The Faculty of Philology, Institute of Romance Studies, is seeking to fill the following position as of 1 April 2025.
Research Assistant [Spanish Linguistics] (m/f/d)
compensation
fixed-term contract
Scope
beginning
*Limited period according to qualification planning (initially planned for three years with the option of extension for a further three years)
Founded in 1409, the University of Leipzig is one of the largest, research-intensive and leading medical universities in Germany. With around 30,000 students and more than 5,000 employees in 14 faculties, it shapes life in the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Leipzig. The University of Leipzig offers a dynamic and international working environment as well as attractive and diverse job opportunities in research, teaching, transfer, infrastructure and administration.
WE OFFER
- a modern workplace and attractive working conditions (mobile work)
- flexible working hours and the compatibility of family and career
- targeted personnel development in all phases of your professional life with further training opportunities
- a company pension plan
- a discounted local public transport ticket (e.g. the Deutschlandticket as a job ticket)
TASKS
- Preparation of a doctoral thesis in the field of Spanish linguistics and/or optionally at the interface between Spanish language teaching and subject didactics
- Participation in research projects on Spanish linguistics at the Institute
- Participation in third-party funding applications in Romance linguistics
- Teaching in the field of Spanish linguistics in the BA and MA courses as well as in the relevant teacher training courses
- Teaching desired after training in the basics of Portuguese linguistics
WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- very good academic degree in Hispanic Studies
- Spanish skills at level C1
- relevant university teaching experience desirable
- confident use of common MS Office programs, video conferencing programs and the relevant linguistic applications and databases as well as the AlmaWeb tool
Please send your application documents with the usual documents, quoting the reference number 249/2024, by January 5, 2025 to: University of Leipzig, Faculty of Philology, Institute of Romance Studies, Prof. Dr. Benjamin Meisnitzer – personally – Beethovenstrasse 15, 04107 Leipzig. You are also welcome to send your application in a PDF file by email to benjamin.meisnitzer@uni-leipzig.de. Please note that confidentiality risks and unauthorized access by third parties cannot be ruled out when communicating via unencrypted email. Your application documents will not be returned; please only submit copies. Interview costs will not be covered.
The University of Leipzig aims to increase the proportion of women in responsible positions and therefore expressly requests applications from qualified women.
If they are equally qualified, severely disabled people or those who are legally equivalent to them under Book IX of the Social Code will be given priority in hiring.
CONTACT
University of Leipzig
Philological Faculty
Institute of Romance Studies
Prof. Dr. Benjamin Meisnitzer – personally –
Beethovenstraße 15
04107 Leipzig
Email: benjamin.meisnitzer@uni-leipzig.de
Notes on data protection
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