The European University Viadrina is an international and interdisciplinary university that educates
around 4,000 students from all over the world in law, economics and cultural studies programmes
in the twin city of Frankfurt (Oder)-Słubice on the Polish and German sides of the Oder. It lives the
European idea in everyday life, promotes European integration in teaching and research and, with
around 300 academic and 300 non-academic employees, forms a community that is particularly
concerned with successful communication and cooperation with Eastern Europe.
The Chair of Language Practices in Media Cultures invites applications for the position of

QUALIFICATIONS | YOUR QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE:

Above average M.A./M.Ed. degree in linguistics and a very good PhD in the area of media
linguistics or cultural linguistics or sociolinguistics
A research/habilitation project within culturally oriented media linguistics (e.g. with a
thematic focus on gender/queer linguistics, language and discrimination, language and
social differentiation, human-machine or human-animal relations, posthumanism)
Experience in teaching at university level and in academic self-administration
Interest in interdisciplinary work at the intersections of linguistics, media studies, cultural
studies, and social sciences, particularly in the interconnectedness of language and
society.
Very good knowledge of English and/or German (at least C1 in one of them). If the
candidate has no prior knowledge of German, it should be acquired in the course of two
years. Additional language skills are beneficial.
Knowledge of corpus linguistic methods or corpus-based discourse analysis is desirable

Please refer the Job description for details