new (tenured) jobs in linguistics at the university of Amsterdam

Tue Feb 4 16:54:57 UTC 2003

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

The UvA is looking for enthusiastic talented young scientists to teach and 
do research

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.

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

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.

New stimuli
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 Music in the World of Islam and History and 
Theory of Photography to The Essence of Language. 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).

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.
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Visual Language of Ancient Times
Classical visual language and its role in later forms of art, architecture, 
film and advertising

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.

For further information call Prof. L. Noordegraaf at 31-20-525 4493 or 525 
4666.

Modern Philology of Dutch
New advances in computer and documentation technology in the study of Dutch 
language use in earlier periods

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.

For further information call Prof. M. T. C. Mathijsen at 31-20-525 4723 or 
525 4655.

German Language, Culture and Literature
The modernization of didactics in German language and culture and the 
reinforcement of German’s position as component of other study programmes

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.

For further information call Prof. H. A. van der Liet at 31-20-525 4664.

The Essence of Language
Differences between and within languages, revealing universal properties of 
language

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.

For further information call Prof. H. A. van der Liet at 31-20-525 4664.

Language and Speech Technology
The relation between linguistics and speech technology and the 
reinforcement of the position of speech technology as component of other 
study programmes

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

For further information call Prof. H. A. van der Liet at 31-20-525 4664.

Philosophy of Mind
The relation between mental phenomena, behaviour, and the structure of the 
brain

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.

For further information call Prof. F. C. L. M. Jacobs at 31-20-525 4534 or 
525 4748.

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Positions
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).
Lecturers are appointed to a full-time position but if they so wish, it is 
possible to discuss working 80% of the week.
The Faculty draws up a training and supervision programme in conjunction 
with you, which you carry out under the supervision of a personal mentor.

Applications
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.

You can also submit your job application by email to solliciteren at hum.uva.nl.

Procedure
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.
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