1 (one) position of Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon

Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Updated: 24 days ago

Job Type: FullTime

Deadline: 04 Jul 2024

20 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company: Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa
Research Field: Other
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 4 Jul 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Permanent
Job Status: Full-time
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No

Offer Description

1. Search Authorization

This search was authorized by the Rector of the University of Lisbon.

2. Place of Work

School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon, located in Alameda da Universidade, 1600‐214 Lisbon, Portugal.

3. General Requirements

3.1. Holding of a doctoral degree.

3.2. Holders of doctoral degrees granted by foreign universities should register their degree in Portugal prior to the signing of the final contract.

4. Submission of Applications

4.1. Applications are submitted by email to [email protected] , and must include the following documents in pdf format:

a) Filled out and signed application form available at https://www.letras.ulisboa.pt/pt/sobre-a-flul/administracao-e-servicos/recursos-humanos/procedimentos-concursais ;

b) Curriculum vitae including information about research, publications, teaching and other activities deemed relevant in this search notice;

c) Selected published pieces as per section 5.1. of this notice;

d) A teaching project as per section 6.3. of this notice;

e) Statement of commitment to Portuguese language proficiency, available at https://www.letras.ulisboa.pt/pt/sobre-a-flul/administracao-e-servicos/recursos-humanos/procedimentos-concursais/5416-statement-of-commitment/file

4.2. All application materials must be in Portuguese and/or in English.

4.3. No incomplete or late applications will be considered.

4.4. Failure to comply with evidence required by the search, or any false statements, will determine exclusion from consideration.

5. General Admission Criteria

5.1. Applicants must satisfy all of the following general criteria:

a) A PhD degree in Linguistics, or equivalent, or whose PhD thesis is related to this area;

b) Evidence of research in the field of this search , compatible with the rank for which the search is open, in the last 5 (five) years;

c) Authorship or coauthorship of at least 3 (three) published peer-reviewed articles in journals indexed to Scopus/SCimago or ISI-Web of Science, or book chapters in University of Lisbon tier A or B publishers (available at https://www.letras.ulisboa.pt/pt/sobre-a-flul/administracao-e-servicos/recursos-humanos/procedimentos-concursais ), relevant to the field of this search, in the last 5 (five) years, excluding work in press or accepted but not published pieces;

d) Teaching project as per section 6.3. of this notice.

5.2. Decisions on general admission are taken by majority vote.

6. Ranking Criteria

Applicants who have met the general admission criteria are then ranked according to

Curriculum assessment (70%);

Teaching project (30%).

6.1. Curriculum assessment will focus on the following aspects, considering only those that are unequivocally associated to the area of Linguistics, preferably including Portuguese and/or Romance linguistics:

Education and scientific productivity, considering scientific level, international dissemination and contributions to the field;

Research quality, including both scientific results and impact.

6.2. Curriculum assessment will be based on: research (60%), teaching (5%) and other relevant activities (5%), preferably having taken place within the last 5 (five) years.

6.3. The 8,000-10,000-word teaching project must include the description and syllabus for the FLUL undergraduate introductory course ‘The Study of Human Language’, explaining contents (on phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics), methods and bibliography (30%).

6.4. The aforementioned components of evaluation must be compatible with the rank and position for which the search is open.

7. Ranking of Applicants

The committee will make public a final official ranking of applicants, according to the University procedural rules.

8. Public hearings

The committee may conduct public hearings so as to clarify any element in the applications.

9. Right of Appeal

As per Portuguese law, applicants may ask the committee for a reconsideration of their decisions.

10. Search Committee

Ex officio chair: Rector of the University of Lisbon

Members:

Paulo José Tente da Rocha Santos Osório, Professor, Faculdade de Artes e Letras da Universidade da Beira Interior;
Maria Fernandes Homem de Sousa Lobo Gonçalves, Associate Professor, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas/NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities da Universidade Nova de Lisboa;
António José Rodrigues Leal, Associate Professor, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto;
Ana Maria Martins, Professor, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa;
Sónia Marise de Campos Frota, Professor, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa.

Requirements

Research Field: Other
Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications