Friday 5 October 2012

VACANCY: Assistant Professor Politics of the USSR and its Successor States

Job Faculty of Humanities - Assistant Professor Politics of the USSR and its Successor States

Assistant Professor Politics of the USSR and its Successor States

Location	Amsterdam
Function types	Professors, associate professors, assistant professors and lecturers
Scientific fields	Language and Culture
Hours	28.5 hours per week
Salary	€ 3195 - € 4970
Education	Doctorate
Job number	12-217
Translations	en

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Job description

The Faculty of Humanities invites applications for an Assistant Professor Politics of the USSR and its Successor States.
The candidate has a doctorate in her/his specialty, or is in the final process of getting a doctorate; and she or he has an excellent record of academic publications and of teaching at university level that is commensurate to her/his current career stage.
The candidate should be able to teach courses related to her or his specialty, on BA and MA levels, but she/he should also be able to broadly contribute to the general teaching program of our Eastern European studies program, and of the European Studies Section as a whole. She or he should also be ready to take over some administrative tasks for the Section, and to contribute to the supervision of BA, MA and PhD students.

Tasks

Teaching and developing teaching activities both as part of and outside the European Studies-programme;
(co-)supervising Bachelor's and Master's theses;
independently conducting research in the area mentioned, resulting in contributions to leading international publications;
if possible co-supervising PhD candidates;
making a contribution to raising contract and indirect funding.

Requirements

Relevant PhD degree, or in the final process of obtaining one;
experience in research and excellent research skills, evidenced by publications in renowned international journals or in book form;
teaching experience at university level (preferably BA and MA level) and demonstrable didactic abilities and/or training, evidenced by an educational portfolio;
experience with digital and audio-visual equipment; affinity with ICT in academic education;
team spirit and capable of functioning at all levels of more than one study programme;
willingness to develop in a multidisciplinary capacity in order to be able to participate in multiple areas of the Faculty's curriculum;
organisational experience and skills;
thorough knowledge of Dutch and English; non-native Dutch speakers must achieve fluency in Dutch within two years.

Conditions of employment

The appointment will be on a temporary basis for a period of two years with a two-year extension after satisfactory performance. There will be no permanent position for this position. Gross monthly salary will range from €3,195 (scale 11) to €4,970 (scale 12), based on a full-time appointment (38 hours a week).

Organisation

Faculty of Humanities

The Faculty of Humanities provides education and conducts research with a strongly international profile in a large number of disciplines in the field of language and culture. Located in the heart of Amsterdam, the Faculty maintains close ties with many cultural institutes in the capital city. There are over 1,000 employees affiliated with the Faculty, which has about 8,000 students.

Additional information

Further information about this vacancy may be obtained from:

professor dr. M. Kemper

For more information about the research areas, please see:
ich.uva.nl/research/research-programmes
For more information on the BA and MA-programmes, please see:
www.uva.nl/disciplines/regiostudies/onderwijs (at the moment available only in Dutch)

More information about employer University of Amsterdam (UvA) on AcademicTransfer. Direct link to this job opening: www.academictransfer.com/15743

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