Professorship (W2) (6 years/tenure track) of North American Cultural Studies

Applicants should represent the field of North American Cultural Studies in a transnational and transcultural perspective and with an international orientation in both research and teaching. We seek applications from diverse disciplines engaging with North American cultural studies, including in particular cultural history as well as, e.g., media studies, gender studies, popular culture studies, visual culture studies. Experience in the acquisition and implementation of third-party funded projects is expected.

LMU Munich seeks to appoint a highly qualified junior academic to this professorship and, therefore, especially encourages early-career scholars to apply. Prerequisites for this position are a university degree and a doctoral degree or a comparable specific qualification. With an excellent record in research and teaching to date, prospective candidates will have demonstrated the potential for an outstanding academic career. The initial appointment will be for six years. After a minimum of three years, it can be converted into a permanent position pending a positive evaluation of the candidate’s performance in research and teaching as well as his or her personal aptitude and if all legal conditions are met.

Under the terms of the “LMU Academic Career Program”, in exceptional cases and subject to outstanding performance in research and teaching, the position may be converted from a W2 into a W3 Full Professorship at a later date.

LMU Munich makes a point of providing newly appointed professors with various types of support, such as welcoming services and assistance for dual career couples.

LMU Munich is an equal opportunity employer. The University continues to be very successful in increasing the number of female faculty members and strongly encourages applications from female candidates. LMU Munich intends to enhance the diversity of its faculty members.

People with disabilities who are equally as qualified as other applicants will receive preferential treatment.

Contact:

Please submit your application comprising a curriculum vitae, documentation of academic degrees and certificates as well as a list of publications and teaching to the Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Literatures (LMU Munich, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, D-80539 Munich, Germany), preferably via email in one PDF-file to dekanat13@lmu.de, no later than July 23, 2025.