Offer: Student Assistant for international conference "RIVER TALKS"
A student assistant position is available at the Chair of English Culture and Literature Studies starting February 1, 2026, to support the organization of the EU GREEN-funded conference "RIVER TALK/Paroles de fleuves". The international conference will take place from June 17 to 19, 2026, at the University of Angers in France and is being organized jointly by OVGU and the University of Parma. The aim of the conference is to examine rivers and their local ecology from a literary and cultural studies perspective, focusing on various dimensions of river concepts – from representations of rivers to the voice of the rivers themselves.
The position involves assisting with programme planning in cooperation with the French partner university and communicating with conference participants from countries in the EU Green Alliance. Applicants should be enrolled in at least their fifth semester of a BA programme or their first semester of an MA programme at OVGU, have very good English and French language skills, be able to work independently and on their own initiative, be interested in topics related to environmental and blue
humanities, and have excellent communication skills and experience in intercultural communication. If you have any questions about the advertised position, please contact PD Dr. Nora Pleßke. Please send your complete application (cover letter, CV, references) by email to by 6 January 2026. For more information, please refer to the job application.