vacancy at Ghent University, Belgium

[Raymond Detrez]

http://www.ugent.be/en/news/vacancies/autonomous/bc20091210-lw01-eng

Professor in the rank of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Full Professor or  
Senior Full Professor in the field of Old Church Slavonic Philology  
and cultural history of the Slavic Middle Ages
Last application date: 2010-02-05 23:55
Department: LW16 - Department of Slavonic and East-European studies
Contract type: Statutary
Occupancy rate: 100%
Vacancy type: Autonomous academic staff
The faculty of Arts and Philosophy has a vacancy for a professorship,  
starting from October 1, 2010. It concerns a position as full-time  
Professor in the rank of Lecturer (docent), Senior Lecturer  
(hoofddocent), Full Professor (hoogleraar) or Senior Full Professor  
(gewoon hoogleraar) in the Department of Slavonic en East-European  
studies, charged with academic teaching (in Dutch), scientific  
research and carrying out scientific duties in the field of Old Church  
Slavonic Philology and cultural history of the Slavic Middle Ages.

Profile:
?    candidates should hold a PhD or a degree recognized as  
equivalent, with a doctoral thesis in the field of study concerned and  
have at least two years of post-doctoral experience on October 1, 2010;
?    candidates are required to have research experience in the field  
of study concerned, proved by contributions to national and  
international conferences and by recent publications in national and  
international peer reviewed journals and/or books;
?    assets:
?    knowledge of ancient Greek;
?    knowledge of one or more modern Slavic languages;
?    having proved experience in international mobility, amongst  
others through participation in research programs at research  
institutions not linked to the university where the highest degree was  
obtained;
?    candidates are required to possess the necessary didactic,  
organizational and communicative skill for teaching at an academic  
level.

The governing language at Ghent University is Dutch. However, persons  
who do not speak Dutch as a native language are welcome to apply.

The candidates are requested to submit:
-    the necessary attestations of competence (copies of degrees);
-    an outline (of max. 1500 words) explaining their views on  
academic teaching, research and service in relation to this vacancy.

Selection procedure:
1.    candidates will be short-listed on the basis of their curriculum  
vitae bibliography and the outline;
2.    short-listed applicants will be invited for an interview, on the  
basis of which the final selection will be made.

More detailed information on this vacancy can be obtained at prof.  
Raymond Detrez (phone: +32 (9) 264 38 48,  
mailto:Raymond.Detrez at Ugent.be).

A full-time position at the entry level of Lecturer implies a  
five-year temporary appointment in a tenure track system. If the  
university board positively evaluates the performance of the person  
involved, the position lead to a permanent position in the rank of  
Senior Lecturer.
A full-time position at the entry level of Senior Lecturer, Full  
Professor or Senior Full Professor will lead to a tenured position.
However, in the case of a first appointment as professor, the Board of  
Governors of Ghent University may decide to appoint the candidate for  
a maximum period of three years, after which he/she may be eligible  
for tenure following a positive evaluation. As teaching at Ghent  
University is mostly in Dutch, such evaluation may include the  
acquired ability to teach in Dutch.

Depending on the specific profile of the selected candidate, the rank  
of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Full Professor or Senior Full Professor  
will be granted.

Applications must be sent in duplicate by registered mail to the  
rector of Ghent University, Rectorate building,  
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25, 9000 Ghent, using the specific application  
forms Autonomous Academic Staff ("ZAP"), the 5th Febrary, 2010 at the  
latest.

The application forms for Autonomous Academic Staff (ZAP)
?    can be obtained at Ghent University, Department of Personnel and  
Organization, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25, 9000 Gent.
?    can be requested by phone: +32 (0) 9 264 31 29 or + 32 (0) 9 264 31 30.
?    can be downloaded from the internet:
http://www.ugent.be/nl/werken/aanwerving/formulieren/zap

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