The Faculty of Political and Social Sciences is seeking to fill the following fulltime vacancy in the Department of Sociology:
Tenured academic staff in the field of Sociology of Health, Care and Welfare
Job description
* You will be assigned following lecturing duties in the field of Sociology of Health and Care: Sociology of Care and Welfare (Bachelor in Sociology), the ‘Sociology and Policy of Care & Welfare’ cluster (Master in Sociology and Social Work), the Master Thesis seminar (Master in Sociology), Socio-Economic Analysis of the Care Sector (Master in Social and Economic Sciences), and possibly also a research training project (Bachelor in Sociology). You will supervise Master theses in the Masters in Sociology, Social and Economic Sciences and Social Work;
* You will develop research projects, preferably in the nexus of the aforementioned fields and economic sociology, with due attention to societal trends such as commodification, deinstitutionalisation …;
* You are familiar with methods and techniques of social research;
* You will raise and manage funding for developing a research programme in the aforementioned field, and your results should feed into your teaching;
* You will publish in international academic journals and with leading scientific publishers. You will participate in domestic and foreign academic gatherings;
* You can teach in English. Foreign-speaking applicants must be able to teach in Dutch within three years;
* You will provide scientific services within the Department and the Faculty, in both an administrative and a supervisory role, as well as social extension services.
Profile and requirements
* You hold a doctorate degree (PhD) in Sociology or in Social and Economic Sciences, or another field of the social sciences;
* You have several years of postdoctoral experience or equivalent;
* The focus in your teaching corresponds to the educational vision<https://www.uantwerp.be/en/education/studying/vision-of-education/> of the university;
* Your academic qualities comply with the requirements stipulated in the university’s policy<https://www.uantwerp.be/en/about-uantwerp/mission-vision/three-core-tasks/research/>;
* You have leadership skills (or the potential to develop them);
* You are quality-oriented, conscientious, creative and cooperative;
* You have several years of experience in a position of postdoctoral researcher or equivalent;
* You can meet the statutory language requirements for both the knowledge of the teaching language and the administrative language, Dutch. The University of Antwerp provides the necessary support.
We offer
* commensurate with the experience and the academic qualifications
* Either a full-time position as a lecturer, in a temporary appointment in the tenure track for a term of five years. This position will lead to an immediate permanent appointment as a senior lecturer if the performance is assessed favorably on the basis of previously fixed and publicly announced evaluation criteria.
* Or a full-time position as a senior lecturer or higher, generally entailing a permanent appointment. In the case of a first appointment to the corps of academic personnel (ZAP), the university board may proceed to a temporary appointment for a period not exceeding three years. This position will lead to a permanent appointment if the performance is assessed favourably.
* The date of appointment will be 1 September 2015;
* The gross monthly salary of a fulltime lecturer ranges from € 4,009.52 to € 5,910.19, that of a fulltime senior lecturer from € 4,591.43 to € 7,213.07;
* A dynamic and stimulating work environment.
How to apply?
* Applications may only be submitted online<http://solliciteren.ua.ac.be/aap.aspx?vid=272184&fac=4&empl=100&type=zap&lang=en>, until the closing date 3 May 2015;
* Your application must include (1) a motivational statement (1 page max.), (2) a research plan demonstrating that your research interests tie in with the focus of the existing CELLO research group (3 pages max.), (3) one first-authored publication; (4) an outline of your views on education and educational innovation within this field (1 page max.), and (5) a clearly worded outline of course components for which you could provide high-quality teaching;
* A shortlist of candidates will be drawn up on the basis of the applications received; the subsequent selection procedure is specific to the position and to be determined by the selection committee;
* The interviews of the candidates, preselected by a selection panel, will take place in June;
* More information about the application form can be obtained from Ben Daems (T +32 (0)3 265 31 51);
* For questions regarding the position, please contact Professor Dimitri Mortelmans (T 03 265 55 35) or Professor Ive Marx (T 03 265 53 95).
https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vacancies/ap/2015zapfpswex056/
