Lecturer in Multilingualism and Minority Languages (0.8 FTE)

Lecturer in Multilingualism and Minority Languages (0.8 FTE) (V22.0845)

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Job description

Where will you be working on?
You will prepare, oversee and teach existing and new courses on language, diversity and minorities with a focus on multilingualism, language variation and languages in minority contexts. You will work in a multidisciplinary department focusing on the multilingual, sociological and anthropological dimensions of Minority Studies. You will teach and supervise our undergraduate and graduate students. You will develop and implement new ideas in education. You will work with colleagues within the program of Minorities & Multilingualism (BA) and Multilingualism (MA). Collaboration with other programmes within the faculty is a possibility.

We offer you a position of 0.8 fte for teaching (including administration). You will be part of an enthusiastic team of international lecturers and researchers from a diverse range of disciplines, working on issues related to minorities and multilingualism, with a special focus on diversity in education.

Organization
The Faculty of Arts is built on a long-standing tradition of four centuries. Our mission is to be a top-ranking faculty with both an excellent education and world-quality research, with a strong international orientation, firmly rooted in the North of the Netherlands. We build and share knowledge benefits to society. We work at a modern, broad and international institution, educating over 5000 Dutch and international students to become forward-looking, articulate and independent academics. We are a team of hardworking and diverse group of 700 staff members.

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

• you have a PhD in linguistics (e.g. sociolinguistics, ethnolinguistics or applied linguistics, educational science), with a proven interest in interdisciplinary collaboration
• you have participated in research projects on multilingualism
• you have ample teaching experience. Relevant teaching qualifications (such as BKO-Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs/UTQ – Univeristy Teaching Qualification) will be considered an advantage
• you have experience in designing and teaching courses at the university level, with an emphasis on learner-centered education
• you like to work both independently and in a (virtual) multidisciplinary team
• your strengths are organizing, entrepreneurship and communication, meeting deadlines
• you have the ability to communicate and teach in English (CEFR C1 level for reading, listening, writing, speaking)
• a quantitative research background is considered a pro
• an affinity with Frisian language and culture, or a willingness to engage with issues related to Frisian language and culture are considered a pro.

Organisation
Conditions of employment

We offer you in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities:

• a salary, depending on qualifications and work experience, with a minimum of € 2.960, - to a maximum of € 4.670,- (salary scale 10) gross per month for a full-time position a full-time position (1.0 FTE)
• a holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income
• an 8.3% end-of-the-year allowance
• minimum of 29 holidays and additional 12 holidays in case of full-time employment.

The appointee will commence in February.

Your appointment will be on a temporary basis for 1 year.

We comply to the conditions of employment of the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU). For more detailed information about working conditions and working for the University of Groningen, please check: https://www.rug.nl/about-us/work-with-us/

Application

You may apply for this position until 13 December 11:59pm / before 14 December 2022 Dutch local time (CET) by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website).

You can fill in the form and upload 3 PDF files (all in English):

1. a letter of motivation
2. a CV with a list of courses taught; a complete list of publications and the names and contact details of two referees
3. a statement about teaching goals and experience, with a special chapter about how your teaching is research-driven (maximum two pages in total). You can upload this under” extra document” on the website
4. only complete applications submitted by the deadline will be taken into consideration.

The selection interviews will take place in December.

The University of Groningen strives to be a university in which students and staff are respected and feel at home, regardless of differences in background, experiences, perspectives, and identities. We believe that working on our core values of inclusion and equality are a joint responsibility and we are constructively working on creating a socially safe environment. Diversity among students and staff members enriches academic debate and contributes to the quality of our teaching and research. We therefore invite applicants from underrepresented groups in particular to apply. For more information, see also our diversity policy webpage: https://www.rug.nl/(...)rsity-and-inclusion/

Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the Recruitment code (NVP): https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/nl/sollicitatiecode and European Commission's European Code of Conduct for recruitment of researchers: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code

We provide career services for partners of new faculty members moving to Groningen.

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Information

For information you can contact:

• dr. Sjoerd-Jeroen Moenandar, [email protected]

Please do not use the e-mail address(es) above for applications.

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