Professorship (W1TTW3) of Modern German Literature

In the Faculty of Philology of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, a junior professorship W1 Tenure-Track W3 (m/w/d) for newer German literature studies is to be commissioned at the Germanist Institute on 01.10.2026. The future bodyholder*in is to

New German Literature Science

in the European Union. The professorship is open topic.

Expertise is expected in at least one literary-historical period as well as a research profile with matching to (at least) one of the faculties’ focuses on “sustainability”. Practice – Discourse – Culture” and “Worldmaking – Practices – Aesthetics – Media”. A high degree of theoretical reflexivity, a methodological innovate and a cultural-scientific orientation are desirable, which are to be introduced into the literary-historical and philological perspective of the professorship. In particular, the future memberin (m/w/d) expects the willingness and ability to participate in the further development of the interdisciplinary collaborative research of the Faculty of Philology. In the teaching, the professorship is to be in principle active in all modules of the bachelor and master's degree programs of the new German literature. At the latest with the transfer to the W3 professorship, the job ownerin (m/w/d) will represent the subject of new German literature in its entire range. The teaching is in the context of the degree programmes B.A. and M.A. German Studies and in the M.Ed. German as well as in the doctoral student training.

Requirements Promotion with outstanding quality and the proof of special suitability for academic teaching are provided as well as the willingness to participate in academic self-governing. The conditions of appeal according to § 36 et seq. Higher education law NRW must be fulfilled. a high commitment in teaching; the willingness to interdisciplinary scientific work; the willingness and ability to recruit third-party funded research projects; the willingness to participate in in interdisciplinary collaborative research; the willingness to cooperate internationally; the willingness to cooperate with the scientific literature.

Start: 01.10.2026 Apply up to: 17.04.2026 The occupation of the place is associated with Tenure Track for the appointment of a W3 professorship. In the case of a positive evaluation, the appeal to a W3 agency is made without a renewed call for tender in a reasonably simplified appeal procedure. The subject-specific criteria for the evaluation of the professorship can be found at https://www.dekphil.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/dekphil/mam/evaluation criteria.pdf. Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) is one of the leading research universities in Germany. As a reform-oriented campus university, it unites in a unique way the entire range of large science areas in one place. The dynamic interaction of subjects and discipline cultures gives researchers and students the same special opportunities for interdisciplinary cooperation.

The RUB stands for diversity and equal opportunities. We therefore encourage the cooperation of heterogeneous teams and the professional path of people who are underrepresented in the respective areas of work. The RUB expressly wishes to apply for women. In areas where You are underrepresented, You are preferably taken into account with the same qualification. Applications for people with disabilities are also very welcome.

Further information: Applications with the usual documents (letters, CV, copies of academic certificates/descripts, directory of documents, proofs of special suitability for academic teaching, course directory, a two-page teaching and research concept, listing of own third-party applications) will be requested by 17.04.2026 via our online application form.

Further information can be found on our homepage at https://www.dekphil.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/. Contact persons for more information: Prof. Dr. Christoph Garstka (Dekan) Tel.: +49 234 32 22633.

We are looking forward to your application by providing the ANR 5506 via our online application portal