34.179, Jobs: Dutch; Sociolinguistics: Professor in Dutch Linguistics and Language Proficiency, Ghent University

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Subject: 34.179, Jobs: Dutch; Sociolinguistics: Professor in Dutch Linguistics and Language Proficiency, Ghent University

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Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 19:31:41
From: Ulrike Vogl [ulrike.vogl at ugent.be]
Subject: Dutch; Sociolinguistics: Professor in Dutch Linguistics and Language Proficiency, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

 
University or Organization: Ghent University 
Department: Department of Linguistics
Job Location: Ghent, Belgium 
Web Address: https://www.ugent.be/lw/taalkunde/en
Job Title: Professor in Dutch Linguistics and Language Proficiency
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Sociolinguistics 

Required Language(s): Dutch (nld)
                      Germanic 

Description:

Starting from 1 September 2023, a full-time mandate of (tenure-track)
professor is available in the department of Linguistics of the Faculty of Arts
and Philosophy, with a specialization in Dutch linguistics and language
proficiency. The mandate includes academic education, scientific research and
academic service in the domain of Dutch linguistics and language proficiency.

Academic education: 
You lecture various course units in the discipline of Dutch linguistics and
language proficiency.

Academic Research: 
You conduct research in the discipline of Dutch linguistics, with a focus on
variationist/sociolinguistics/dialectological approaches.

Academic services: 
You take part in the internal and external service provision of the department
of Linguistics. You participate in public debates about language variation in
the Dutch language area, within and beyond Standard Dutch.

Profile: 

Experience: 
 - You have already conducted eminent academic research in the given
discipline, which is clearly reflected in publications in high-quality
academic journals and peer-reviewed books;
 - You have specific expertise on variationist/sociolinguistic/dialectological
approaches to the study of Dutch;
 - You are capable of initiating, supervising and acquiring the necessary
funding for academic research;
 - You are didactically skilled to teach university students to develop
academic competences;
 - You have demonstrable experience with teaching Dutch linguistics and
language proficiency courses at an academic level;
 - You have an impeccable command of spoken and written Standard Dutch;

Recommended are:
 - International mobility, among other things thanks to research stays at
institutions external to the one where you acquired your highest academic
degree;
 - Positively evaluated experience in provided or organised academic
lecturing;
 - Professionalisation of education.
 - Experience with modern activating didactic methods for classes in practical
Dutch language skills/langue proficiency.
 - Experience with acquiring funding for (international) research projects
 - Experience with digital skills and recent methods for linguistic research
(for instance, but not limited to: corpus compilation, annotation and
exploration; experimental methods; quantitative techniques, survey techniques,
etc.)

Skills / Attitude: 
 - You are quality-oriented;
 - You take initiative;
 - You have good organisational, interpersonal and communicative skills;
 - You are a team-player.

Admission requirements: 
You hold a thesis-based doctorate in the relevant field or a diploma or
certificate that is recognised as equivalent (article V.20 Codex Higher
Education).
Upon evaluation of a foreign (non-EU) diploma, a certificate of equivalence
may still have to be requested at NARIC. If this is the case, we advise you to
initiate this recognition procedure as soon as possible. You are required to
have the recognition no later than on the date of your appointment.

You have at least two years of postdoctoral experience on 1 September 2023.
This term of two years is determined by the date written on the
above-mentioned required diploma.

Appointment Information: 
We offer you a temporary appointment in a tenure track system for a term of
five years. If positively evaluated by the University Board, the term of
office will be transferred into a permanent appointment as an associate
professor.

You find the full job advertisement on https://www.ugent.be/nl/jobs >
Vacancies > Professorial staff
Apply online through the e-recruitment system before the application deadline
(see below). We do not accept late or incomplete applications, or applications
that are not sent through the online system.



Application Deadline: 13-Feb-2023 
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://www.ugent.be/en/work/copy_of_overview.htm 
Contact Information:
	Prof. Timothy Colleman 
	Email: timothy.colleman at ugent.be 


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