Job Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Web Address: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/26
Job Title: Academic Councillor non-tenured (German: Akademischer Rat auf Zeit) (m/f/d; grade A 13)
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Description:

The following position is available in the Department of Linguistics beginning January 1st, 2026.

Academic Councillor non-tenured (German: Akademischer Rat auf Zeit) (m/f/d; grade A 13)

The position is to be filled for an initial period of 3 years, with the possibility of renewal for another 3 years. The responsibilities of the position holder include teaching according to the requirements of the LVVO (two courses per semester), as well as research in the field of General Linguistics, and administrative duties.

Requirements for employment are an excellent PhD in a relevant field (linguistics, cognitive science, computational linguistics, etc.), the ability to teach in the field of General Linguistics in English, and the ability to conduct independent scientific research in the field (as evidenced, e.g., by relevant publications). A specialization in language variation, combined with quantitative methods, will be considered a plus.

The University of Tübingen aims to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore invites applications from suitably qualified female scientists.

The University of Tübingen is committed to equity and diversity and actively promotes equal opportunities. Equally qualified candidates with disabilities will be given preference in the hiring process.

Please send your application with the usual documents (motivation letter, extensive CV, list of publications, contact details of three potential referees; everything in a single pdf file) by October 15, 2025, to Prof. Dr. Gerhard Jäger, Keplerstr. 2, 72074 Tübingen, e-mail: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).

The hiring process will be managed by the Central Administration.

Application Deadline: 15-Oct-2025
Mailing Address for Applications:
Germany
Email Address for Applications: [email protected]
Contact Information:
Gerhard Jäger
Email: [email protected]