W3 Professorship for English Literary and Cultural Studies, additional focus: Environmental Humanities Technische Universität Braunschweig

Technische Universität Braunschweig is one of Germany’s leading institutes of technology and offers an inspiring work environment with a wide range of research and teaching opportunities in state-of-the-art facilities. The 3,800 members of our academic, technical and administrative staff – including more than 400 international scientific staff – work together to ensure that our university successfully fulfils its mission of providing excellent teaching for our approximately 15,000 students and 100 trainees. We focus our research on mobility, metrology, engineering for health, and the future city. Our core disciplines include a comprehensive engineering division and a strong natural sciences division, closely linked with business sciences, social sciences, educational sciences, and the humanities. Our university is located at the heart of one of Europe’s most research-intensive regions. We cooperate closely with the more than 20 internationally renowned research institutions in our vicinity and our network extends to our partner universities in Germany and all over the world, with whom we maintain strong relationships.

Faculty of Humanities and Education

English and American Studies

We offer a

W3 Professorship for English Literary and Cultural Studies, additional focus:
Environmental Humanities

The appointment is planned for 01.10.2026.

Your responsibilities

The successful candidate will cover the fields of English literary and cultural studies in their entirety and have an additional specialisation in Environmental Humanities. As a changemaker professorship within the "Collaborative Research Ecosystems", the position connects the humanities and cultural studies with knowledge from other disciplines such as biology, (geo)ecology, environmental sciences, architecture or media studies, the social sciences and economic sciences. The selected candidate will integrate the humanities laterally into the research group of the programme section "ReSpace: Connected Response-able Spaces for Sustainable Living", the "Future City" and "Mobility" core research areas and establish contacts with other core research areas at the TU. The successful candidate will be involved in teaching across the bachelor's degree in English Studies and in specific modules in the Master of Education degree. In addition, they will contribute to teaching in the MA degree "Culture of the Techno-Scientific World" and its development. In their teaching, the selected candidate is expected to cover foundational and current research topics in English literary, cultural and media studies spanning from the 16th/17th century to the present day, complemented by topics in Environmental Humanities. All teaching will be in English. The successful candidate (f/m/d) is expected to be committed to the university’s strategic goals and to actively shape its holistic development (https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/​hochschulentwicklung). In addition to the classic service areas of a university (research, teaching and studies, transfer, governance and administration), this applies in particular to digitalisation, internationalisation, equality and diversity, as well as knowledge exchange.

Our expectations

Demonstrable expertise in all fields, as attested by research output

• High-level international publications across several topic areas
• Broad and international experience in teaching English literary and cultural studies in English
• Demonstrable experience and success in acquiring third-party funding
• Leadership and managerial experience, including with larger projects
• Active collaborations in interdisciplinary networks and contexts
• Experience in administration and academic self-government
• Teamworking and social skills
• Commitment to increasing the internationalisation and international visibility of Technische Universität Braunschweig
• Excellent command of English. In addition, some command of German will be necessary for administrative work and, if not present, must be acquired after starting the position

Individual career decisions and career breaks due to parental/​family care leave affecting research output will be taken into account by the appointment committee.

Requirements, § 25 NHG

• A degree in a relevant field
• Pedagogical aptitude
• Special qualification for in-depth independent scientific work, as a rule proven by an above-average doctorate
• Additional academic achievements, usually within the framework of a junior professorship, a postdoctoral degree (Habilitation) or achievements equivalent to a Habilitation

Notes

Technische Universität Braunschweig makes personnel decisions on the basis of suitability, ability and professional performance. Our aim is to increase the share of women in academic positions. Therefore, we particularly welcome applications from women and will give preference to female candidates with equivalent qualifications. People with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply and, if equally qualified, will be given preference in the appointment process. Technische Universität Braunschweig is certified as a family-friendly university. We are committed to facilitating a healthy and productive work-life balance and offer a dual career service as well as support for newly appointed staff. Our Family Office provides advice on all issues relating to family, childcare, and caring for relatives. Our “Prof.-Programm” offers exclusive status-related exchange and consulting formats, in particular to newly appointed professors. Professional and Personnel Development promotes the professional development of all employees through a wide range of courses and activities. The university actively endorses equal opportunities and diversity and promotes diverse perspectives as essential in contributing to the university’s success in research, teaching, transfer and administration. We particularly invite applications from international candidates (f/m/d). German language skills are not a prerequisite. However, the successful candidate is expected to acquire sufficient language skills to perform teaching and administrative duties in German within two years of appointment. Even though this is a permanent full-time position, a part-time appointment may be possible upon request. Applicants (f/m/d) who are 50 years or older at the time the appointment commences and who have not acquired permanent civil servant status (Beamtenverhältnis auf Lebenszeit) will be employed with employee status (Angestelltenverhältnis).