University Professorship of German Linguistics with a Focus on Pragmatics

Freie Universität Berlin; Berlin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Academics in Berlin seeks a University Professorship of German Linguistics with a Focus on Pragmatics. The successful applicant will cover research and teaching in German pragmatics and contribute to both undergraduate and graduate programs within the department.

The candidate should have an excellent international research record, proven empirical research skills, and university-level teaching experience, ideally including international teaching and externally funded projects.

Qualifications

• Excellent international record of research in German pragmatics.
• Proven expertise in carrying out empirical research.
• Teaching experience at university level, preferably with international teaching experience.
• Experience in carrying out externally funded research.
• Commitment to imparting pragmatics to primary/secondary education contexts (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Cover research and teaching in German pragmatics.
• Contribute to undergraduate and graduate programs within the department.

Skills

Pragmatics

Empirical research

University teaching

International experience

Funded research

Job description

Department of Philosophy and Humanities

University Professorship of German Linguistics with a Focus on Pragmatics

Salary / pay grade: W 3 or equivalent

Requisition ID: 160010

Application deadline: 16.11.2026

Who We Are

Responsibilities: The successful applicant will cover research and teaching in the field of German linguistics with a focus on pragmatics.

Profil

• Governed by Section 100 of the Berlin Higher Education Act (Berliner Hochschulgesetz – BerIHG).
• Excellent international record of research activity in the field of German pragmatics with a strong focus in at least one of the following areas: pragmatics-grammar interface, pragmatics in language acquisition, digital communication, discourse analysis, gestures.
• Proven expertise in carrying out empirical research.
• Teaching experience at the university level, including in the field of pragmatics, preferably also international teaching experience.
• Experience in carrying out externally funded research.
• Demonstrated commitment to imparting the importance of pragmatics and related topics within the context of primary and secondary education also preferred.

Key Requirements

• Governed by Section 100 of the Berlin Higher Education Act (Berliner Hochschulgesetz – BerIHG).
• Excellent international record of research activity in the field of German pragmatics with a strong focus in at least one of the following areas: pragmatics-grammar interface, pragmatics in language acquisition, digital communication, discourse analysis, gestures.
• Proven expertise in carrying out empirical research.
• Teaching experience at the university level, including in the field of pragmatics, preferably also international teaching experience.
• Experience in carrying out externally funded research.
• Demonstrated commitment to imparting the importance of pragmatics and related topics within the context of primary and secondary education also preferred.

Desirable

• Governed by Section 100 of the Berlin Higher Education Act (Berliner Hochschulgesetz – BerIHG).
• Excellent international record of research activity in the field of German pragmatics with a strong focus in at least one of the following areas: pragmatics-grammar interface, pragmatics in language acquisition, digital communication, discourse analysis, gestures.
• Proven expertise in carrying out empirical research.
• Teaching experience at the university level, including in the field of pragmatics, preferably also international teaching experience.
• Experience in carrying out externally funded research.
• Demonstrated commitment to imparting the importance of pragmatics and related topics within the context of primary and secondary education also preferred.