.2007