Visiting tutor, Literature in English

Department: Department of Literature
Regime Part-time

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The Department of Literature in the Faculty of Arts has the following part-time (65%, from 1 October to 31 December 2022): visiting tutor in the field of literature in English

Position

• The courses you will teach are: Introduction to the Study of Literature in English, part I (from the Anglo-Saxon period to Romanticism; first-year BA course, 2 hours/week) and Constructing Age in Modern Literature (MA, 3 hours/week)
• You will play a role in developing activating, student-centred and competence-driven education.
• You do research in the field of literature in English
• You develop a proposal for a postdoctoral research grant (e.g. FWO, Marie Curie, Fulbright)

Profile

• You hold a PhD in English literature (or a comparable degree)
• You have experience teaching literary courses at BA and/or MA level
• You have a good publication record and are eligible for postdoctoral funding
• Expertise in children’s literature studies and age studies is an additional asset
• Your teaching competences are in line with the University of Antwerp’s educational vision .
• You act with attention to quality, integrity, creativity and cooperation.

What we offer

• We offer a part-time (65%) appointment as a visiting tutor for a period of 3 months (1 October – 31 December 2022)
• Your gross monthly salary is calculated according to the pay scale  for a principal research fellow in the Contract Research Staff category (Dutch: Bijzonder Academisch Personeel, BAP). If you work part time, your salary is calculated proportionally on the basis of your employment percentage.  
• You will receive ecocheques, Internet-connectivity allowance, a group insurance, an income protection insurance, and a bicycle allowance or a full reimbursement of public transport costs for commuting.
• The planned start date is 1 October 2022.
• You will do most of your work at the City Campus in a dynamic and stimulating working environment.
• Find out more about working at the University of Antwerp here .

Want to apply?

• You can apply for this vacancy through the University of Antwerp’s online job application platform up to and including 9 June 2022 (by midnight Brussels time). Click on 'apply', complete the online application form and don’t forget to include the following document(s): (1) a motivation letter, (2) your academic CV, (3) a short description (500 words) of your research plans
• The selection committee will review all of the applications as soon as possible after the application deadline. As soon as a decision has been made, we will inform you about the next steps in the selection procedure. Please make a note of the following dates: 20 June 2022 (interview)
• If you have any questions about the online application form, please check the frequently asked questions  or send an email to [email protected] . If you have any questions about the job itself, please contact Vanessa Joosen, Associate professor of English literature and children’s literature, [email protected]

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