28.3975, Jobs: Swedish; Language Acquisition; General Linguistics: Assistant Professor, Ghent University

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Subject: 28.3975, Jobs: Swedish; Language Acquisition; General Linguistics: Assistant Professor, Ghent University

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Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:58:58
From: Geert Jacobs [Geert.Jacobs at ugent.be]
Subject: Swedish; Language Acquisition; General Linguistics: Assistant Professor, Ghent University, Belgium

 
University or Organization: Ghent University 
Department: Linguistic Department
Job Location: Ghent, Belgium 
Web Address: https://www.ugent.be/en/work/vacancies/professorial-staff/full-time-post-in-the-tenure-track-system-in-the-field-of-swedish-linguistics-and-language-proficiency
Job Title: Full time post / tenure track Swedish linguistics/ language proficiency
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Not Applicable 

Required Language(s): Swedish (swe)

Description:

Discipline Swedish Linguistics and Language Proficiency

Academic education:
You lecture various course units in the discipline of Swedish Linguistics and
Language Proficiency

Academic Research:
You conduct research in the discipline of Swedish Linguistics

Academic services
You take part in the internal and external service provision of the
Scandinavian Studies unit and the department of Linguistics.

Profile:
- You have already conducted eminent academic research in Swedish Linguistics,
which is clearly reflected in publications in high-quality academic journals
and peer-reviewed books
- You are capable of initiating, supervising and acquiring the necessary
funding for academic research
- You are didactically skilled to teach university students to develop
academic competences
Recommended are:
- International mobility, among other things thanks to research stays at
institutions external to the one where you acquired your highest academic
degree
- Positively evaluated experience in provided or organised academic lecturing
- Professionalisation of education

Skills / Attitude:
- You are quality-oriented
- You take initiative
- You are a proficient user of Swedish (both actively and passively and both
in writing and in speaking)
- You have good organisational, interpersonal and communicative skills
- You are good at working in a team

Admission requirements:
- You are a thesis-based doctorate holder in Linguistics or Swedish Language
Proficiency
- Upon evaluation of a foreign (non-EU) diploma, a certificate of equivalence
may still have to be requested at NARIC
- You have at least two years of postdoctoral experience on 1 October 2018

Appointment Information:
We offer you a temporary appointment in a tenure track system for a term of
five years. If positively evaluated by the University Board, the term of
office will be transferred into a permanent appointment as an associate
professor.
Should you already be a member of the professorial staff or hold an equal post
at another university or research institution, you can immediately be
appointed as an assistant professor, without prejudice to the possibility of a
temporary appointment offered in article V.28 of the Codex of Higher
Education.
The recruitment is possible no sooner than October 1, 2018.

Our Offer:
Ghent University is committed to properly welcoming new professorial staff
members and offering them appropriate guidance. The basic teacher training and
courses of 'Dutch' and 'English' for foreign-speaking lecturers are only a few
examples of our wide range of training and education opportunities.
Furthermore, each Ghent University staff member can count on a number of
benefits such as a bike allowance, reimbursement of public transport commuting
costs, daycare, a wide range of sports facilities and EcoCheques. A full
overview of our employee benefits is listed on our website.

Ghent University also invests in welcoming international professorial staff.
It offers various housing options, a relocation bonus, the International
School for school-aged children (with a discount on the tuition fee), support
when registering at the City of Ghent, support with the procedure of family
reunification and other administrative matters in connection with moving to
Ghent. More information can be found on www.ugent.be/en/living and 
www.ugent.be/en/staff.

For further information regarding these vacancies, please contact Professor
Geert Jacobs using the contact information provided below.



Application Deadline: 15-Dec-2017 
	  
Email Address for Applications: recruitmentzap at ugent.be 
Contact Information:
	Prof. Dr. Geert Jacobs 
	Email: Geert.Jacobs at ugent.be 
	Phone: 003292643529 


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