Full Professor of Romance Linguistics (1,0 fte).
The Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen is seeking to appoint a Full Professor of Romance Linguistics (1,0 fte). The Professor will be responsible for teaching and research in this field. The successful candidate will have proven interest and competence in Romance linguistics, understood broadly (i.e., including, but not restricted to comparative Romance linguistics), and may be a specialist in French, Italian and/or Spanish linguistics. The professor must be an internationally recognized expert in at least one subfield of Romance linguistics and/or theoretical approaches of linguistics.
The position involves:
* co-ordinating and teaching courses in the above-mentioned field in the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes in Romance languages and cultures and the research Master Linguistics
* co-ordinating and conducting research in Romance linguistics
* raising external funds for research
* supervising PhD students
* performing administrative tasks within and outside the university
* further cultivating and developing national and international contacts to benefit the chair’s teaching and research
Qualifications
We are seeking candidates who want to lead a small, enthusiastic team of linguists in the department of Romance languages and cultures.
We assume that interested parties:
* have a PhD in the field of Romance linguistics
* are experienced lecturers and active researchers, especially in the field of Romance linguistics
* have good administrative and organizational skills
* have been successful at raising external funds for research
* have experience in supervising PhD students
* are able to promote interest in the field
* are prepared to move to the Groningen area.
* have a good command of the Dutch language or are prepared to learn Dutch within a short term.
Conditions of employment
The University of Groningen offers an appointment as Full Professor 2 as of 1 September 2011 or sooner if possible. The salary will be € 4,904 (minimum)/ € 7,142 (maximum) gross per month for full-time employment (CLA for Dutch universities).
If you would like to draw our attention to suitably qualified candidates, please write to the Director of the Department of Personnel and Organization within two weeks.
Information
For information you can contact:
Ms. Prof. G.C. Wakker, Dean of the faculty, +31 50
3638192, g.c.wakker@rug.nl
Ms. G. Peters-Beuke, secretary of the Faculty of Arts (for an information package), +31 50 3635834.