Assistant Professorship in English Historical Linguistics

Von: gna

The University of Berne announces an Assistant Professorship in English Historical Linguistcs in the Department of English Languages and Literatures, starting 1 August 2008 with an employment period of four to six years.

Applicants should be able to cover the field of English Historical Linguistics with at least two historical emphases, preferably one of them in the pre-modern era. Applicants should be willing to co-operate with other linguistic disciplines in the Faculty and the Bernese Center for Studies in Language and Society, to be launched on 1 August 2008. Previous experience in negotiating external funding of research projects would be an asset.

Academic requirements for this position are a completed PhD plus a “Habilitation” or

equivalent qualifications (e.g. a second book).

Applications giving details of qualifications, experience, and specific areas of teaching offered, together with a CV and the names of not more than three referees should be sent in paper form to Dekanat der Philosophisch-historischen Fakultät, Universität Bern, Länggass-Strasse 49, CH-3000 Bern 9, Switzerland. In addition, we expect candidates to submit electronic copies of their CVs and lists of publications to

silvia.roesselet@histdek.unibe.ch

Closing Date: 23 May 2008