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Research Studentship in German at the University of Southampton
One Research Studentship will be available in Modern Languages (German),
School of Humanities at the University of Southampton for a fixed period
of up to 3 years from September 2007 (subject to satisfactory annual
reports) The successful candidate will receive an annual grant of £12300
(subject to annual review in line with AHRC awards)) to carry out
postgraduate research on a topic in German studies. Fees will also be
waived throughout the 3-year period. In return, they will be expected to
teach up to 6 hours of German language classes per week in term time.
Modern Languages at Southampton is one of the leading research
departments in the UK and was awarded the highest grade (5*) in the 2001
RAE. The department has particular research strengths in linguistic,
socio-political, literary and cultural studies (Jewish studies and
identity and migration research) in English, German, French, Portuguese
and Spanish. The emphasis in research and teaching is on
interdisciplinarity, and research activities are focused on two Research
Centres: the Centre for Transnational Studies and the Centre for Applied
Language Research. Both Centres run Masters programmes from which it
will be possible to take individual modules. There are also close links
to the School of Humanities Parkes Centre for Jewish and Non-Jewish
Relations, which provides opportunities for contact with scholars and
students in History and English Literature (for information on all 3
Centres, see http://www.lang.soton.ac.uk/research/centres.html). In
addition, extensive opportunities for wider contacts, academic exchange
and research training are provided by the Graduate School of the Faculty
of Law, Arts and Social Sciences
(www.lass.soton.ac.uk/research/graduate_school). Both the School of
Humanities and the Faculty Graduate School organise annual conferences,
which provide postgraduate students with a platform for their research
projects.
International Research Projects in Modern Languages
Several major collaborative research projects are currently being
directed by members of the German academic staff: Diaspora as social and
cultural practice, a study of transnational networks of musicians across
Europe and Africa’ funded for 3 years by the AHRC; ‘SeFoNe’, an EU 6th
Framework project on transnational neighbourhoods across mental and
physical borders in several European countries, funded for 3 years with
6 partners from European universities; Post-Colonial Transition and
‘Germanness’ in Namibia; LINEE (Languages in a Network of European
Excellence), a 4-year project funded by the EU 6th Framework and
involving joint research with partners at 8 other European universities;
Testing Regimes, a project on language, migration and citizenship in
Europe; The German Language and the Future of Europe, an AHRC-funded
research programme on language policy and identities in Central Europe.
Outcome of a funding application for a project on ‘Female Jewish Writing
of the Diaspora Since 1933: Anglo-American, French, German, Hebrew and
Yiddish Literatures’ is pending.
Research interests of members of staff in German
Identity research, especially in relation to borders and transnational
contexts; migration, multicultural neighbourhood and diaspora research
(Prof. Ulrike H. Meinhof)
Sociolinguistics of German, multilingualism, language and politics,
language ideologies, language and migration (Prof. Patrick Stevenson)
20th century Austrian literature and culture, Holocaust literature;
exile literature; Jewish-German studies; feminist literary theory (Dr.
Andrea Reiter)
Migration und diaspora, borders and identity, multiculturalism und
ethnography (Dr. Heidi Armbruster)
Current PhD projects include: the acquisition of pragmatic competence in
a foreign language; sociolinguistic aspects of complaints; the
contribution of radio to the construction of identity in post-war
Austria; language, migration and citizenship in Germany.
Recently completed PhD projects include: Stars in GDR cinema; The female
gaze in the work of Annette von Droste-Hülshoff; German radio from 1945
and the renewal of national identity; narrative elements in Friedrich
Torberg’s non-fictional texts.
Further information on Modern Languages can be found on the ML website:
www.lang.soton.ac.uk.
Requirements
Good first degree in a relevant area and normally an MA or equivalent;
native or near-native proficiency in German, as well as good knowledge
of English (eg, at least IELTS 6.5 or equivalent); teaching experience
is essential; a qualification in teaching German as a Foreign Language
would be an advantage.
Applications
Please send an informal application including a CV and a research
proposal of up to 1,000 words(electronic form is acceptable) as soon as
possible but no later than 2 March 2007 to:
Dr. Heidi Armbruster, University of Southampton, School of Humanities,
Modern Languages, Southampton SO171BJ, Tel: (++44 23) 80592255, Fax:
(++44 23) 80593288, e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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