W 3-Professorship for Digital Humanities.

The Faculty of Philology (Department of General Linguistics in collaboration with the Digital Humanities Lab) is offering a W 3-Professorship for Digital Humanities.

• Application deadline: 17. March 2026
• Publication date: 2. February 2026
• Start-date: At the earliest possible date.
• Scope of work: Full-time position
• Id no.: 00004827

Description

We are looking for an internationally visible scholar from the field of Digital Humanities (DH) with a language- or text-focused profile. A specialization in methods, applications, and contexts of Artificial Intelligence in the broader sense (including technical understanding such as coding, application to philological research questions, and ideological/ethical/didactic implications, etc.) is required. In-depth knowledge of established DH methods (e.g., NLP and other computational techniques and models, distant reading, etc.) is advantageous. Networking within the Faculty of Philology as well as active participation in research foci, centers, and collaborative projects are expected. The successful candidate will assume a leadership function in the DH Lab established in 2024 at the Faculty of Philology, and will play a leading role in the (further) development of DH-related study and certificate programs, as well as in modules within language, literary and cultural studies curricula.

In all other respects, the conditions for appointment according to § 47 Landeshochschulgesetz apply.

We request for the following application materials:

●      Resumé

●      Certificates and diplomas

●      Complete list of publications and lectures, listing the five most important publications.

We will be particularly pleased to receive applications from women for the position advertised here.

The university supports individuals appointed to professorial positions through a Dual Career Service and a Family Service.

Application

Please send your application including supporting documents mentioned above and the application form citing the reference number 00004827, by 17. March 2026 at the latest. Please send your application to the following address in written or electronic form:

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bernd Kortmann
University of Freiburg
Faculty of Philology
P.O. Box
79085 Freiburg

or to the email address bewerbungen@philologie.uni-freiburg.de

For further information, please contact Herr Prof. Dr. Achim Rabus on the phone number +49 761 203-8315 or E-Mail achim.rabus@slavistik.uni-freiburg.de.
Further information on the appointment procedure can be found in the Code for Practice for professorial appointments (in German).