Professor of Semitic languages, Uppsala

[Bo Isaksson]

UNIVERSITY OF UPPSALA
Professor of Semitic languages
Last application date: 2014-08-15

[English posting at <http://tinyurl.com/lc3d836<http://www.uu.se/en/jobs/?positionId=36460>>]
[Swedish posting at <http://tinyurl.com/lvhedt5>]

Uppsala University is an international research university focused on the development of science and education. Our most important assets are all the individuals who with their curiosity and their dedication makes Uppsala University one of Sweden's most exciting work places. Uppsala University has 41.000 students, 6,500 employees and a turnover of SEK 5,900 billion.

The subject area of Semitic languages at the Department of Linguistics and Philology has a long tradition of research in Semitic philology, linguistics and literature. The subject spans multiple Semitic languages, the most important ones in terms of the Department's educational offerings being Arabic, Hebrew and Aramaic/Syriac.

DUTIES: Overall responsibility for research and third-cycle (research level) education in the field of Semitic languages. This includes both advancing the field and pursuing own research. Duties also comprise teaching and supervision in the first, second and third cycles in the field of Semitic languages. Also included is information about research and developmental work and participation in the planning of research projects and the development of national and international networks. Assignments of an administrative nature, such as management, may also be relevant.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Persons are eligible to be employed as professor if they have demonstrated both academic and teaching competence (Higher Education Ordinance Ch. 4 Sec. 3). According to the Uppsala University Appointment Regulations, a further general eligibility requirement for teachers is that they must have the personal abilities necessary to fully carry out the duties of the position. Moreover, a person employed as professor must have demonstrated academic competence through independent research efforts and by having produced work of high international and national quality. Applicants must have demonstrated competence in planning, initiating, leading and developing research, have shown a capacity to acquire considerable funding grants in competition, and demonstrate well-documented competence in supervision in the third cycle.

Teaching competence must have been shown through qualifications in education and teaching. Moreover applicants must demonstrate well-documented competence in supervision in the first, second and third cycles and otherwise fulfil the requirements laid down in the Appointment Regulations for Uppsala University and the supplemental guidelines from the Faculty of Languages.

To be eligible, applicants must have professor-level competence in the subject of Semitic languages including documented academic qualifications in Arabic.

Applicants must have the capacity to teach in Swedish or English. If the holder of the position is unable to teach in Swedish, s/he is expected to be able to do so within two years.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA; Academic and teaching competence:
The assessment criteria for appointment to a teaching position at the University are the respective degrees of such competencies as are required for eligibility for the position.

In appointing an applicant to this professorship weight will primarily be afforded to academic and teaching competence, with special weight attaching to academic competence. Equal attention will be paid to the assessment of teaching competence and academic competence. However, these assessment criteria will be weighed against each other in such a way that an applicant who is deemed to be much more competent as a teacher than an academically somewhat more competent applicant will be ranked higher than the latter.

In assessing academic and teaching competence, quality will be the prime consideration. The scope, primarily in terms of depth and breadth, will also be of significance. In assessing academic competence very great weight will be afforded to research qualifications in Arabic with linguistic and philological orientation. Great weight will be given to documented academic competence in other Semitic languages. If qualifications are otherwise deemed to be equal, research qualifications in modern Arabic will be afforded weight. Qualifications regarding language development and cultural history as well as contemporary social orientation of relevance to the language area will be given weight. Academic competence also includes the degree of independence in terms of developing and leading research projects as well as contributing to the international discussion via publications in international journals or other internationally available publications.

Further, consideration will be given to the ability to plan, lead and develop courses and study programmes and teaching, research and third-cycle courses and study programmes, the capacity to competitively acquire grants for research, as well as a demonstrated ability to interact with others within the discipline. The ability to tie teaching to research currently being pursued in the subject will also be afforded weight. Teaching competence in the Semitic languages of importance to the Department's educational offerings (Arabic, Hebrew Aramaic/Syriac) will be regarded as a special qualification. The capacity to interact regarding tertiary-level teaching issues with actors within and outside the University is also part of teaching competence.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA; Other competence:
Beyond the above, the degree of administrative and other competence of importance with regard to the subject content and duties of the position will be considered. Attention will also be paid to the capacity to collaborate and the ability to develop and lead operations and personnel. Consideration will also be given to the capacity to cooperate with the wider community and to inform the public about research and developmental work. Documented collaboration with national and international contact nets will be afforded great importance.

When appointing new teachers, the University will employ the applicant who, following a holistic qualitative assessment of competence and skills, is deemed to have the best capacities to carry out and develop the relevant duties and to contribute to the advancement of operations

Other conditions: Personal circumstances (such as parental leave) that might be relevant for the assessment of qualifications should be included with a full list of qualifications and experience.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: The application must be written in English. Instructions regarding the form of the application can be found on the Faculty homepage:

http://www.sprakvet.uu.se/digitalAssets/158/158687_2012-10-25-instructions.pdf

Complete applications, including documents brought to bear, must be submitted in triplicate in paper form and comprise:

- an account of academic activities and teaching experience (CV), together with copies of grades, diplomas, certificates and any other documents referred to. The portfolio of teaching qualifications should contain certificates, course evaluations and judgements about quality from a director of studies or the equivalent.
- a brief summary of academic, teaching and administrative activities. The summary should include a short discussion of the particular results and achievements that the applicant deems most relevant to this appointment. The point of departure for the account of teaching experience should be the University's Appointment Regulations (see link below). Personal circumstances (such as parental leave) that the applicant deems relevant should be included in the résumé of qualifications and experience.
- a concise policy statement regarding what the applicant intends to do to advance research at the Department of Linguistics and Philology.
- a list of academic and teaching-related works considered relevant to this post. Among these, applicants must indicate a maximum of ten publications or other works that are considered most important.
- publications (no more than 10) considered to be most important, numbered according to the publications list described above (these must not be sent by e-mail).
- in this appointment process, the Appointment Committee may make use of interviews, trial lectures and references. The applicant should therefore submit a list of referees who would be able to shed light on the applicant's professional accomplishments and capacities as well as personal qualities that are of relevance for the position, e.g. his or her ability to co-operate with others, leadership skills and work methods.

Information about the position will be provided by the Head of Department, Beáta Megyesi, tel +46 (0)18-471 7860, e-mail Beata.Megyesi at lingfil.uu.se<mailto:Beata.Megyesi at lingfil.uu.se>.

The application is to be addressed to the Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University and submitted to the Registrar, marked Log. No. UFV-PA 2013/2583, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 256, SE-751 05 UPPSALA, SWEDEN e-mail registrator at uu.se<mailto:registrator at uu.se> by August 15th 2014 at the latest. If the application is sent by fax, it must be supplemented by the original documents within one week.

The University's Appointment Regulations and Guidelines for Appointing Teachers are available at:

http://regler.uu.se/digitalAssets/144/144568_appointment-regulations-for-uppsala-university.pdf

http://www.sprakvet.uu.se/digitalAssets/166/166772_supplementaryguidelines_2013_22.pdf

We decline offers of recruitment and advertising help. We only accept the application the way described in the advertisement.

Placement: Department of Linguistics and Philology
Type of employment: Full time , Permanent position
Pay: fast lön (local salary regulations apply)
Number of positions: 1
Working hours: 100%
Town: Uppsala
County: Uppsala län
Country: Sweden
Union representative: Anders Grundström, Saco-rådet +46(0)18-471 5380; Carin Söderhäll, TCO/ST +46(0)18-471 1997; Stefan Djurström, Seko +46(0)18-471 3315
Number of reference: UFV-PA 2013/2583
Last application date: 2014-08-15

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