Susana Onega - Curriculum vitae#

Long CV

EDUCATION

• Official School of Languages (Madrid): Certificate of Aptitude in French, 1967
• Official School of Languages (Madrid): Certificate of Aptitude in English, 1968
• The New School of English (Cambridge): Diploma in Advanced English, 1969
• University of Heidelberg: Diploma in German Language and Literature (Mittelstufe), 1969
• Istituto Italiano di Cultura (Madrid): Diploma in Italian Language and Literature (Primo Umanistico), 1969
• University of Cambridge: Certificate of Proficiency in English, 1970;
• Language Institute, University of Zaragoza: Diploma of Proficiency in German, 1977
• University of Zaragoza: Degree in English Philology, 1975 (suma cum laude and extraordinary prize)
• University of Zaragoza: PhD in English Philology, 1979 (suma cum laude and extraordinary prize)

MEMBERSHIP OF ASSOCIATIONS

• Spanish Association for Anglo-American Studies (AEDEAN), since 1977
• Board member (December 1985–December1989), President (December 1990–December 1996), European Association for American Studies (EAAS), since 1977
• Instituto de Estudios Ingleses (IEI), founding member, treasurer and secretary, 1985–90. European Society for the Study of English (ESSE), member, since 1990, Spanish Board member, 1990-2000
• International Association of University Professors of English (IAUPE), since 1995
• National Federation of Associations of Spanish University Professors, 1997-2002
• Association of Women Researchers and Technologists (AMIT), since 2003
• The English Association, Corresponding Fellow (2003-2006)

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Modern and contemporary British literature, especially Modernist and Postmodernist fiction.

Literary theory, especially narratology, structuralism, deconstruction, feminisms, mythical and archetypal criticism, studies in ethics and trauma.
APPOINTMENTS HELD IN SPAIN

Official School of Languages, Madrid: Teacher of English, 1968–69. Department of English, University of Zaragoza: Untenured Lecturer, 1975– 77; Untenured Associate Professor, 1977–83; Tenured Associate Professor, 1983–86; Full Professor, since 1986; Vice-head of Dept., 1989–90; 1995–97; Head of Dept., 1987–89; 1991–93; 1993–95; 1997–99.

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Head of Consolidated Research Group financed by the Aragonese Government, since 2003.

Coordinator of Official Research and Academic Master, “Textual and Cultural Studies in English”, designed according to the criteria of the European Convergence, taught since 2006-07. Accessible at http://www.unizar.es/departamentos/filologia_inglesa

Coordinator of Doctoral Programme in “English Studies”, designed according to the criteria of European Convergence, taught since 2007-08. Quality Mention granted by The Spanish Ministry of Education on 19 September 2007 (MCD2007-00170), for the period 2007-2011. Renewed in 12 November 2008. Accessible at: http://www.unizar.es/departamentos/filologia_inglesa

Coordinator of Doctoral Programme, “Textual and Cultural Studies in English 2“. The Ministry of Education “Quality mention” granted on 23 April 2003 (MCD2003-437); “validated” on 30 August 2006 for the period 2007- 2010 (MCD2007-00170).

National Committee for the Assessment of the Research Activity (CNEAI): Member of the Expert Committee for Philosophy, Philology and Lingüistics (field 11), 2009-2010.

National Agency for Research Evaluation and Prospective (ANEP) (Spanish Ministry of Education and Science): External assessor of competitive research projects in English Philology, since 1990.

Agency for the Quality Assessment of the University System in Catalunya (AQU): Assessor for the Research Accreditation Commission and the Advanced Reseach Accreditation Commission, in the Humanities, 5 December 2008 - July 2010.

Database of the Aragonese Agency for Quality Assessment and Prospective (ACPUA): Inscribed in its Quality Assessors’ database, since 3 December 2007.

National Agency for Research Evaluation and Prospective (ANEP) (Spanish Ministry of Education and Science: Member of the Expert Commission for the Evaluation of Productivity through Target Achievement of the Centres and Institutes belonging to the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), in 2006 (29/10/2007).

• Member of the Expert Commission for the Evaluation of Productivity

through Target Achievement of the Centres and Institutes belonging to the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), in 2007 (29/10/2008).

• National Agency for Quality Assessment and Validation (ANECA):

President of the Expert Committee for the Validation of untenured University Staff in the Humanities, since 1 November 2009.

• Member of the Analysis and Coordination Commission of ACADEMIA,

since 1 November 2009.

• Member of the Expert Committee for the Validation of untenured Staff in

the Humanities, since June 2005 until April 2008.

• Member of the Expert Commission for the Validation of Professors in the

Humanities, since 5 December 2007 until 8 July 2009.

Agency for the Quality Assessment of Galician University System (ACSUG): Member of the Expert Commission for the Evaluation of the Achievement of Galician Research groups, since July 2007.

Agency for the Quality Assessment of the Catalán University System (AQU): Member of the Expert Commission for the Validation of Advanced Research in the Humanities, 2008-2009.

Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (MCYT) Commissions: Research Manager for the Philologies and Philosophy, 2000–03. Member of the Humanities’ Expert Group of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), 2002–03.

