A position as Professor in English linguistics with a focus on English as a lingua franca in the digital age is to be filled at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Basel beginning on February 1, 2027 or by appointment with the successful applicant.

Depending on the qualifications of the person to be appointed, the position is filled as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor (TTAP), an Associate Professor or a Full Professor.

The University of Basel stands for excellence and advocates diversity, equal opportunities and a family-friendly environment. As the University of Basel aims to increase the number of women in leading academic positions, applications by women are particularly encouraged.

Your position

We are looking for a scholar to teach English linguistics at the Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral level:

• The position is also essential for the interdisciplinary Bachelor in Language and Communication, the interdisciplinary Master program Language and Communication, and the doctoral program in Linguistics (Hermann Paul School of Linguistics Basel-Freiburg).
• The professor strengthens the empirical profile of Basel linguistics and contributes to developing digital methodologies.
• Curricula planning will be coordinated with the professors of English and the linguistics professors of the Department of Languages and Literatures.
• The candidate is expected to conduct excellent research on English as a lingua franca in contexts such as business, tourism, education and everyday life, both in the digital and analog worlds.

Your profile

• Applicants must have an excellent PhD, substantial post-doctoral research experience and an excellent research and publication record according to their academic age.
• The focus of research and teaching should be on English as a Lingua Franca in contexts such as business, tourism, education and everyday life, both in the digital and analog worlds.
• Applicants should demonstrate innovative digital methodologies and research approaches and strengthen empirical linguistics within the department.
• Teaching experience and a willingness to teach students on all levels in an innovative and practice-oriented manner are expected.
• Furthermore, applicants should demonstrate successful acquisition of external funding.
• Teamwork skills and a willingness to participate in university administration are essential.
• The administrative language of the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is German.

We offer you

Modern and family-friendly working conditions in the center of Basel as well as cooperation with highly motivated scholars.

Application / Contact

Applicants are requested to submit their application documents electronically by 16.03.2026 in accordance with the instructions provided by the University of Basel’s online application portal (see button below). Only applications submitted via our application portal will be considered.

For further information, please contact the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Prof. Dr. Laurent Goetschel (contact: E-Mail schreiben; https://philhist.unibas.ch/de/') bewerbungen/).

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