Dear Colleagues,

The University of Liverpool is currently seeking to appoint a Head of Department and Chair in Modern Languages and Cultures. The role of Head of Department will be for 5 years initially and will be offered in combination with a permanent post at Professorial level. Details of the vacancy are provided here:

https://recruit.liverpool.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=1&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=010913

The Department of Modern Languages currently comprises over forty academic staff, covering French Studies, Iberian and Latin American Studies, Italian Studies, Chinese Studies and FIlm Studies. Our thriving research covers the whole chronological field, from medieval to contemporary studies and all intersecting areas of literature and culture, including history, film, theory, politics and linguistics.

The vacancy will be of interest to colleagues on the German Studies mailing list and we would be pleased to receive applications from within German Studies. Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Professor Lin Foxhall, Head of the School of Histories, Languages and Cultures at the University of Liverpool ([log in to unmask]).

In the Department of Modern Languages, the interim Head of Department, Dr Diana Cullell ([log in to unmask]) would be happy to speak to you and colleagues in German Studies will also be happy to talk to Germanists if you want to get in touch (Dr Andrew Plowman - [log in to unmask]; Dr Lyn Marven - [log in to unmask]).

The stated deadline is 8 February 2019.

Best wishes,

Andrew