Professorship (W2 with Tenure Track) for New Anglophone Literatures and Cultures

The Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt’s Institute for English and American Studies welcomes applications for the following position as civil servant or public employee starting at the earliest possible date:

Professorship (W2 with Tenure Track) for New Anglophone Literatures and Cultures

The successful candidate is expected to cover the field of New Anglophone Literatures and Cultures in both teaching and research. We are looking for a person with a research and teaching profile in anglophone literatures and cultures with a focus on at least two (trans-) regions. These include literatures and cultures of the Commonwealth of Nations (such as Australia, Canada, and parts of South Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean) as well as more recent manifestations of anglophone literature and culture, e.g. in Arab or East Asian contexts.

The candidate is expected to be an expert in literary and cultural studies and should specialise in transcultural studies, migration/ diaspora studies, postcolonial studies, Global South studies, and/or world literature studies. A focus on new currents of research in the field would be welcome (e.g. postcolonial ecocriticism, blue humanities, transindigenous studies, transcultural memory studies).

The position holder is expected to contribute to the ‘media’ working group of “ConTrust: Trust in Conflict. Political Coexistence under Conditions of Uncertainty”, an initiative of the Normative Orders Cluster of Excellence. The appointed candidate is expected to strengthen interdisciplinary connections, especially with the other literature

departments of the faculty, and participate in both teacher training and BA/MA curricula, as well as in university committees. Candidates should have completed a PhD degree as well as a ‘habilitation’ or its equivalent (second monograph). The professorship is also involved in teacher training; experience and concepts for teaching subject content in schools are welcome.

International candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. The language of teaching is English. Administrative work requires a working knowledge of German. Successful international candidates will be offered access to intensive German language courses if required.

The initial tenure track appointment as professor (civil servant or public employee) is for six years (§ 70 of the Higher Education Act of the State of Hessen (HHG)). Upon positive evaluation, the incumbent will be promoted to a permanent position at a higher level (W3).

The designated salary for the position is based on the German university pay scale or equivalent. Goethe University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. In particular, we are welcoming applications by qualified women and people with a migrant background. At Goethe University, a special emphasis is placed on creating and sustaining a family-friendly work and research environment. Where applicants are otherwise equally qualified, preference is given to candidates with disabilities or equivalent. The same applies to women in fields in which they are underrepresented. For further information regarding the general conditions for professorship appointments, please see: www.vakante-professuren.uni-frankfurt.de

Qualified academics are invited to submit their applications accompanied by the usual documents (curriculum vitae, copy of transcripts for all degrees completed, publication list, records of teaching experience, teaching evaluations, research abroad, and extramural funding) until 21st February 2022 by e-mail to: Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Dean of Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures, E-Mail: [email protected]