▁Rom ance ▁Phil ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Heidel berg . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁J auss ▁took ▁up ▁his ▁first ▁teaching ▁appointment ▁as ▁associate ▁professor ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Rom ance ▁Sem inar ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mün ster , ▁West f alen . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁G ie ßen , ▁where , ▁as ▁full ▁professor , ▁he ▁helped ▁in ▁the ▁rest ruct uring ▁of ▁the ▁Rom ance ▁Sem inar . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁these ▁years ▁( 1 9 5 9 – 1 9 6 2 ) ▁that ▁J auss , ▁along ▁with ▁Er ich ▁Kö h ler , ▁founded ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁medieval ▁texts ▁entitled ▁Grund ri ß ▁der ▁roman ischen ▁Literatur en ▁des ▁Mittel al ters ▁( Out line ▁of ▁Rom ance ▁Liter atures ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁he ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁prominent ▁role ▁in ▁establish ing ▁the ▁research ▁group ▁" Po et ik ▁und ▁Herm ene ut ik " ▁with ▁two ▁other ▁colle agues ▁from ▁G ie ßen ▁( H ans ▁Bl umen berg ▁and ▁C lem ens ▁H es el haus ), ▁along ▁with ▁Wolfgang ▁I ser ▁from ▁Wür zburg . ▁ ▁The ▁year ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁saw ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Const ance ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁reform ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁university ▁system ▁taking ▁place ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁J auss ▁was ▁invited ▁by ▁his ▁former