Spanish Council of University Coordination Commission (Ministry of Education and Science): Expert in the Validation of titles in Modern Philologies and in Translation and Interpretation, since November 2005.

Aragonese Government Commission: Assessor of grant programmes financed by the local government and the CAI, since 1989.

University of Zaragoza Commissions: Member of University Senate, 1984; 1994–96; 2000–2003, 2003-2006; member of Doctors’ Commission, 1986–87; member of Research Commission, 1996–2000.

Faculty of Arts and Letters Commissions: Member of Teaching Assessment and Control Commission, 1994–95; President of Teachers’ Hiring Commission, July 1999– July 2001. Member of the Research Broadcasting Commission, 2004–2005.

Department of English and German Philology Commissions: Coordinator of the Literature and Culture sub-area of Doctors’ Commission (called Postgraduate Commission since 2005), since 1987; President of Syllabus Reform Commission, 1998–2006; Member of Teaching Organisation and Assessment Commission, 1999–2001; Member of Syllabus Commission, since 2006; Member of Untenured Teachers’ Selection Commission, 2006- 2008.

Spanish Association for Anglo-American Studies (AEDEAN): Member of the Executive, 1985–1989. President 1990–1996. President of the monetary fund commission (F.I.A.) 1998–2001; President of the “Enrique García Díez” Research Awards jury, 2002.

UNIVNOVA Project (a debate forum for the study of the University of the future): Member of Advisory Board, since October 2007.

FOREIGN APPOINTMENTS

Agence d’Évaluation de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur (AERES): Member of the International Expert panel in charge of assessing the quality of research groups and Doctoral programmes of English Studies and other foreign languages in France, since June 2007.

The European Commission (EC): Notification of recommendation by the University of Zaragoza to act as expert in the fields of British literature, The Contemporary English Novel, Narrative Theory and Literary Criticism, with the following tasks: The evaluation of proposals received in response to calls made under the specific research programmes implementing the Seventh Framework programmes; the reviewing of projects funded under the research framework programmes; and the monitoring and evaluation of research policy and programmes, 5th February 2007

The European Science Foundation (ESF): Expert in the evaluation of projects in the field of the Humanities, presented to the ESF Research Networking Programmes (RNPs), 2009-2010; Spanish Member of the Standing Committee for the Humanities, 2002–03; Member of the International Expert Review Panel for the programme EUROCORES “The

Origin of Man, Language and Languages”, 2002–03; Peer Reviewer of Research Projects in the Humanities, 2006–07.

University of Lisbon Centre for English Studies (ULICES): Member of the international Advisory and Assessment Board of the research carried out by the Centre, since July 2005.

Kingston University (U.K.): External Examiner of PhD thesis by Ellena Vassilieva, entitled John Fowles in Relation to the Gothic Tradition, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, 14th May 2004.

European Society for the Study of English (ESSE): Spanish Member of the Board, 1990–2000; Member of Scientific Board, 1993–95; Member of Academic Programme Committee, 1998–2000; President of Academic Programme Committee, 2000–02. President of Organising Committee and of “Academic Programme Committee”, 7th ESSE Conference, University of Zaragoza, 8–12 September 2004.

U. K. Department of Higher Education Commission: RAE Non-UK based advisor for the degree in European Studies, 2001.

International Association of University Professors of English (IAUPE): Member of Search Committee to assess the quality of proposals made to organise the 2010 conference, since 25 January 2007.

ACADEMIC JOURNALS
Founding editor, 1980–86, and member of advisory board: Miscelánea: a Journal of English and American Studies, since 1987. Member of advisory or editorial boards: Atlantis, 1984–87; 1996–98; Cuadernos de Filología Inglesa, since 1987; Cuadernos de Investigación Filológica, 1985–1999; Studivm 1988–92; Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses, since 1992; Journal of English Studies, since 2000; Odisea, since 2000; EPOS, since 2004; Symbolism, An International Journal of Critical Aesthetics, since 1995; Anglistik. Mitteilungen des Deutschen Anglistenverbandes, since 2006; Études britanniques contemporains, since 2007. Neo-Victorian Studies e- Journal at http://www.neovictorianstudies.com, since 2007. Spanish correspondent: The European English Messenger (Newsletter of ESSE), December 1990–December 1997. External referee, Clio: A Journal of Literature, History and the Philosophy of History, 2003. RIVES, 2008. JNT Journal of Narrative Theory, 2009. Journal of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI), 2011. Palgrave, 2012.

EXTERNAL REFEREE FOR ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS

Editorial Cátedra, 1987−1989; Salamanca University Press, 1999; Routledge, 1998; Oxford University Press, 1999; South Carolina University Press, 2001

HONOURS, GRANTS

Form and Meaning in the Novels of John Fowles (1989), winner of the 1st “Enrique García Díez” Research Award, granted by the Spanish Association for Anglo-American Studies. December 1990.

Honorary Research Fellowship, Birkbeck College, University of London, 1995–96.

Jeanette Winterson (2006) shortlisted for the European Society for the Study of English Book Award. August 2008.

The European Narratology Network (http://www.narratology.net): Coopted member of the Six-Head Steering Committee, 28 January 2009 – 15 March 2011.

The Academia Europaea: Coopted member, since 25th April 2008.