Assistant Professor of German Studies

The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position in German Studies to begin August 25, 2025. 

• This is a university year appointment and will be at the level of Assistant Professor. 
• We are looking for a scholar with a focus on German Literature, Culture, and the Arts pre-1900. 
• We are particularly interested in scholars who combine expertise in visual studies, literary studies, performance studies or music with a methodological approach focusing on questions of race and/or gender and sexuality.

Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will teach a range of courses in German and English, from introductory undergraduate lecture courses through graduate seminars;
• Supervise doctoral dissertations;
• Participate actively in the department and support the department through committee work
• Research

Required Qualifications:

• Near native fluency in German and English;
• Familiarity with U.S. system of higher education;
• Ph.D. in German Studies or related fields in hand by July 1, 2025.

How to Apply:

All application materials should be submitted online at https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/252213/assistant-professor-german-studies. Materials must be submitted/uploaded as one PDF document:

• Cover letter
• Current curriculum vitae
• Teaching evaluations and other evidence of teaching excellence
• Statement of current and future research plans
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• An article-length writing sample
• Include a diversity statement that demonstrates your commitment todiversity, equity, and inclusion through scholarship/research, and/orteaching/mentoring, and/or service/engagement. There may be someoverlap with your research proposal and teaching statements.

Three letters of recommendation must be sent separately to german.app@umich.edu.

The application deadline is Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Interviews will be held via zoom in early December.

Additional Information:

The University of Michigan is supportive of the needs of dual career couples and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply. Employment will require a criminal background check. 

Applicants are also encouraged to consider applying to the Collegiate Fellowship Program in the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, as appropriate.