35.3608, Jobs: English, French; General Linguistics: Assistant professor in French Linguistics, KU Leuven

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Subject: 35.3608, Jobs: English, French; General Linguistics: Assistant professor in French Linguistics, KU Leuven

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Date: 21-Dec-2024
From: Nicolas Ruytenbeek [nicolas.ruytenbeek at kuleuven.be]
Subject: English, French; General Linguistics: Assistant professor in French Linguistics, KU Leuven


University or Organization: KU Leuven
Department: Research Unit in Linguistics
Job Location: Leuven, Belgium
Web Address: https://www.arts.kuleuven.be/ling/research
Job Title: Assistant professor in French Linguistics
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      French (fra)

Description:

We are looking for a passionate teacher and researcher to join the
staff of the Department (Research Unit) of Linguistics. This research
unit, which comprises 50 senior and 100 junior researchers, has a
strong international reputation in synchronic and diachronic
linguistic research on a wide range of languages through quantitative
and qualitative methods. The research unit is active within the Leuven
Interdisciplinary Language Institute, founded in 2024. The members of
the research unit on the Leuven campus have teaching duties primarily
in the Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Language and Literature
and in the Master's programme in Linguistics.

Research
You are a motivated, internationally-oriented researcher in the field
of phonetics and/or phonology of French, preferably complemented by
research and/or teaching expertise in geographical and/or historical
variants of French. You have strong (quantitative and/or qualitative)
methodological skills. Your research enhances the profile of the
Linguistics Research Group.
You strive for excellence in your academic research and develop your
own research plan. You publish at the highest academic level, initiate
national and international collaborations and help promote and develop
such agreements.
You succeed in securing competitive funding and attracting and
supervising PhD students. The Faculty will help you find suitable
funding opportunities and provide advice on applications. The Faculty
attaches great importance to qualitative and correct supervision of
PhD students.
You focus on science communication and contribute to public debate
whenever possible.

Teaching
You provide high-quality teaching in the bachelor’s and master's
programme(s) in Languages and Literature and in the master’s programme
in Linguistics and are committed to the quality of the study
programmes as a whole. You develop your teaching activities in line
with the teaching philosophy of KU Leuven based on activating,
research-based teaching and you use the opportunities provided by the
Faculty and the University to further your teaching (for more
information:
www.kuleuven.be/english/education/education-at-ku-leuven).

Your teaching assignment comprises 21 to 24 credits and includes the
following or similar courses:

- in the BA and MA Language and Literature:
French linguistics I in BA1 (F0AF8a) (Leuven campus; annual; 6 ECTS;
instruction language French)
French linguistics I, sections phonetics & phonology in BA1 (V0AF8A)
(Kortrijk campus; annually; 3 ECTS; instruction language French; same
content as in the parallel course in Leuven)
Oral language proficiency and pronunciation correction in BA1 and BA2
(F0AG1a/F0AD9a) (Leuven campus; annual; 2 ECTS with assistance;
instruction language French) (academic responsibility only: there is
assistance for giving sessions; preparing, conducting and correcting
exams)
French linguistics III: historical and geographical variants of French
in BA3 (F0AI9a) (Leuven campus; annually; 4 ECTS; instruction language
French)
Linguistique française: français moderne in MA (F0VI6A) (Leuven
campus; annually; 3 ECTS; instruction language French)

- in the MA in Linguistics:
Phonetics and phonology (F0VG5A) (Leuven campus; annually; 6 ECTS;
instruction language English)
Your teaching assignment also includes the supervision of bachelor's
papers and master's theses.

Interested? This the link to the full job description:
https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60401275?lang=en

Application Deadline: 13-Feb-2025
Mailing Address for Applications:
Web Address for Applications:
http://www.kuleuven.be/eapplyingforjobs/60401275
Contact Information:
        Prof. dr. Nicolas Ruytenbeek
        Email: nicolas.ruytenbeek at kuleuven.be



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