Lecturer and Doctoral Researcher in English Literature and Cultural Studies

Job advertisement
**Vacancy ID**: 143/2025
**Closing date**: 2025-07-11
The Friedrich Schiller University Jena is a dynamic and innovation-driven university centrally located in Germany. With a broad range of disciplines, it shapes the future through excellent research and teaching. Its scientific excellence is reflected in the profile lines Light - Life - Liberty, which provide pioneering insights and sustainable solutions for the society of tomorrow. Through close collaborations with leading research institutions, innovative companies, and renowned cultural organizations, it advances interdisciplinary developments. With around 17,000 students and approximately 10,000 employees, it defines Jena as a vibrant, internationally connected city of science and innovation.
The Department of English and American Studies is looking to fill the position of
Lecturer and Doctoral Researcher
in English Literature and Cultural Studies
part-time (50%/20 hours per week) with a fixed-term contract for three years and an optional extension to six years.
The department has research interests ranging from the beginnings of English literature in the Anglo-Saxon period to the contemporary Anglophone novel. The specific research interests of the team led by Prof. Dr. Stephan Karschay are scandal and censorship; visual culture; ecocriticism; literature and the scientific imagination in the 19th century; the literature and culture of the Victorian fin de siècle; the Gothic; crime and detection; the history of the Anglophone novel.
**Your responsibilities**:

- conducting research in the field of English Literature and Cultural Studies with the goal to obtain a Ph.D. in English Literature and/or Cultural Studies at FSU Jena (under the supervision of Prof. Karschay)
- independent teaching in English in the field of English Literature and Cultural Studies (currently 2 hours per week during term) in the department’s degree programmes (BA, MA, teacher training)
- contributing to and supporting the team’s teaching and research output, the organisation of workshops and conferences, and bidding for research grants
- contributing to the department’s administrative work, especially its MA committee, and the pastoral care of students, including exam invigilation and corrections\

**Your profile**:

- you hold a degree (MA or equivalent) in English Literature and/or Cultural Studies or Comparative Literature (with Anglophone components)
- you can provide a lucid exposé (max. three pages) for a doctoral thesis in English Literature and/or Cultural Studies (points of contact with the team’s research interest are welcome)
- you have excellent, near-native, English language skills
- academic work experience with students is a bonus
- experience with the organisation of national and international projects and events is a bonus

**We offer**:

- An exciting and varied field of activities with creative freedom
- An interesting position at an international level, Participation in international conference and further training opportunities
- A family-friendly working environment with flexible working hours and opportunities for mobile working
- 30 days of vacation per calendar year plus two days off on December 24 and 31\

The advertised position is as a fixed-term position for 3 years.
**Application documents**: cover letter, CV, list of publications and taught courses (if applicable), copies of degree documents, copy of MA thesis (or equivalent) as a writing sample, short exposé of planned doctoral thesis (max. three pages).
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