27.1239, Jobs: Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics: Full Professor, Leiden University

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Subject: 27.1239, Jobs: Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics: Full Professor, Leiden University

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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:31:36
From:  Speelman [r.e.speelman at hum.leidenuniv.nl]
Subject: Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics: Full Professor, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

University or Organization: Leiden University 
Department: Faculty of Humanities, LUCL
Job Location: Leiden, Netherlands 
Web Address: http://www.universiteitleiden.nl/
Job Title: Full Professor Sociolinguistics
Job Rank: Full Professor

Specialty Areas: Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics 

Description:

The Leiden Institute for Linguistics, Leiden University, Faculty of
Humanities, invite applications for a 

Full Professorship in Sociolinguistics
1.0 fte

Key responsibilities

The new professor in Sociolinguistics will especially contribute to the BA
programs International Studies, and Linguistics and the MA and the Research MA
programs Linguistics. S/he will hold an appointment at LUCL. The main tasks
are:

- Original research and regular dissemination of the results through
appropriate channels; 
- Teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels, in lecture and seminar
formats, supervision of BA and MA theses, and contributions to curriculum
development; 
- Supervision of PhD research; 
- Initiation and supervision of postgraduate research; 
- Acquisition of project funding at the national, European and international
level (NWO, Horizon 2020 etc.); 
- Administrative and management duties; 
- Representation of the field to external audiences and media.

Selection criteria

Specialization is open, but we are particularly interested in scholars whose
areas of interest include present-day language use in a multi-cultural and a
global context. In addition, the new professor must have strong methodological
skills and a thorough knowledge of the relation between sociolinguistics and
pragmatics, and of the sociolinguistic approach to intercultural
communication.

Further requirements are: 

- A PhD degree in (socio)linguistics; 
- A high-quality internationally accessible research and publication record; 
- Demonstrable commitment to high-quality teaching practice, and broad
teaching scope and thesis supervision at undergraduate and graduate levels; 
- A potential to develop interdisciplinary research and teaching; 
- Demonstrated ability to acquire external funding for research projects; 
- Demonstrated administrative, management and leadership skills; 
- An extensive worldwide academic network; 
- An excellent command of English; most MA programs at Leiden University are
taught in English, the BA- program International Studies is taught also in
English and English may be used in other BA teaching as well; 
- If the successful applicant is not Dutch-speaking, s/he is expected to
acquire a good command of Dutch within two years from taking up duty, for
administrative and social purposes; he University will fund her/his Dutch
training at the University’s Academic Language Center; 
- Upon appointment, depending on experience and formal qualifications to date,
the successful applicant may be required to enter a nationally standardized
tertiary teaching skills certification trajectory (BKO or Basis Kwalificatie
Onderwijs), successful completion of which is a condition for favorable
assessment in work reviews.

Information

For more information, please contact the dean of the Faculty of Humanities,
prof. dr. H.W. van den Doel, e-mail: h.w.van.den.doel at hum.leidenuniv.nl.

Applications

Please submit your application (with the vacancy number mentioned in the
letter of motivation and in the subject line of the e-mail) before March 16,
2016, to the application email address below.

Applications should be in English, and electronically be submitted in a PDF
document, named ‘Family name – Given name – vacancy number’. This document
should include, in this order: 

- A CV including education and employment history, publications, and courses
taught; 
- A letter of motivation including a personal vision of the field of
Sociolinguistics (max 2 pages); 
- A research agenda with clear potential for applications to funding bodies
such as NWO, ERC etc. (max 2 pages); 
- A teaching statement (1 page); 
- Two sample course descriptions; 
- Names, positions, and email addresses of three referees (no reference
letters at this point).

A teaching presentation will be part of the procedure.

Application Deadline: 15-Mar-2016 

Email Address for Applications: leerstoelen at hum.leidenuniv.nl 
Web Address for Applications: http://werkenbij.leidenuniv.nl/vacatures/wetenschappelijke-functies/16-023-vacature-universiteit-leiden-full-professorship-in-sociolinguistics.html 
Contact Information
	Speelman 
	Email: r.e.speelman at hum.leidenuniv.nl 
	Phone: +31-(0)71 5272779 

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