Deadline: August 22, 2019
The Professorship for Slavic Literary Studies – East and West Slavic Studies (Prof. Dirk
Uffelmann), Institute of Slavic Studies, Faculty of Language, Literature and Cultural
Studies, invites applications for a Research Assistant (50 %)
The position is available as of October 1st, 2019. The position is funded according to § 2 WissZeitVG and § 65 HHG with the opportunity of own scientific training. The salary of the position is determined by payment group E 13 according to the collective labor agreement of the State of Hessen (TV-H).
Doctorate scientific employees are – unless the allowed maximum duration of a temporary employment is exceeded – generally employed for an initial duration of 3 years with a possibility of extension for an additional 3 years, if the above-mentioned requirements are fulfilled.
Your duties
Own scientific training; university didactic qualification; scientific services in research and teaching acc. § 65 HHG
You will contribute to the Department’s research in the field of postcolonial research in Eastern Europe and Russophonia or multilingual Slavic literatures
You will counsel and supervise students
You will teach according to the teaching obligation ordinance of the state of Hessen
Your profile
Excellent University degree and PhD in Slavic Literature, Cultural or Media Studies
Proficiency in Russian, English, and German, and either Czech or Polish is required
Competencies in the field of Russian and either Polish or Czech literature and possibly other East and West Slavic literatures (Ukrainian, Belarussian, Slovak)
Competences in literary, cultural and media theory, especially in the field of postcolonial studies and or multilingualism
Very good computer skills
Justus Liebig University Giessen is seeking a larger percentage of women in academia;
therefore, qualified female researchers are especially encouraged to apply. Due to the women’s support plan, there is an obligation to increase the proportion of women. The university sees itself as a family-friendly university. Applicants with children are most welcome.
Please send your application (no e-mail, please) stating the applications number 447/05 with the usual documents until August 22nd, 2019 to the President der Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Erwin-Stein-Gebaeude, Goethestrasse 58, 35390 Giessen, Germany. Applications from disabled people of equal aptitude will be given preference. Please only submit copies of your application documents without document files or folders, as they cannot be returned after the application procedure is completed.