[Lingtyp] Associate/Full Professor in General Linguistics position at the University of Bern

[Linda Konnerth]

The University of Bern invites applications for an extraordinary 
(associate) or ordinary (full) professorship (100%) in *General 
Linguistics* at the Institute of Linguistics, to start August 1, 2025.

Applicants are expected to teach representative topics covering the 
field of general linguistics, and to carry out research primarily on 
languages outside Europe and the Indo-European family. The successful 
candidate pursues innovative approaches in linguistic theorization that 
directly connect to sociolinguistic research questions. Their research 
should be based on detailed analysis of primary field work data. While 
taking an approach in usage-based and typological linguistics, the 
successful candidate should cover different subfields to complement the 
existing expertise in morphosyntax.

Active participation in efforts to connect the linguistic disciplines at 
the University of Bern and to help develop common resources is expected. 
This includes the Center for the Study of Language and Society at the 
Walter Benjamin Kolleg, as well as the philologies. The successful 
candidate builds a bridge between general linguistic and sociolinguistic 
research at the University of Bern.

As co-director of the institute, the successful candidate is expected to 
be involved in academic administration; therefore, a good working 
knowledge of German is indispensable. Previous experience in negotiating 
external funding of research projects is essential.

The University of Bern is committed to equal opportunities and the 
promotion of diversity in employment. In particular, it strives to 
increase the number of women in senior academic positions and supports 
job sharing and dual-career hiring. The Faculty of Humanities welcomes 
applications from people with disabilities, People of Color, and people 
who, in the Swiss context, are from ethnic minority backgrounds.

Applications including a CV, proof of habilitation or equivalent 
academic research output, list of publications, list of courses taught, 
list of externally funded projects, and information on previous 
employment and participation in academic administration are to be 
submitted in electronic form by December 1st, 2024 to Korbinian Seitz, 
korbinian.seitz at histdek.unibe.ch <mailto:korbinian.seitz at histdek.unibe.ch>.

Please also fill in the application form found here: 
https://www.philhist.unibe.ch/ueber_uns/aktuell/allgemeine_sprachwissenschaft/index_ger.html
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