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 of the university;
Your academic qualities comply with the requirements stipulated in the university’s policy;
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

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, 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).