W2-professor for Digital Text Cultures

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No

Offer Description

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf will appoint a W2-professor for Digital Text Cultures effective 1 April 2027. We are seeking a scholar who, on the basis of a broad and solid qualification in Modern German Literary Studies, represents the field of text cultures of the digital space both in disciplinary and interdisciplinary (collaborative) research and in the teaching responsibilities of the Institute of German Studies.

Applicants must hold a doctorate in modern German literature (Neue Deutsche Literatur, NDL) or in comparative literature with a focus on NDL. In addition, they must have established a research focus on digital text cultures in the sense of the Digital Humanities and the Humanities of the Digital, as demonstrated by relevant publications and by a clearly identifiable innovation potential. Experience in interdisciplinary research activities and in university teaching is required, as is a willingness to engage in inter- and transdisciplinary (collaborative) research and a documented record of successful acquisition of competitive third-party funding. The candidate should also be able to demonstrate solid teaching experience, for example through teaching evaluations, teaching awards or participation in higher-education didactic training, and should show particular commitment to the study programmes offered by the Institute of German Studies.

A second research focus is required, preferably in text-based narratology; the willingness to participate in academic self-governance and to apply data-scientific methods is regarded as advantageous. Candidates are expected to be willing to contribute to the development of the Centre for Digital Humanities.

Applicants will be hired in accordance with the general prerequisites pertaining to service law of section 36 of the North Rhine-Westphalia University Act (Hochschulgesetz NRW) which require an aptitude for teaching, exceptional competence in research, and additional scientific achievements.

Applications from women are expressly welcome. Women of equal aptitude, ability and professional competence will receive particular consideration, unless there are compelling reasons for choosing another applicant.

Heinrich Heine University lives the principle „excellence through diversity". HHU has signed the "Charta der Vielfalt (diversity)" and successfully participated in the audit "Shaping Diversity" of the Stifterverband. HHU is certified as family-friendly and aims to promote its employees' diversity.

Applications from suitably qualified severely disabled persons or disabled persons regarded as being of equal status according to Book IX of the German Social Legal Code (SGB – Sozial-Gesetzbuch) are encouraged.

At Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, appointments may also be part-time, provided there are no overriding administrative reasons in individual cases for requiring full-time employment.

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf offers a Dual Career Service and is a member of the Rhineland Dual Career Network (Dual Career Netzwerk Rheinland). Further information can be obtained at www.dualcareer-rheinland.de.

Please submit your application with (1) a letter of motivation, (2) a curriculum vitae including lists of all scientific publications and a tabular list of personally competitively acquired third-party funds including proof of approvals and (3) a brief research and teaching concept in digital form in the appointment portal at https://berufungsportal.hhu.de.

For further enquiries, please get in touch via following e-mail address: berufungsportal.phil@hhu.de.

The application deadline is 16.09.2026.

Where to apply

Website: https://berufungsportal.hhu.de

Requirements

• Research Field: Other
• Education Level: PhD or equivalent
• Languages: GERMAN: Good
• Languages: ENGLISH: Good

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: Institute of German Studies
• Country: Germany
• State/Province: Düsseldorf
• City: Düsseldorf
• Postal Code: 40225
• Street: Universitätsstraße 1

Contact

• City: Düsseldorf
• Street: Universitätsstraße 1
• E-Mail: berufungsportal.phil@hhu.de