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02 Nov 2026 for 3 years

01 Jun 2026

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Greek Studies, Latin Studies, American Studies, English Studies, Book Science, German as a Foreign Language, German Studies, Nordic Philology, Miscellaneous, Nordic Studies, Scandinavian Studies, Cultural Studies, Media Culture, Digital Media, Media Studies, Modern Greek Studies, Arabic Studies, Islamic Studies, Jewish Studies, Turkology, Turkish, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Chinese Studies, North American Studies, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romance Philology, Miscellaneous, Romance Studies, Spanish, East Slavic Studies, Polish, Russian, Slavic Studies, South Slavic Studies, West Slavic Studies, General Literary Studies, Rhetoric, Comparative Literary Studies

The Class of Literature, integrated into the Graduate School Language & Literature Munich, is one of the most renowned doctoral programs in its field in Germany. It is supported by all faculties involved in literary studies at LMU Munich. The program offers a systematically structured curriculum with an emphasis on academic research, covering new ground both in terms of organization and of professional specialization. The Class offers a research-oriented structure with excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary and international cooperation. The professors involved in the program represent a broad spectrum of theoretical positions, research methodologies, and different practical approaches.

The Class of Literature welcomes applications from excellent PhD candidates for a PhD position (TV-L 13, 50 %, up to 3 years, beginning in November 2026).

Application deadline: June 1, 2026

Application website: https://www.en.prolit.uni-muenchen.de/bewerbung/index.html