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Job no: 268129-FA
Work type: Faculty-Full Time, Onsite
Department:L&S/GERMAN NORDIC & SLAVIC
Location: Madison
Categories: Faculty
Job Summary: | The Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+ at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor. We are seeking scholars of German literature/culture with specialization in one or more of the following areas: 1) media studies (incl. film/TV/new media, visual studies, photography); 2) environmental humanities/ecocriticism; 3) race/ethnicity (incl. minoritized groups in German-speaking countries or German-speaking interaction with minoritized groups outside Central Europe); 4) queer studies/sexuality studies and related areas; and 5) disability studies. The time period of specialization is open, with a preference for 1750 to the present and/or areas that complement current program strengths. |
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Responsibilities: | This is a full-time (9-month) tenure-track faculty position to begin August 21, 2023. The standard faculty teaching assignment is four courses each academic year (two courses each semester). Candidates will be expected to be engaged in significant scholarly research and publication at the national and international levels. Service duties in the department as well as at the university and professional levels as appropriate for faculty rank will be required. |
Institutional Statement on Diversity: | Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. |
Education: | Required |
Qualifications: | The successful candidate must be capable of teaching at all levels of the curriculum and demonstrate a commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Native or near native fluency in German and English are required; the candidate must be capable of teaching advanced courses in either language. Candidates must demonstrate excellence in teaching; at least one year of post-secondary teaching experience is required; teaching experience in North America is preferred. |
Work Type: | Full Time: 100% |
Appointment Type, Duration: | Ongoing/Renewable |
Anticipated Begin Date: | AUGUST 21, 2023 |
Salary: | Negotiable |
Additional Information: | The Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+ (GNS+) is a vibrant intellectual community of colleagues whose teaching and research span multiple academic disciplines and more than a dozen languages. The department is home to one of the leading programs of German studies in North America, with roots extending back to the 1850s. The German+ unit offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses on German language, literature, culture, and linguistics. Faculty research and teaching areas in German+ include synchronic and historical linguistics, second language acquisition, foreign language pedagogy, gender and women’s studies, religious studies, Jewish studies, philosophy, medical humanities, poetry, migration literatures, world literary studies, East German studies, and German-American studies. German+ colleagues also teach and conduct research in Dutch, Pennsylvania Dutch, Turkish, and Yiddish studies. The quarterly journal Monatshefte has been published by the German program since 1927, offering articles on a range of topics in German literature and culture. UW-Madison is also home to the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies and one of seven DAAD Centers for German and European Studies in North America. The University’s libraries are noted for the depth and breadth of their German-language holdings. |
How to Apply: | Candidates must apply online at jobs.wisc.edu; search for PVL 267644 and click on “Apply Now” Applicants must upload the following 3 items: 1) CV, 2) cover letter, and 3) a diversity statement addressing past and potential contributions to diversity and inclusion through research, teaching and service. Your cover letter should be sure to address the following: |
Contact: | Jolanda Taylor |
Official Title: | Assistant Professor(FA040) |
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Department(s): | A487000-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/GERMAN NORDIC & SLAVIC |
Employment Class: | Faculty |
Job Number: | 268129-FA |
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/ Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment. The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7). The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department . |
Applications Open: Sep 30 2022 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Open until filled
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