W2-Professorship for “Sign Languages”

The professorship is assigned to the profile specialisation “Communication and Language” of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, which is dedicated to the causes and consequences of individual and social communication barriers as well as instruments and strategies for overcoming them.

The professorship will represent the area of “Sign Languages” in the field of Deaf Studies and Sign Language Interpreting in research and teaching. We are looking for an individual with a strong record of research in at least two of the following areas:

• sign language psycholinguistics (e.g. L1 and/or L2 acquisition, sign language processing)
• translation studies with a focus on sign languages
• deaf studies
• linguistics of sign languages

Teaching responsibilities will be derived not only from the above research areas, but also from the curricular requirements of the department`s degree programmes. Several years of relevant teaching experience are expected.

Very good knowledge of at least one sign language is required. If knowledge is insufficient, a willingness to learn German and German Sign Language as quickly as possible is required.

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 history are specifically encouraged to apply.

Please send your application (including a list of publications, a complete list of courses, details of past and present (externally funded) research projects, a 2-page summary of the research profile, a statement (max. 1 page) on past and future contributions to equality, diversity and inclusion as well as on the ability to work in culturally diverse groups) until 15th October 2025, referencing the job ID PR/011/25 to Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Dean of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Prof. Dr. Claudia Becker, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin or preferably via e-mail in a single pdf-file to berufungen.ksbf@hu-berlin.de. Since we will not return your documents, please submit copies in the application only.

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