Announcement: The German Studies Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Tanvi Solanki has been appointed the fifth editor of German Studies Review. Dr. Solanki is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Underwood International College at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. Her scholarship engages German literature and thought in interdisciplinary and transnational perspective, with particular interests in Romanticism, media and sound studies, migration, and the history of knowledge. She has held visiting fellowships at the University of Cambridge, the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science. She received her Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2016. Dr. Solanki begins her term on June 1, 2026. As part of the transition to the new editorial team, German Studies Review is now accepting applications for a Graduate Assistant to support the journal's Book Review Editors beginning October 1, 2026.
Call for Applications for Graduate Assistant, German Studies Review
The German Studies Review seeks a graduate assistant for the two Book Review Editors (literature and culture; history and art) with a start date of October 1, 2026. The graduate assistant will work closely with the two Book Review Editors on all editorial and managerial work related to the book review section. This includes editing book reviews, managing spreadsheets (with book titles, author names, publication dates, publisher addresses, reviewer names), acquiring copies from presses for reviewers, and communicating with reviewers, presses, the two Book Review Editors, and the Editor of the journal.
The successful applicant should be familiar with scholarship in German Studies, and experience in editing would be an asset, but is not required. Other qualifications include, but are not limited to, reading knowledge of German, excellent grammar and punctuation skills in English and German, knowledge of the Chicago Manual citation format, strong knowledge of Word, Excel, and Google Docs, along with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to get work done in a timely manner, ability to communicate professionally with reviewers and representatives of presses.
We welcome applications from advanced Ph.D. students, especially from groups who have traditionally been underrepresented in academia. The paid position requires approximately 4 hours of work per week and can be renewed annually. The position carries an annual stipend of $3,500. To apply, please send a CV and a letter explaining your interest and qualifications to the Editor Tanvi Solanki (tsolanki@yonsei.ac.kr) and the Book Review Editors Gundela Hachmann (ghachmann@lsu.edu) and Michael “Mac” Mackenzie (mackenzie@grinnell.edu) by August 1, 2026. Please direct questions to Dr. Solanki.