Full Professor of Linguistics of African Languages in Context (W3)

The University of Bayreuth is a research-oriented university with internationally competitive, interdisciplinary focus areas in research and teaching. The Faculty of Languages & Literatures at the University of Bayreuth is currently seeking to appoint a

Full Professor of Linguistics of African Languages in Context

at salary grade W3 to commence on or after 01.10.2027. This is a permanent civil service position.

The successful candidate will cover the full spectrum of African linguistics in both research and teaching. A clearly defined specialization in the linguistics of African languages (African studies) is required, with links to sociolinguistics, anthropological linguistics, and/or discourse analysis, including approaches from translation studies in the context of African languages. The professorship focuses on the cultural embedding of African languages in various social contexts, on language contact and multilingu...