The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Tübingen invites applications for the position of Tenure-Track Professor of Slavic Linguistics to commence on April 1, 2025. 

A proven focus on Russian and another Slavic language, preferably from the field of Western or Southern Slavic Studies, is expected. A broad Slavic approach compatible with general linguistics and other philologies is desirable. A willingness to participate in the department's research networks is a prerequisite. Experience in acquiring third-party funding and in internationalization is an advantage.

The position has a teaching load of four hours per week prior to interim evaluation, and six hours thereafter. 

Required qualifications include an outstanding doctorate in a pertinent field, as well as teaching experience. 

This Tenure-Track position is subject to an interim evaluation after four years and a final evaluation after six years. If the final evaluation is positive, this professorship will be upgraded to a full (W3) professor-ship with no re-advertising of the position. Those who have completed a habilitation will be excluded.

Detailed information on this employment category and the criteria underlying the interim evaluation and promotion to the tenured position may be found in our guidelines for tenure review under the following link: uni-tuebin-gen.de/de/12131. There you can also find information on this employment category.

Applicants for a Tenure-Track professorship with a PhD from Tübingen must have changed universities after completing their doctorates or have worked in academia and/or research for at least two years somewhere other than the University of Tübingen. 

The University of Tübingen is committed to equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. Female scientists, in particular, are explicitly invited to apply, as are applicants from outside Germany.

Applications from equally qualified candidates with disabilities will be given preference.

General information on professorships, hiring processes, and the German academic system can be found here: uni-tuebingen.de/en/213700

Applications including all required documents (cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of degree docu-ments/ diplomas/ certificates, list of publications and teaching experience, research and teaching statement) as well as a selection of relevant publications (self-authored monographs and five essays) must be submitted exclusively via the university’s Appointment Portal (https://berufungen.uni-tuebingen.de) by August 21, 2024. Enquiries may be directed to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Dr. Di-etmar Till (bewerbung@philosophie.uni-tuebingen.de).

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Tübingen invites applications for a position at the Department of Asian and Oriental Studies of

W3 (Full) Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology

to commence on 1 October 2024.

The future job holder has to be excellently qualified in the field of social and cultural anthropology with a focus on South Asia, evidenced by internationally visible publications as well as a long-standing research experience in South Asia. Familiarity with the linguistic and religious diversity of South Asia and excellent knowledge of at least one modern language of the region are required. The focus of research must include at least one of the following areas: anthropology of the senses, digital anthropology and political anthropology. These focal points should be linked to current debates on alternative knowledge formations as much as on ethnological research methods as well as the study of religion.

The professorship has a leading role in the development of social and cultural anthropology at Tübingen University and is expected to participate in the excellency cluster on “Critical Proximities”, to be involved in third-party funded research projects and to have successfully acquired third-party funding on the level of ERC Starting Grant, ERC Consolidator Grant, ERC Synergy Grant or similar formats. The future job holder has to be able to teach and give classes within the BA programme „Ethnologie“ and the MA programme Social and Cultural Anthropology as well as contribute to the development of new interdisciplinary study programmes in the Department of Asian and Oriental Studies.

Required qualifications include a PhD or equivalent degree as well as postdoctoral qualifications and teaching experience equivalent to the requirements of a full professorship.
The University of Tübingen is committed to equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. Female scientists, in particular, are explicitly invited to apply, as are applicants from outside Germany.
Applications from equally qualified candidates with disabilities will be given preference.

General information on professorships, hiring processes, and the German academic system can be found here: uni-tuebingen.de/en/213700

Applications including all required documents (curriculum vitae and outline of academic career, copies of certificates and degrees, publications list, list of teaching experience, overview of established and planned research focus) as well as a selection of relevant publications (monographs authored and five articles) should be exclusively submitted via the appointment portal of the University of Tübingen at berufungen.uni-tuebingen.de by July 07th 2024. Enquiries can be directed to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Dr. Angelika Zirker (berufungen@philosophie.uni-tuebingen.de).

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Tübingen invites applications for a position at the Institute of Linguistics as a

W3 (Full) Professor of General / Computational Linguistics

to commence as soon as possible.

The future job holder must be excellently qualified in research in the field of general / computational linguistics, evidenced by relevant publications in leading journals and conference proceedings.

Proven excellence in research using current computational linguistic methods is expected. Experience with linguistically informed data formats is desirable.

Since the professorship plays a leading role in the partly international Bachelor and Master programs Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics and Cognitive Science, the future position holder needs to be able to represent the full bandwidth of Computational Linguistics including its interdisciplinary connections with General Linguistics and Cognitive Science.

The successful candidate must be willing to acquire third-party funding and to participate in collaborative interdisciplinary third-party funded projects at the University.

Required qualifications include a PhD or equivalent degree as well as postdoctoral qualifications and teaching experience equivalent to the requirements of a full professorship.

The University of Tübingen is committed to equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. Female scientists, in particular, are explicitly invited to apply, as are applicants from outside Germany.

Applications from equally qualified candidates with disabilities will be given preference.

General information on professorships, hiring processes, and the German academic system can be found here: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/213700

Applications including all required documents (curriculum vitae and outline of academic career, copies of certificates and degrees, publications list, list of teaching experience (and teaching evaluations, if available), overview of established and planned research focus) as well as a selection of relevant publications (monographs authored and five articles) should be submitted via the appointment portal of the University of Tübingen at https://berufungen.uni-tuebingen.de by June 20, 2024. Enquiries can be directed to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Dr. Dietmar Till (berufungenspam prevention@philosophie.uni-tuebingen.de).

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Tübingen invites applications for a position at the Institute of Linguistics as a

W3 (Full) Professor of Computational Linguistics

to commence as soon as possible.

