Two positions in Polish language & applied linguistics at KU Leuven (Belgium)

Sun Jul 6 19:26:13 UTC 2014

There are two full-time academic vacancies in the field of Polish language and applied linguistics in the Faculty of Arts at KU Leuven (Belgium), one at our campus in Leuven, one at our campus in Brussels. We are looking for internationally oriented candidates with an excellent research record and with educational competence within this field. The application deadline is September 30, 2014.

1. POSITION IN LEUVEN

https://icts.kuleuven.be/apps/jobsite/vacatures/52932426
Duties
Research

Your duties are as follows:

You develop a research programme in the domain of Polish studies through publications, projects, the organisation of conferences and/or studydays, and the supervision of dissertations and doctorates;

You help maintain and strengthen existing collaborative links ;

 You also actively assist in the development of the research unit's future research projects;

 You are capable of acquiring competitive funding and you  supervise PhDs at an international level;

Teaching

You ensure high-quality education in the domain of Polish linguistics and language acquisition, with a clear commitment for the quality of the programme of Slavonic and Eastern Europe Studies as a whole. You also contribute to the pedagogic project through the supervision of master theses and as a promoter of PhD students.

You develop your teachings in accordance with KU Leuven's vision on activating and researched-based education and make use of the possibilities for the educationalist professionalisation offered by the faculty and the university.

You are also prepared to teach Polish at the Faculty's Brussels Campus, in the Applied linguistics programme.

Service

You are expected to provide management duties and outreach activities.

Requirements

You hold a PhD in Slavonic and Eastern Europe Studies or in Linguistics (or an equivalent relevant degree), with Polish studies as the central aspect. You have an excellent research profile, the high standard of which is to be reflected in publications in leading journals and books.

You also have demonstrable qualities related to academic education. Teaching experience is an advantage.

International research and educational experience is recommended.

You possess organisational skills and have a cooperative attitude. You also possess leadership capacities within a university context.

An excellent command of English is required. KU Leuven provides courses in academic English.

The official administrative language used at KU Leuven is Dutch. If you do not speak Dutch (or do not speak it well) at the start of employment, KU Leuven will provide language training to enable you to take part in meetings.

Before teaching courses in Dutch, you will be given the opportunity to learn Dutch to the required standard.

Please include a research statement (no less than 2 pages) to your motivation letter. In addition, please outline your vision of academic education in a teaching statement (no more than 2 pages).

Offer

We are offering full-time employment in an intellectually challenging environment. KU Leuven is a research-intensive, internationally oriented university that carries out both fundamental and applied scientific research. It is highly inter- and multidisciplinarily focused and strives for international excellence. In this regard, it actively works together with research partners in Belgium and abroad. It provides its students with an academic education that is based on high-quality scientific research.

You will work in Leuven, a historic, dynamic and lively city located in the heart of Belgium, within 20 minutes from Brussels, the capital of the European Union, and less than two hours from Paris, London and Amsterdam.

Depending on your record and qualifications, you will be appointed to or tenured in one of the grades of the senior academic staff: assistant professor, associate professor, professor or full professor. In principle, junior researchers are appointed as assistant professor on the tenure track for a period of 5 years; after this period and after a positive evaluation, they are permanently appointed (or tenured) as an associate professor.

Interested?
For more information please contact Prof. dr. Kris Van Heuckelom, tel.: +32 16 32 49 15, mail: kris.vanheuckelom at arts.kuleuven.be<mailto:kris.vanheuckelom at arts.kuleuven.be> or Prof. dr. Luk Draye, tel.: +32 16 37 68 45, mail: luk.draye at arts.kuleuven.be<mailto:luk.draye at arts.kuleuven.be>.
For problems with online applying, please contact solliciteren at kuleuven.be<mailto:solliciteren at kuleuven.be>.
You can apply for this job no later than September 30, 2014 via the online application tool <http://www.kuleuven.be/solliciteren/52957973&taal=E&type=ZAP>

2. POSITION IN BRUSSELS

https://icts.kuleuven.be/apps/jobsite/vacatures/52898351
Duties
Research

You will develop a coherent research programme in the domain of Applied Linguistics, and you will strive for research outcomes of an excellent international level.

