Saarland University is a campus-based university with a strong
international focus and a research-oriented profile. Numerous research
institutes on campus and the systematic promotion of collaborative
projects make Saarland University an ideal environment for innovation
and technology transfer. To further strengthen this excellence in
research and teaching, the Department of Language Science and Technology
seeks to hire a
Professor (W2 with Tenure Track to W3) for Speech Science (m|f|x)
Reference n° W2283
Six-year tenure track position, starting April 2025, with the
possibility of promotion to a permanent professorship (W3).
We are looking for a highly motivated researcher in the field of
phonetics, speech science, and speech technology, with extensive
knowledge of speech production, perception and acoustics. The successful
candidate is expected to have expertise in experimental and
computational approaches to research on spoken language. A focus on
spoken dialog and conversational speech and/or multimodal aspects of
communication is particularly welcome.
The Department of Language Science and Technology is internationally
recognized for collaborative and interdisciplinary research, and the
successful candidate is expected to contribute to relevant joint
research initiatives. A demonstrated ability to attract external funding
of research projects is therefore highly desired. Phonetics, speech
science and speech technology are core elements of our study programs on
the M.Sc. and B.Sc./B.A. level, and the successful candidate is expected
to teach the associated courses within these programs.
What we can offer you:
Tenure track professors (W2) have faculty status at Saarland University,
including the right to supervise Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD students.
The successful candidate will focus on carrying out world-class
research, will lead their own research group, and will undertake
teaching and supervision responsibilities. Tenure track professors (W2)
with outstanding performance will receive tenure as a full professor
(W3) provided a positive tenure evaluation is made. Decisions regarding
tenure are made no later than six years after taking up the tenure track
position.
The position offers excellent working conditions in a lively and
international scientific community. Saarland University is one of the
leading centers for language science and computational linguistics in
Europe, and offers a dynamic and stimulating research environment. The
Department of Language Science and Technology organizes about 100
research staff in nine research groups in the fields of computational
linguistics, psycholinguistics, phonetics and speech science, speech
processing, and corpus linguistics
(https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/department/lst.html). The department
serves as the focal point of the Collaborative Research Center 1102
"Information Density and Linguistic Encoding"
(http://www.sfb1102.uni-saarland.de). It is part of the Saarland
Informatics Campus (https://saarland-informatics-campus.de/en), which
brings together 800 researchers and 2,000 students from 81 countries and
collaborates closely with world-class research institutions on campus,
such as the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, the Max Planck
Institute for Software Systems, and the German Research Center for
Artificial Intelligence (DFKI).
Qualifications:
The appointment will be made in accordance with the general provisions
of German public sector employment law. Applicants will have a PhD or
doctorate in an appropriate subject and will have demonstrated a proven
track record of independent academic research (e.g. as a junior or
assistant professor, or by having completed an advanced, post-doctoral
research degree (Habilitation) or equivalent academic activity at a
university or research institution). They will typically have completed
a period of postdoctoral research and have teaching experience at the
university level. They must have demonstrated outstanding research
capabilities and have the potential to successfully lead their own
research group.
The successful candidate will be expected to actively contribute to
departmental research and teaching, including introductory lectures in
phonetics and phonology, speech science, as well as more advanced
lectures. The teaching language is English (in the MSc programs) and
German (in the BSc/BA programs). We expect that the successful candidate
has, or is willing to acquire within an appropriate period, sufficient
proficiency to teach in both languages.
Your Application:
Applications should be submitted online at
www.uni-saarland.de/berufungen. No additional paper copy is required.
The application must contain:
• a cover letter and curriculum vitae (including phone number and
email address)
• a full list of publications
• a full list of third-party funding (own shares shown)
• your proposed research plan (2-5 pages)
• a teaching statement (1 page)
• copies of your degree certificates
• full-text copies of your 5 most important publications
• a list of 3 academic references (including email addresses), at
least one of whom must be a person who is outside the group of your
current or former supervisors or colleagues.
Applications must be received no later than 12 October 2023. Please
include the job reference number W2283 when you apply. Please contact
[email protected] if you have any questions.
Saarland University regards internationalization as an institution-wide
process spanning all aspects of university life and it therefore
encourages applications that align with its internationalization
strategy. Members of the university's professorial staff are therefore
expected to engage in activities that promote and foster further
internationalization. Special support will be provided for projects that
continue with or expand on collaborative interactions within existing
international cooperative networks, e.g. projects with partners in the
European University Alliance Transform4Europe (www.transform4europe.eu)
or the University of the Greater Region (www.uni-gr.eu).
Saarland University is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with
its affirmative action policy, Saarland University is actively seeking
to increase the proportion of women in this field. Qualified women
candidates are therefore strongly encouraged to apply. Preferential
consideration will be given to applications from disabled candidates of
equal eligibility.
When you submit a job application to Saarland University you will be
transmitting personal data. Please refer to our privacy notice
(https://www.uni-saarland.de/verwaltung/datenschutz/) for information on
how we collect and process personal data in accordance with Art. 13 of
the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). By submitting your
application, you confirm that you have taken note of the information in
the Saarland University privacy notice.
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