The future position holder must be outstanding in research in the field of Computational Linguistics, evidenced by relevant publications in leading journals and conference proceedings. Demonstrated expertise in modern NLP methods, such as neural language models or other machine learning techniques, is required. Desirable is a research profile that is compatible with linguistic theory and cognitive science, such as through theoretical or empirical comparisons of machine and human learning and processing. As the professorship will play a key role in the partly international Bachelor and Master programs in Computational Linguistics/Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics, and Cognitive Science, the future position holder should be able to represent the full breadth of Computational Linguistics.

Willingness to acquire third-party funding and to participate in collaborative interdisciplinary third-party funded projects of the university is expected.

Required qualifications include a PhD or equivalent degree as well as postdoctoral qualifications and teaching experience equivalent to the requirements of a full professorship.

The University of Tübingen is committed to equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. Female scientists, in particular, are explicitly invited to apply, as are applicants from outside Germany.

Applications from equally qualified candidates with disabilities will be given preference.

General information on professorships, hiring processes, and the German academic system can be found here: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/213700

Applications including all required documents (curriculum vitae and outline of academic career, copies of certificates and degrees, publications list, list of teaching experience (and teaching evaluations, if available), overview of established and planned research focus) as well as a selection of relevant publications (monographs authored and five articles) should be submitted via the appointment portal of the University of Tübingen at https://berufungen.uni-tuebingen.de by June 20, 2024.

Enquiries can be directed to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Dr. Dietmar Till (berufungenspam prevention@philosophie.uni-tuebingen.de).

W1 tt Slavic Philology/Linguistics: Evaluation criteria for the transition to W3

1) Research performance

a) The writing of a second book (or of individual publications which in sum are equivalent to the research conducted in a second book). An additional publication in another field of research. At least two Slavic languages have to be covered in the publications.

b) At least one more publication is not connected to the research of the second book (or of the individual publications mentioned under a)) and also not to the topic of the dissertation.

At least two publications in high-level peer-reviewed journals or high-level edited volumes.

A journal is considered high-level if it is peer-reviewed or has high editorial standards encompassing the discipline; it must also have major national and international distribution in the respective discipline. A high-level edited volume is a collection of contributions on a subject or from a conference; such publications must have been financed in a competitive process, and the author must have been invited to take part in them. 

For the interim evaluation: Proof of manuscript chapters and/or detailed work report proving that the qualification goal can be attained by the end of the assistant professorship. If no second book is prepared, the publication or acceptance for publication of at least two essays in a high-level journal or in high-level edited volumes is required for the interim evaluation.

2) Teaching across the full spectrum of the advertised position

Above-average teaching assessments. It is expected that, by the end of the assistant professorship, the spectrum of classes of all types taught (lectures, seminars, exercises/ practical work, participation in assessment) will correspond to the breadth of requirements of the subsequent W3 professorship. Topics from the areas of systems linguistics (phonetics, semantics, syntax, etc.) and an applied area (e.g. sociolinguistics, multilingualism) are mandatory.

For the interim evaluation: Above-average teaching assessments. Proof that new fields of teaching have been added.

3) Independent third-party funding initiatives (extramural)

Independent in this case means: As the sole responsible or chiefly responsible member of a project or subproject. Extramural in this case means: External third-party funding in which internal assessment processes do not play a role.

Third-party funding may include not only research projects with funded positions, but also: Obtaining your own research scholarship or similar, larger third-party payments for guest professorships/ fellowships financed for example by the German Academic Exchange Service or by the Humboldt Foundation; third-party funding for large conferences.

We expect serious applications whose quality can be assessed; in the event that unfortunate circumstances mean that all applications are rejected, this does not automatically mean that this evaluation criterium has not been met.

For the interim evaluation: Existing application or concrete plan for application

4) National and international cooperation effort

Must be documented; this may also be your own lectures/presentations, at conferences etc.

For the interim evaluation: Evidence of such cooperation, for the final evaluation: Evidence of sustained activity in this area

5) Supervision of academic theses

Supervision of MA and BA theses and supervision within the framework of the doctoral process. Up to the final evaluation, you are expected to have supervised BA and MA theses outside of your narrower research area and to have taken part in supervision of doctoral theses. Responsibility for the task of first supervisor of a doctoral process need only be proven if you, as an assistant professor, are responsible for a doctoral researcher; this doctoral process must be completed in a foreseeable time period. Otherwise, participation in doctoral supervision (examiner's report, doctoral colloquium, second supervisor) is sufficient.

For the interim evaluation: Completed BA and MA theses

6) Successful personal contribution to committees and administration in more than one area

You must show that you have the ability to successfully carry out tasks in this area independently and on your own responsibility. It is not sufficient to merely be a member of committees.

For the interim evaluation: Evidence of work in an area or concrete plans

7) Evidence of transfer activities into society

E.g.: Lecture/ publication/ project activity outside of academia, activities promoting the subject, possibly within the framework of exposure to a wider public audience. You should demonstrate that you have carried out some activity in this area and that you have the ability to work in this area.  

For the interim evaluation: No concrete evidence necessary at this stage

8) Knowledge of the German language

The ability to hold courses and take on administrative tasks in German must be demonstrated. (Language level C1 is expected)

For the interim evaluation: No concrete evidence necessary at this stage

All criteria must be met. Criteria 3, 4, 6 and 7 have been met, however, if you have carried out independent, successful work in the area and that such requirements may be expected to be fulfilled within the framework of a future W3 professorship. Activities above and beyond the requirements cannot be used to compensate a lesser performance under criteria 1 and 2 under any circumstances. Broader activity is expected under criteria 2 and 5. The department is responsible for ensuring that you have enough time available for your own research work (criterion 1).