Job Location: Online
Web Address: https://www.uni.lu/fhse-en/
Job Title: Associate Professor (promotion track) or Full Professor in English Linguistics
Job Rank: Assoc/Full Professor, Full Professor

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Discipline of Linguistics; General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics

Specialty Language(s): English (eng)
French (fra)
German (deu)
English based

Description:

The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.
The Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) brings together expertise from the humanities, linguistics, cognitive sciences, social sciences, and educational sciences. Scholars from across 20 disciplines are working within the Faculty. Along with disciplinary approaches, a very ambitious interdisciplinary research culture has been developed.

The Faculty’s research and teaching focuses on social, economic, political and educational issues with the common goal of contributing to an inclusive, open and resourceful society. The FHSE offers seven Bachelor’s and twenty Master’s degrees and hosts a doctoral school providing students with the necessary knowledge and high-qualified skills to succeed in their future careers.

Your role
The Department of Humanities within the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences is seeking a leading academic to join its team as Associate Professor (promotion track) or Full Professor in English Linguistics.

The successful candidate will cooperate with the members of the Department working on research areas such as language variation and change, digital linguistics, digital writing and reading, multilingual practices in education and the workplace, teaching and learning in multilingual contexts, language and literacy development in English as a second language (ESL), and Content and language integrated learning (CLIL).

Contact: Prof. Dr. Monique Weis, Head of Department of Humanities - [email protected]

Your profile
- Ph.D. degree in English linguistics
- At least 5 years of postdoctoral experience acquired in a university or comparable research centre
- An appropriate international research profile as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications, conference participation, and collaboration in international research initiatives
- Demonstrated capability to attract competitive third-party research funding
- Excellent track record with a focus on language variation and change, and World Englishes
- University-level teaching experience at the undergraduate and the postgraduate level
- Teaching experience in linguistics
- Willingness to engage in teamwork in teaching and research groups
- Ability to work autonomously and in a multilingual environment

Language requirements: The person hired on this position must be proficient in English and either French or German.

We offer
- Multilingual and international character. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR)
- A modern and dynamic university. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure
- A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs …
- An exceptional research environment and skilled support staff
- Very good opportunities for external funding
- Services to promote staff well-being and work-life balance

How to apply
All information on http://emea3.mrted.ly/3ttdx
To ensure full consideration, candidates should apply by 5 May 2025.
Applications should be addressed to Prof. Dr. Robert Harmsen (Dean of the Faculty).

Application Deadline: 05-May-2025
Web Address for Applications: http://emea3.mrted.ly/3ttdx
Application Instructions:
Submit application online including:

- Cover letter (max. 2 pages)
- Detailed CV, including periods of absence from work (or where the effect has been equivalent to absence) including family-related leave and career breaks
- Copies of diplomas
- Complete list of publications and copies of 3 recent publications/research papers
- List and short description of research projects acquired over the past 5 (five) years
- List of PhD theses supervised
- List of teaching activities over the past 5 (five) years
- Statement of research, teaching and other activities planned at the University of Luxembourg
- The names, contact information and present position of 3 referees who can, upon request, provide an assessment on the application. Please indicate their relationship to you

Applications should be addressed to Prof. Dr. Robert Harmsen (Dean of the Faculty).

All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence. Applications by post or e-mail cannot be considered. We encourage early application. To ensure full consideration, candidates should apply by 5 May 2025.
Contact Information:
Head of Department of Humanities Prof. Dr. Monique Weis
Email: [email protected]