29.4678, Jobs: German; Forensic Linguistics: Asst/Assoc Professor, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

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Subject: 29.4678, Jobs: German; Forensic Linguistics: Asst/Assoc Professor, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

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Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2018 20:13:02
From: Karin Pittner [karin.pittner at rub.de]
Subject: German; Forensic Linguistics: Asst/Assoc Professor, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany

 
University or Organization: Ruhr-Universität Bochum 
Department: Germanistisches Institut, Fakultät für Philologie
Job Location: Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westfalia), Germany 
Web Address: http://www.dekphil.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/
Job Title: Professor of Digital Forensic Linguistics
Job Rank: Asst/Assoc Professor; Tenure track position: junior professor (W1) associate professor (W2)

Specialty Areas: Forensic Linguistics 

Required Language(s): German (deu)

Description:

Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) is one of the leading research universities in
Germany. As a reform-oriented campus university, it houses the full breadth
and width of expertise in the main branches of science and research under one
roof. Working in an environment that promotes a dynamic exchange between
individual academic disciplines and their cultures, researchers and students
alike benefit from the opportunities of interdisciplinary collaboration.

After its application to the federal-state programme for the promotion of
early career researchers has been accepted, RUB is currently implementing 18
new tenure-track professorships. 

Following a successful tenure evaluation, the respective tenure-track
professor will subsequently be awarded permanent tenure.

The Faculty of Philology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, German Department, is
offering the tenure-track position of a W1 (W2) professor of Digital forensic
linguistics starting as soon as possible.

The future tenure-track professor will be representing the field of forensic
linguistics in teaching and research with a focus on authorship analysis. The
field comprises the linguistic analysis of digital communication in social
networks as well as the development of automatic programs for authorship
attribution. The successful candidate should have an excellent doctoral degree
in linguistics and ideally have expertise in computer science (machine
learning). The teaching (4 hours a week, after successful evaluation after
three years 5 hours) will be within the M.A. program Germanistik (German
philology). A willingness to develop interdisciplinary teaching units is
welcome. 

The appointment requirements in accordance with § 36 ff. of the Higher
Education Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (Hochschulgesetz NRW;
www.rub.de/appointments) must be met. Other mandatory requirements include:v
- Qualification for and deep commitment to academic teaching;
- Willingness to engage with interdisciplinary research and  collaboration;
- Some experience with securing research funding;
- Readiness to participate in academic administration.

Ruhr-Universität Bochum is an equal opportunity employer.

Applications with all relevant documents (cover letter, academic CV,
certificates, lists of publications, of projects funded, and courses taught)
are to be submitted to the Dean at the Faculty of Philology at
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Prof. Dr. Manuel Baumbach, D-44780 Bochum,
exclusively in digital form to the application email provided below, no later
than January 8, 2019.

Additional information is available on our homepage at provided at the
department link above.



Application Deadline: 08-Jan-2019 
	  
Email Address for Applications: dekanat-philologie at rub.de 
Contact Information:
	Prof. Karin Pittner 
	Email: karin.pittner at rub.de 


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