Assistant Professor of German

Assistant Professor of German

Start date: Fall 2025

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY’s Department of German and Russian invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of German beginning in July 2025. The candidate can expect to teach all levels of the German language, linguistics, and culture. The teaching load is 3/2/2/2. The preferred area of specialization is linguistics. Experience in teaching the History of the German language is especially welcome, as is knowledge of specialized language areas, such as Business German. The successful candidate will have a degree in Germanic linguistics and native or near-native fluency. The candidate must have a Ph.D. in hand by August 2025. The successful candidate will have prior experience as a primary classroom instructor and will be able to provide evidence of teaching excellence. In addition to regular teaching duties and an active research agenda, the candidate is expected to direct the internship program, certification testing, and participate actively in the department's life, including extra-curricular activities with students. Information about the department can be found here https://germanrussian.wfu.edu/.

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational institution dedicated to academic excellence in liberal arts, graduate and professional education. With approximately 5,300  undergraduates and 3,300 graduate and professional students, the student-faculty ratio is 11:1. Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities, and an active athletics community. The University has a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world, as indicated by the motto “pro humanitate.” For quick facts about the University, go to https://about.wfu.edu/.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter, a Curriculum Vitae, a teaching, and a research statement. Letters recommendation upon request. Please follow this link to apply: https://hr.wfu.edu/careers/ 

Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. 

Inquiries about the faculty position or department should be directed to Tina Boyer, Associate Professor and Chair of German and Russian, at boyertm@wfu.edu. 

Interviews will be held on Zoom.

Wake Forest University welcomes and encourages diversity and inclusivity and seeks applicants with demonstrated success working with diverse populations. Wake Forest University is an AA/EO employer and values an inclusive and diverse learning community and campus climate.

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations for final candidates upon their acceptance of an offer of employment.