Full Professorship in English Language and Linguistics

This professorship is also particularly suitable for highly qualified early career researchers.

The successful applicant will hold a Chair at the University of Freiburg. As the post is funded by a program aimed at strengthening academic cooperation between the Universities of Freiburg and Basel as part of the Eucor – The European Campus Initiative, the professorship holder will be assigned to the University of Basel (Switzerland) for part of their working time for a period of up to six years.

Prerequisites for the employment of Professors are a university degree, an outstanding dissertation and an excellent publication record. Substantial achievements and experience in academic research and teaching, at the level of a Habilitation according to the German academic system, are expected. We are looking for expertise in typological and contact-linguistic approaches to the English language, with focuses on at least two of the following areas: English phonetics/phonology, syntax of present-day English, sociolinguistic variation/World Englishes. Familiarity with state-of-the-art quantitative and experimental methods is an additional asset.

The following application documents are to be submitted:

• Curriculum vitae (with complete list of publications)
• Certificates of degrees and academic qualifications
• Copies (hard copy or PDF) of the doctoral dissertation and the five most important publications