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Your Tasks
1. conducting academic research in the field of language contact and the development of Romance varieties in postcolonial language ecologies of the Global South; including participation in research projects and publications (65 %)
2. research-based teaching ( hours per week during the semester) in the field of Spanish and/or French linguistics (25 %)
3. participation in the organisation of teaching and study programmes as well as in academic self-governance (10 %)
Employment is conducive to scientific qualification and provides the opportunity for further academic development.
We offer
4. salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
5. fixed-term (3 years) (§ 2 Abs. 1 Satz 1 WissZeitVG; entsprechend den Vorgaben des WissZeitVG und des Vertrages über gute Beschäftigungsbedingungen kann sich im Einzelfall eine abweichende Vertragslaufzeit ergeben)
6. part-time 65 %
7. internal and external training opportunities
8. variety of health, consulting and prevention services
9. reconcilability of family and work
10. 30 days holiday and additional days off on ;and
11. good transport connection
12. supplementary company pension
13. collegial working environment
14. open and pleasant working atmosphere
15. exciting, varied tasks
16. modern work environment with digital processes
17. various offers (canteen, cafeteria, restaurants, Uni-Shop, ATM, etc.)
Your Profile We expect
18. good to very good scientific university degree in Romance Philology, General Linguistics, or a related field with a focus on linguistics
19. very good proficiency in at least one of the following Romance languages: French, Portuguese, or Spanish
20. knowledge of German or the willingness to acquire sufficient German for academic purposes within the first three years of employment
21. sensitivity and a strong academic interest in societies of the Global South
22. willingness to engage with non-European cultures and languages alongside Romance varieties
23. independent, self-responsible and committed work
24. pronounced organizational and coordination skills
25. cooperative and team-oriented working style
Preferred experience and skills
26. experience with non-European cultures and languages alongside Romance varieties (for example: Bahasa Melayu/Indonesia, Fang, Kikongo, Lingala, Tagalog, among others)
27. interest in a dissertation project in the field of Romance varieties in the Global South
28. interest in learning and applying empirical research methods, ranging from ethnographically oriented fieldwork and corpus creation to the statistical analysis of linguistic data
29. confident command of contemporary media and presentation formats
Application Procedure
We are looking forward to receiving your application. To apply, please preferably use our online form via the application button below. In addition to the standard application documents, you may include a copy of your master’s thesis, including the evaluation, if available and relevant to a potential dissertation project.
application deadline: Contact
Prof. Dr. Miguel Gutiérrez Maté
Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Fakultät für Linguistik und Literaturwissenschaft
Prof. Dr. Miguel Gutiérrez Maté
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld