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1) Subject:University of Durham Job

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Date: 20 Jan 2010
From:NEWMAN D.L. <daniel.newman at durham.ac.uk>
Subject:University of Durham Job

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Arabic

University of Durham - School of Modern Languages & Cultures

Salary:
£29,704-£52,086
Grade:
Grade 7-9
Contract:
Non fixed-term, Full-time
Hours:
35 hours per week
The Department of Arabic seeks to appoint a permanent Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Arabic. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate significant research achievements commensurate with his/her academic age, and have the potential to make an outstanding contribution to the research culture of the Department and School. S/he will also contribute fully to the Department’s teaching programme, and participate in the delivery of a range of modules in language (including translation), literature, and cultural history. This may involve lectures and classes of up to 40 students in addition to smaller tutorials and seminars. The person appointed will be a committed team player, and will work closely with other members of academic staff and the teaching fellows to ensure consistently high-quality teaching provision.

Research Environment

The high quality and impact of research in the Department of Arabic was recently confirmed by strong scores in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. With 20% of activity rated as 4* (world-leading) and 45% as 3* (internationally excellent), the Department is ranked fourth of the eight departments assessed by the Middle Eastern and African Studies panel.

All members of academic staff are actively engaged in research and publication, and frequently present their work at national and international meetings. They are supported by the School’s Research Committee, which oversees a supportive infrastructure of research monitoring, guidance, strategy formulation, funding and interdepartmental dialogue. In addition, the University offers extensive research support through Faculty funding, doctoral fellowships, Institute of Advanced Study fellowships, generous research leave entitlement (1 term in 7), and assistance with applications for external funding.

The Department of Arabic is heavily engaged, together with the University’s Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, in the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World (CASAW (http://casaw.ed.ac.uk)), a collaborative venture that brings together the Universities of Durham, Edinburgh and Manchester. It also runs a successful MA in Arabic-English Translation and Interpreting which attracts many students from the Middle East. The School of Modern Languages and Cultures has a strong research culture bringing staff from its constituent departments together in interdisciplinary discussions and collaborations in areas such as film, photography, performance, literature and gender studies, backed by a university-wide research infrastructure which is supportive of interdisciplinary enquiry. The School is a leading partner in the Centres for Medieval & Renaissance Studies (http://www.dur.ac.uk/cmrs), Advanced Photography Studies (http://www.dur.ac.uk/dcaps) and Seventeenth!
 -Century Studies (http://www.dur.ac.uk/c17s), and plays an important role in the University's prestigious Institute of Advanced Study, set up in 2006 to promote world-class research across the Faculties (http://www.dur.ac.uk/ias).

The University boasts excellent library facilities, and has extensive holdings in most areas of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies. It also houses numerous special collections, including the Sudan Archive, an extensive collection of materials largely relating to the Condominium Period (1899-1956), and the Abbas Hilmi collection..

Student Profile

There are approximately 100 undergraduates studying one or more modules in Arabic. Arabic is studied mainly as part of a BA in Modern Languages, in conjunction with one or more languages taught in other Departments of the School: French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian. A number of students on the Combined Honours programme also take modules in Arabic. The School of Modern Languages and Cultures has run a modular degree programme since its inception. The university year is organised on the basis of three terms according to the traditional model.

Teaching

The Department manages a very effective teaching and learning environment (Teaching Quality Assessment: 22).

All students of Arabic at Durham are required to take the relevant Core Language module in any given year, and may choose other options from a range of modules in language, literature, cultural studies, and translation. All students are required to spend their third year in one or more of the countries whose languages they are studying. Most students of Arabic currently study in Damascus, Cairo, Alexandria, or Fez.

The post is subject to standard probationary terms. Further information will be issued in the contract of employment.

Pension:
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)
Holidays:
30 working days' holiday plus statutory holidays, and 4 'customary' holidays, normally allocated to the Christmas break
Contact for informal enquiries:
Prof. David Cowling 
0191 334 3424 
d.j.cowling at durham.ac.uk
Alternative Contact:
Prof. Paul Starkey 
0191 334 3417 
p.g.starkey at durham.ac.uk
Application Process:
We prefer to receive applications on-line. Please attach your CV and a covering letter, giving details of how you match the person specification. The job description and person specification can be found by following the links from the left-hand menu. We can post a vacancy details pack (including application form) to you, if you telephone our answering service on 0191 3346499 or e-mailrecruitment.team at durham.ac.uk Short-listed candidates will be invited for interview. They will also be asked to give a presentation on an aspect of their research, and to field questions in English and Arabic on research- and teaching-related matters.

Closing Date for Applications:
09/02/2010
 
https://jobs.dur.ac.uk/jobdtls.asp?Session_in=UNABLETOOBTAIN26216&Uid=&vref=3549

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