Visiting Max Kade Distinguished Professor / U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for the Max Kade Distinguished Visiting Professorship for Spring 2024. Candidates must have the Ph.D. with specialization in any area of Germanic studies, with preference given to those with interdisciplinary and comparative research interests. Candidates must be employed full time at a German university or a university in a German-speaking country, with significant relevant publications in German culture, literature or linguistics; teaching experience, and English language skills. The successful applicant will be expected to teach two courses in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures (in German) during the Spring 2024 semester, including one advanced undergraduate course and one graduate seminar; in addition, she or he will give a one-day workshop on a specialized topic and a public lecture. Target start date is 16 January 2024. Please send a letter of inquiry and CV with list of publications to Anne Olmstead (anneo@illinois.edu). Application deadline: 23 May 2023.
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