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Full Professor (W2)

Contemporary English Linguistics

at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

We are inviting applications for the position of full professor in the area of contemporary English linguistics, to be filled as soon as possible. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated research and teaching focus on the empirical study of the contemporary English language based on approaches from the spectrum of cognitive theories (e.g. cognitive linguistics, cognitive grammar, construction grammar, usage-based approaches). One focus of their work should be in a subfield of linguistics, with multimodality and/or semantics/pragmatics being particularly welcome.

The successful candidate will teach in all study programs offered by the Department of English Studies at the bachelor's and master's level and have teaching experience ideally in more than one subfield of English linguistics. In addition, a demonstrable interest in collaborating with literary studies and participating in planned interdisciplinary research networks is expected. Experience in acquiring third-party funding is desirable. The Department of English Studies at RWTH Aachen is particularly committed to high-quality teaching and expects the successful candidate to have a corresponding profile and commitment. As participation in academic self-administration is expected, evidence of previous involvement in this area is desirable.

The requirements include a doctoral degree and additional research experience, such as a habilitation (post-doctoral lecturing qualification) or equivalent achievements gained as a university researcher or professor or in a research position outside academia. Teaching ability and dedication are essential and the application should include proof of this. Fluent German is not required to start the position but the successful candidate will be expected to hold classes in German within the first 5 years.

Link to the official job ad: https://www.rwth-aachen.de/global/show_document.asp?id=aaaaaaaadloiyeb

Prof. Dr. Stella Neumann

Anglistische Sprachwissenschaft

RWTH Aachen University

Institut für Anglistik

Zi. 101

Kármánstr. 17/19

D-52062 Aachen

Tel. +49 (0)241 80-96105