Junior Professor of Classics/Latin Philology

The Institute of Ancient Studies at the Faculty of History and Cultural Studies invites applications for the position of

Junior Professor of Classics/Latin Philology

beginning as soon as possible.

Salary grade W 1 Landesbesoldungsgesetz with tenure track to W 2 | Civil servant with a fixed-term contract

Tasks and expectations:

We are looking for a candidate with a recently earned doctorate who will represent the field of Latin literature from its beginnings to Imperial times in research and teaching. A focus – documented by one or more publication(s) – should be on one author of this period, preferably one rel­evant for high school-teaching (“Gymnasium”). Moreover, a research interest in the period from Late Antiquity until Early Modern times, ideally documented by publication(s) or university teaching, is desired. Applicants will cooperate with the manifold disciplines both at the institute and beyond, and take a creative role in interdisciplinary groups that already exist or are being planned. Openness for digitally-based research and teaching and active participation in academic administration are considered prerequisites. We are looking for a researcher early in their career who shows the potential to fill a permanent position.

Requirements:

• In addition to the general requirements according to public services law, applicants must meet the recruit-ment requirements stipulated in Section 54 of the Hochschulgesetz of Rhineland-Palatinate specifically demanding that after the PhD not more than six years should have been passed in academic employment.

The state of Rhineland-Palatinate and JGU are committed to close personal mentoring of students and therefore expect teaching staff to show a strong presence at the university. A cooperative, team-oriented and proactive work attitude, good communication skills, and the willingness to assume responsibility including further professional development in accordance with JGU’s leadership guidelines – are also expected.

Junior professors with tenure track are initially appointed as civil servants with a contract of six years. After this pe-riod, the position will be converted to a tenured professor-ship (W 2), provided the holder of the position meets the relevant regulations of higher education law (final evaluation procedure) as well as the general requirements according to public services law. In the fourth year, the junior professor’s performance will be evaluated in order to provide orientation for the time remaining.

The professorship is financed through the Tenure Track Program of the German Federal Government and the Federal States. Researchers early in their career are therefore especially encouraged to apply.

What we have to offer:

JGU firmly supports making family and career compatible and promotes its employees’ further professional development with an extensive human resources development offer.

JGU is diverse and welcomes qualified applications from people with varied backgrounds

JGU aims to increase the number of women in research and teaching and therefore encourages female researchers to apply.

Suitably qualified candidates with severe disabilities will be given preference.

Please apply via https://berufungsportal.uni-mainz.de/datenabfrage/Latinistik with your complete application documents (CV; certificates; lists of publications and teaching activities; funding record; current research and future research plans; teaching concept) by June 24^th, 2022 at the latest.

For questions and further information, please contact the chairperson of the search committee (Prof. Dr. Jochen Althoff: jalthoff@uni-mainz.de).