Dear all,
Further to John Partridge's heads-up on the English-teaching job in
Marburg, I can offer a few more details and a clarification or two.
First things first, the job advert itself can be found here:
http://www.uni-marburg.de/personal/stellen/oeffentlich/oeffwisstellen/fb10-0005-lehrkraft-150310.pdf
Secondly, I can confirm that John's suspicion of potential flexibility
is correct. The successful applicant would definitely need a completed
degree, ideally an MA or similar, but it would not necessarily need to
be in English, despite what the ad says. My degrees, for example, are
in German studies. As for the "erwünscht" part, it means some sort of
EFL or other language teaching qualification would be welcomed but is
not essential.
Finally, I feel I need to pour some cold water on John's assertion
that there is a strong possibility of it becoming a permanent post
around September. In fact, there is NO possibility of it becoming a
permanent post. The job being advertised is a "Vertretung" for me for
six months and I am afraid I have every intention of returning at the
end of my leave. That said, another colleague is due to retire in
September, so - continuation of funding pending - there is a good
chance that another position might open up, though that is also
unlikely to be a permanent post from the get-go.
I hope that helps.
Best wishes,
Matt Stevens
> Perhaps not a mainstream job for a Germanist and rather
> teaching-heavy, but a number of us have followed this route in the
> past! How seriously *vorausgesetzt* and *erwünscht* are to be taken
> I don't know, but I suspect some flexibility might be allowed.
> Anyway perhaps worth a try: there is a strong possibility of it
> becoming a permanent post around September. Please circulate to
> anyone potentially interested.
> Mit kollegialen Grüßen
> John
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Matt Stevens
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Wilhelm-Röpke-Str. 6D
35032 Marburg, GERMANY
Tel: +49 (0)6421 282 4747
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