University or Organization: Heidelberg University
Department: Department of English Studies
Job Location: Heidelberg, Germany
Web Address: https://www.as.uni-heidelberg.de/
Job Title: Research Assistant

Specialty Areas: Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

The Department of English Studies of Heidelberg University is offering a position as a Research Assistant (f/m/d) with possibility to become Predoc/Postdoc

Under the Chair of English Studies: Linguistics (Professor Heyd), full time, 39.5 hours/week, to be filled as of April 1, 2024. The position is a full-time (100%), fixed-term (3 years initially with a possibility of renewing the contract for an additional 3 years) offer.

Your tasks:
- Research in the field of English sociolinguistics or discourse analysis, preferably with one or more of the following main topics: language and digital practice, language and gender, English as a global resource
- Working towards a doctorate or Habilitation
- Academic teaching in the degree programs of the English Department with a teaching load of four hours per week
- Active participation in conferences and publishing research papers
- Assistance with the development of teaching and research projects of the chair, in particular the establishment of a digital research methods platform
- Assistance with administrative and organizational tasks in the Department of English Studies

Your profile:
- A very good university degree in an English studies program with a substantial component in English linguistics
- Research interests in the field of English sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics or discourse analysis
- Excellent command of English (C2) and very good command of written and spoken German (B2)

Application:
We look forward to receiving your application with the following documents:
- Cover letter
- Academic CV including list of teaching and publications
- Outline of your research interests your research interests with particular focus on the areas listed above (3-5 pages)
- Certificates and diplomas of academic degrees

Remuneration is at level 13 of the TV-L remuneration scale.

Please send your application in one single PDF file by e-mail to [email protected] by January 22, 2024.

Heidelberg University stands for equal opportunities and diversity. Persons with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are equally qualified. Information on job advertisements and the collection of personal data is available at www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/job-marke

Application Deadline: 22-Jan-2024
Mailing Address for Applications:

Email Address for Applications: [email protected]
Contact Information:
Prof. Dr. Theresa Heyd
Email: [email protected]