Faculty : Faculty I : Faculty of Arts and Humanities | ID : 6370
The University of Siegen is a modern university with an international orientation and a focus on interdisciplinary research. It currently has around 14,000 students and covers a range of research fields from the humanities, social and economic sciences to natural sciences, engineering and life sciences. With over 2,000 employees, the university is one of the largest employers in the region and offers a unique environment for teaching, study, research and knowledge transfer.
We are seeking :
for the Department of Media Studies in Faculty I : Faculty of Arts and Humanities starting at the next possible date, a
University Professor (W3)
for Media aesthetics with a focus on digital media
Your Responsibilities :
You represent the entire spectrum of research and teaching the subject area in its full width, with a focus on digital media. The goal of the professorship is to develop an internationally relevant and networked research and teaching agenda in media aesthetics. The professorship is also dedicated to the dual question of how classical analog arts and practices are transformed in or through digital media and which aesthetic practices are emerging with specifically digital techniques. The research agenda should include the development of empirical and methodical approaches to (digital) media aesthetics and media analysis.
Your responsibilities include teaching in the media- and cultural studies courses at the University of Siegen (also in English), collaboration in the development of an internationally oriented curriculum as well as the development of an analytical-critical research practice area. In addition, the professorship teaches fundamentals of media studies, currently in particular through two lectures per year on space- and time-based media.
The successful candidate is also expected to play an active role in developing new research programs and to demonstrate an equal willingness to constructively engage in the university’s self-governing bodies.
The teaching duty is 9 semester hours per week.
Your profile :
We look forward to receiving your application package (CV, copies of certificates, description of previous research and teaching activities, list of third-party funding acquired) by 31.03.2025. Please submit applications solely via our Job Application Portal (