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From: Jean Bourgeois <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 5 July 2012 19:22
Subject: Call for Tenure Track in Ecological Archaeology at Ghent University
To: [log in to unmask]
Dear Colleague,
please find enclosed a call from Ghent University for a Tenure Track
(professorship) in Ecological Archaeology. Please do not hesitate to
spread the news.
Would it be possible to spread this message through ZOOARCH-list?
Sincerely,
Jean Bourgeois
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Prof. dr. Jean Bourgeois
Francqui Professor
Department of Archaeology, Ghent University
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat, 35, B-9000 Gent
http://www.archaeology.ugent.be/
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2 BOF-positions in various fields
Last application date: 2012-09-07 17:00
Contract: statutair
Occupancy rate: 100%
Vacancy Type: zap
Job description
Ref: SHGW LW02-03
The Faculty of Arts & Philosophy invites applications for two
full-time positions of professor in the rank of Lecturer (Tenure Track
system), with a focus on scientific research funded by the Special
Research Fund (BOF).
The positions will be granted in the following fields:
Environmental Archaeology;
Historical European Literature;
Metahistory;
Systematic musicology (empirical)
A maximum of 1 position will be filled per field.
A full-time position in the rank of Lecturer is a tenure track
appointment for a period of five years, at the end of which a tenure
decision will be taken, depending on an overall evaluation. This
position is a position focusing primarily on research, with a teaching
load limited to no more than 60 teaching hours per semester.
Profile
on the day of application, candidates are required to hold a doctor’s
degree with a doctoral thesis in the field mentioned or equivalent
thereof;
candidates are required to have at least two years of postdoctoral
experience on February 1, 2013;
candidates are required to have research experience in the fields
mentioned, as is evident from contributions to international
conferences and publications in books and/or peer-reviewed journals;
experience in conducting research projects and/or coaching PhD
students is recommended;
having experience in international mobility, amongst others through
participation in research programs at research institutions not linked
to the university where the highest degree was obtained, is
recommended;
candidates are required to possess the necessary didactic,
organizational and communicative skills for teaching in an academic
context.
No prior knowledge of Dutch is necessary at the time of appointment.
The successful candidate will formally engage to acquire a working
knowledge of Dutch within three years of his/her appointment. The
official language at Ghent University is Dutch.
Candidates are requested to submit:
an outline (max. 1500 words) explaining their views on research,
teaching and service in relation to this vacancy;
the required transcripts (copies of degrees).
Selection procedure:
candidates will be short-listed on the basis of their curriculum
vitae, bibliography, and the outline;
short-listed applicants will be invited for an interview and required
to present a micro-class, on the basis of which the final selection
will be made.
For further information about this vacancy, applicants are welcome to contact:
Environmental Archaeology: Professor Jean Bourgeois (tel +32 (0)9 331
01 52 of +32 (0)9 331 01 58; [log in to unmask]);
Historical European Literature: Professor Gert Buelens (tel +32 (0)9
264 37 00; [log in to unmask]);
Metahistory: Professor Erik Thoen (tel +32 (0)9 331 02 01;
[log in to unmask]);
Systematic musicology (empirical): Professor Marc Leman (tel +32 (0)9
264 41 25; [log in to unmask]).
Method of application
Applications should be sent in duplicate, and by registered mail to:
The Rector of Ghent University
Rectoraat
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25
B-9000 Ghent
The standard application forms for Autonomous Academic Staff (“ZAP”)
should be used, with required transcripts (copies of degrees)
attached. The applications should also contain an explanation of the
main research assignment of the scientific research proposed by the
candidate during the Tenure Track position. This “research plan”
should comprise at least three and no more than five pages in English,
together with an English summary on one page. Applications must be
sent no later than September 7, 2012.
Reference to be mentioned in application: SHGW LW02-03
The application forms for Autonomous Academic Staff (“ZAP”) can be:
requested at Ghent University, Department of Personnel and
Organisation, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25, 9000 Gent;
requested via telephone: +32 (0)9 264 95 48 or +32 (0)9 264 31 28;
downloaded from the internet:
URL:http://www.ugent.be/nl/werken/aanwerving/formulieren/zap/tenuretrack.doc/view
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Prof. dr. Jean Bourgeois
Francqui Professor
Department of Archaeology, Ghent University
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat, 35, B-9000 Gent
http://www.archaeology.ugent.be/
--
Umberto Albarella
Department of Archaeology
University of Sheffield
Northgate House
West Street
Sheffield S1 4ET
United Kingdom
Telephone: (+) 44 (0) 114 22 22 943
Fax: (+) 44 (0) 114 22 25 109
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/archaeology/people/albarella
For MSc in Osteoarchaeology see:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/postgraduate/masters/courses-available/osteoarchaeology
For Zooarchaeology short course see:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/research/zooarchaeology-lab/short-course
For Archaeologists for Global Justice (AGJ) see:
http://agj.group.shef.ac.uk/
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