Depending on your research profile, you will join the research unit Linguistics or the research unit Translation Studies, and within this unit the research department that your research domain ties in with best. You will also support and develop interfaculty, national and international relations within your research department. You will take initiatives to acquire competitive funding, and will actively collaborate in the development of future research projects.

Teaching

You will ensure high-quality education in the domains of Polish language proficiency and linguistics, and, depending on your profile, in the domains of translation and/or professional communication. Your teaching assignment will be situated in the programmes in the field of Applied Language Studies at KU Leuven's Brussels campus.

You are prepared, when this is deemed advisable, to take on a teaching assignment in the field of Slavonic and East European Studies, which also offers Polish, at the Leuven campus as well.

If it carries added value for the courses concerned, you will actively pursue interaction with the relevant professional field.

You are expected to develop your didactic approach in accordance with KU Leuven's view on activating and research-based education, and to make use of the opportunities for didactic professionalization offered by the Faculty and the university.

You will also contribute to the Faculty's pedagogic project by supervising bachelor and master dissertations in the relevant programmes of the Faculty of Arts.

Service

You are prepared to take on internal administrative and management duties, and to provide scientific services to third parties.

Requirements

You hold a PhD in Slavonic & East European Studies, or a PhD in Linguistics (or a relevant related diploma), which had Polish as its key object of study.

You possess outstanding didactic qualities suited for academic education.

Experience in teaching Polish as a foreign language is considered a plus, as is experience in employing digital learning tools in foreign language teaching.

You have an excellent track record in research in one or more of the domains relevant to the vacancy. The quality of your research should be demonstrated by high-level international publications.

You possess organisational skills and have a cooperative attitude.

Your application file should include a fully developed research proposal for the coming years (min. two pages) and a profile statement outlining your view on teaching (max. two pages).

The official administrative language used at KU Leuven is Dutch. If you do not speak Dutch (or do not speak it well) at the start of employment, KU Leuven will provide language training to enable you to take part in meetings.

Before teaching courses in Dutch or English, you will be given the opportunity to learn Dutch resp. English to the required standard.

Offer

We are offering full-time employment in an intellectually challenging environment. KU Leuven is a research-intensive, internationally oriented university that carries out both fundamental and applied scientific research. It is highly focused on inter- and multidisciplinarity, and strives for international excellence. In this regard, it actively collaborates with research partners in Belgium and abroad. It provides its students with an academic education that is based on high-quality scientific research.

You will be working at the Faculty of Arts's Brussels campus in the throbbing heart of Brussels, the dynamic capital of Belgium and Europe. On campus you will not only experience a challenging working environment in the Faculty of Arts, but the presence of the Faculties of Law and Economics will equally offer ample opportunities for collaboration.

You will be appointed as an assistant professor for a period of 3 years.

In the case of a postdoctoral fellowship, you can be asked to finish your fellowship first. For this period, you will be appointed as a part-time assistant professor.

Interested?
For more information on the contents of the job, please contact: Prof. Dr Lieven Buysse (vice-dean of education), tel.: +32 2 609 88 69, mail: lieven.buysse at kuleuven.be<mailto:lieven.buysse at kuleuven.be>  or Prof. Dr Remco Sleiderink (campus dean), tel.: +32 2 609 37 12, mail: remco.sleiderink at kuleuven.be<mailto:remco.sleiderink at kuleuven.be>

KU Leuven is committed to creating a diverse environment and is therefore an equal opportunity employer. It explicitly encourages candidates from groups that are currently underrepresented at the university to apply.
You can apply for this job no later than September 30, 2014 via the online application tool <http://www.kuleuven.be/solliciteren/52957948&taal=E&type=ZAP>

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