Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Looking for Tenured W3 Professorship for UK Politics, Law, and Economy. at Berlin – Germany Full Time

The interdisciplinary Zentralinstitut Centre for British Studies at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is seeking to fill a Tenured W3 Professorship for UK Politics, Law, and Economy. 

We are looking for an interdisciplinary scholar from Politics, Law or Economics, with a significant and proven UK-related profile and interest in political, legal, and economic research questions. 

The postholder is expected to represent the subjects of UK politics, law and economy in teaching, research, and in terms of knowledge exchange, also for the general public. Teaching duties have to be fulfilled mainly at the Centre for British Studies as part of the MA British Studies and mainly in English.

Broad research areas, methodological openness and versatility are expected as well as the willingness to connect with UK-related research networks and academics in Berlin, Potsdam, and with Anglophone partners elsewhere. Furthermore, we expect the postholder to enhance and renew existing networks within the Berlin University Alliance, that they will help modernise the Graduate School for British Studies, apply for large-scale UK-related funding and lead on them and that the postholder will represent the Centre in all respects. Near-native spoken and written English and C1 level German are a requirement and active participation in all GBZ and HU committees is also expected.

Furthermore, we expect UK teaching, research, publishing and knowledge exchange as well as research leadership experience; proven experience / activities in public relations and outreach.

The applicants must meet the legal requirements for professorial appointments in accordance with § 100 of the `Berliner Hochschulgesetz´.

HU is seeking to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching, and specifically encourages qualified female scholars to apply. Researchers from abroad are welcome to apply. Severely disabled applicants with equivalent qualifications will be given preferential consideration. People with an immigration background are specifically encouraged to apply.

Applications including

• a CV,
• copies of certificates and diplomas,
• detailed information on teaching experience,
• a teaching policy (max. 2 pages),
• past, present and future interdisciplinary research projects (max. 2 pages), and an outline for the next 10 years of the GBZ (max. 2 pages),
• a list of publications within three weeks together with the code number PR/012/22 should be sent to the following address: 

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

An die stellvertretende Direktorin des GBZ

Prof. Dr. Gesa Stedman

Mohrenstr. 60, 10117 Berlin 

In addition, the application should be sent as a single PDF to the following email address: [email protected].

We will not return your application. We therefore ask you to hand in copies only. 

Any queries can be addressed to: [email protected].

Please visit our website www.hu-berlin.de/stellenangebote, which gives you access to the legally binding German version.

Appointment as of 1.10.2024