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Full Professorship (W3) for English Language and Linguistics

English Language and Linguistics

The future incumbent of the position should represent the field of English Linguistics in its entirety, with an explicit focus on language variation and change documented by relevant high-calibre research publications or third-party funded projects. The position holder works in a team of linguists from Freiburg, actively conducting successful empirical, corpus-based research with interdisciplinary connections and collaborations. Qualification and willingness to actively participate in the Hermann Paul Center for Linguistics and the Hermann Paul Graduate School for Linguistics, the Digital Humanities Lab of the faculty, linguistic degree programs, and interdisciplinary research networks of the faculty are expected. Prerequisites for the employment of Professors are a university degree, an outstanding doctoral 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 particularly pleased to receive applications from women for the position advertised here. The university supports individuals appointed to professorial positions through a Dual Career Service and a Family Service.

Start: 01.04.2026
Contract length: permanent
Deadline: 08.09.2025
University of Freiburg, Department of English, Freiburg, Germany