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<font size=3>Would you be able to send this out to members on the
histling list, I hope it is not too long, many thanks, Olga
Fischer<br><br>
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<b>The UvA is looking for enthusiastic talented young scientists to teach
and do research <br><br>
</b></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3>The Universiteit
van Amsterdam aims to provide an inspiring, broad-based, international
academic environment in which staff and students can reach their full
potential. It offers a critical and creative intellectual climate, an
atmosphere of self-reliance and independence of thought and a strong
sense of commitment to contemporary society and to the local community.
<br><br>
approximately 22,000 students and 5,000 staff / 7 faculties / each year
7,500 academic publications / consortium with: Freie Universität Berlin,
University College London, New York University<br><br>
The Faculty of Humanities is one of the largest faculties of the
Universiteit van Amsterdam. Education in the Faculty of Humanities is
organised by six departments: Dutch, History and regional studies,
Language and literature, Philosophy, Art and cultural studies and
Theology and religious studies. The faculty maintains close links with
the surrounding culture and society, conducts pioneer research and offers
a broad selection of programmes. In addition to its ties with many
cultural institutions in Amsterdam, teaching and research reflect a
strong international orientation at the faculty. Such diversity requires
flexible organisation of education, research and staff with encouragement
of personal initiative and enrichment.<br><br>
<br>
</font><b>New stimuli<br>
</b>New stimuli are needed to develop a broad spectrum of teaching and
research on language and culture. This is why the Faculty of Humanities
is launching ten new projects varying from <i>Music in the World of
Islam</i> and <i>History and Theory of Photography</i> to <i>The Essence
of Language</i>. Depending on the responses, the decision will be made
for which ten of the fourteen new projects to appoint talented young
scientists (in this message only the jobs related to linguistics will be
described). <br><br>
The scientists whom the UvA is looking for have a Humanities background
and have a Ph.D. Enthusiastic scientists with good teaching skills are
needed to pass on their knowledge - acquired for example in the course of
their Ph.D. research - to new generations of language and culture
experts. So it is important for candidates to be able to combine
excellent research with fine teaching. An affinity with their students is
essential. Of course suitable candidates have insight into the latest
developments in their field. And by serving as a bridge between various
disciplines, these new UvA scientists will be able to contribute towards
the expansion and innovation the Faculty has in mind.<br>
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<b>Visual Language of Ancient Times<br>
</b>Classical visual language and its role in later forms of art,
architecture, film and advertising<br><br>
In addition to the iconography of Ancient times, you lecture on the
style, forms and visual language of the various Classical periods and the
role they continue to play in later periods such as the Renaissance,
Neoclassicism and Postmodernism. You contribute towards the further
advances in education and research in this field and venture in new
directions. You have a thorough knowledge of Ancient times, you are not
only familiar with the art and architecture, you also know the
historical, literary and philosophical context. You can lecture on
numerous facets of Ancient art history in the Archaeology and Prehistory
or Art History study programmes, and if possible also in the Greek and
Latin Language and Culture or Media and Culture programmes.<br><br>
For further information call Prof. L. Noordegraaf at 31-20-525 4493 or
525 4666.<br><br>
<b>Modern Philology of Dutch<br>
</b>New advances in computer and documentation technology in the study of
Dutch language use in earlier periods<br>
<br>
New developments in computer and documentation technology provide
spectacular options for philology, which makes historical sources
accessible and serves as an auxiliary science in the fields of
literature, linguistics, history and art history. You contribute towards
further teaching and research developments in this field and venture in
new directions. You help advance the modernization of the philology
research on the Dutch language and the national collaboration in this
field. Your specialism is philology, but you can come from any of various
sub-disciplines. You lecture on any number of subjects in the Dutch
Language and Culture, and preferably also the History and Art History
study programmes as well as the inter-disciplinary Golden Age
programme.<br><br>
For further information call Prof. M. T. C. Mathijsen at 31-20-525 4723
or 525 4655. <br><br>
<br>
<b>German Language, Culture and Literature<br>
</b>The modernization of didactics in German language and culture and the
reinforcement of German’s position as component of other study
programmes<br><br>
You lecture on German language and culture and have a background in
literary or cultural studies, linguistics or second language acquisition.
