Job Location: Erlangen, Germany
Web Address: https://www.phil.fau.eu/
Job Title: Full Professor of German Linguistics focusing on Contemporary German
Job Rank: Full Professor

Specialty Areas: Ling & Literature

Specialty Language(s): German (deu)
German

Description:

The Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for a

Full Professor of German Linguistics focusing on Contemporary German (salary group W3)

at the Department of German and Comparative Studies. This is a full-time and permanent position to be filled by the earliest possible starting date.

We seek to appoint an internationally recognized leader in German linguistics, focusing on contemporary German. Candidates are expected to specialize in semantics, lexicology and/or pragmatics, evidenced through relevant internationally visible research. We would welcome a theory-guided approach based on empirical methods of data collection and data analysis (including quantitative, corpus-based or experimental methods). The professor will be involved in teaching in all Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs involving the German department and in all teaching degree programs (elementary school, middle school and secondary schools, in German Grundschule, Mittelschule, Realschule and Gymnasium). The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in research activities within the research training group ‘Dimensions of Constructional Space’ and in interdisciplinary centers for linguistics, as well as to engage in international partnerships and exchanges.

The successful candidate will have an outstanding track record in research and teaching. They are required to have a university degree and a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline and additional postdoctoral qualifications (either a habilitation or equivalent academic qualifications). These qualifications may also have been achieved in a non-university context or through a junior faculty position (for example as Assistant Professor).

The successful candidate is expected to carry out administrative duties and take a proactive approach to raising third-party funding. FAU pursues a policy of intense student mentoring and expects its teaching staff to be present during lecture periods. Candidates who are able and willing to teach in both English and German are preferred.

In its pursuit of academic excellence, FAU is committed to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach, which supports and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive culture and values diversity. FAU is a family-friendly employer and responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

Please submit your complete application (CV, list of publications, teaching concept and research concept, list of third-party funding, copies of certificates and degrees) online at https://berufungen.fau.de by November 2, 2025, addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Mailing Address for Applications:
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Philosophische Fakultät und Fachbereich Theologie
Hindenburgstraße 34
91054 Erlangen
Germany
Email Address for Applications: [email protected]
Web Address for Applications: https://berufungen.fau.de/