You contribute towards further training and research developments in this
field and venture in new directions. You focus for example on culture and
literature oriented analysis that also covers popular and digital
literature, the development of inter-disciplinary programmes such as
Germany Studies, or the modernization and digitalization of language
acquisition teaching. You can lecture on any number of subjects in the
German Language and Culture study programme or Germany Studies, and if
possible in the Literature Studies, Linguistics, and Media and Culture
study programmes. <br><br>
For further information call Prof. H. A. van der Liet at 31-20-525
4664.<br><br>
<br>
<b>The Essence of Language</b>
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<dd>Differences between and within languages, revealing universal
properties of language<br><br>
</dl>You lecture on linguistics and cover the differences between
multifarious languages as well as the subtle differences between variants
of one and the same language. In teaching and research, you focus on the
integration of language typology, universal language characteristics,
language development and linguistic variation. You contribute towards
further training and research developments in this field and venture in
new directions. You are an expert in the field of spoken language and are
also proficient or interested in the structure of sign languages. You can
lecture on any number of subjects in various sub-fields of linguistics
and as regards the linguistics of a specific language or language group
in the Linguistics study programme and the Faculty’s study programmes in
various languages. <br><br>
For further information call Prof. H. A. van der Liet at 31-20-525
4664. <br><br>
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<dd>Language and Speech Technology</b>
</dl>The relation between linguistics and speech technology and the
reinforcement of the position of speech technology as component of other
study programmes<br><br>
You lecture on language and speech technology. You contribute towards
further training and research developments in this field and venture in
new directions. The subjects you focus on include speech recognition,
speech synthesis, dialogue systems, speech-to-speech translation systems,
information extraction and telecommunication. You lecture on any number
of subjects in the Linguistics study programme, the Faculty’s study
programmes in various languages, and the Artificial Intelligence and
Cognitive Science inter-Faculty study programmes<br><br>
For further information call Prof. H. A. van der Liet at 31-20-525
4664. <br><br>
<br>
<b>Philosophy of Mind<br>
</b>The relation between mental phenomena, behaviour, and the structure
of the brain<br><br>
You lecture on philosophical subjects and focus on the relation between
body and mind, the unique nature of perception and freedom. You address
mental phenomena - consciousness, the absence or presence of free will,
the interplay of beliefs and desires, and intentionality in relation to
human conduct and the structure of the brain. You contribute towards
further training and research developments in this field and venture in
new directions. You are active at the crossroads between psychology, the
philosophy of language, artificial intelligence, behavioural theory,
epistemology and ethics. You lecture on any number of subjects in the
Philosophy study programme, the Cultural Analysis and Logic, Language and
Argumentation master’s programmes and if possible the Linguistics and
Cognitive Science programmes. <br><br>
For further information call Prof. F. C. L. M. Jacobs at 31-20-525 4534
or 525 4748.<br><br>
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<b>Positions<br>
</b>University lecturers are appointed for a period of two years. If
considered suitable, they are then appointed for an indefinite period of
time. Depending on their age and experience, the salary goes up to a
gross monthly maximum of € 4,420.00 (scale 12). <br>
Lecturers are appointed to a full-time position but if they so wish, it
is possible to discuss working 80% of the week. <br>
The Faculty draws up a training and supervision programme in conjunction
with you, which you carry out under the supervision of a personal mentor.
<br><br>
<b>Applications</b> <br>
Applications accompanied by a résumé should be submitted before 21
February 2003 to the Director of the Faculty of Humanities at the
Universiteit van Amsterdam, Personnel and Organization Division,
Spuistraat 210, 1012 VT Amsterdam. Please write the job vacancy number
and “strictly confidential” in the upper left hand corner of the
envelope. <br><br>
You can also submit your job application by email to
solliciteren@hum.uva.nl. <br><br>
<b>Procedure <br>
</b>Experts in the specific specialized fields will perform the initial
selection of candidates for the positions. Then a Faculty committee will
carry out a second selection. In the end, ten candidates will be proposed
for the positions. <br>
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