Professor of Spanish and Latin American literature
- Ort: Amsterdam, Niederlande
- Arbeitszeit: Vollzeit
- Bezahlung/Besoldungsklasse: siehe Text
- Disziplinen: Literaturwissenschaft
- Sprachen: Portugiesisch, Spanisch
- Frist: 17.11.13
Professor of Spanish and Latin American literature, Faculty of Humanities, University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam),
The Faculty of Humanities provides education and conducts research with a strongly international profile in a large number of disciplines in the field of language, history, and culture.
Job description
The professor of Spanish and Latin American literature is a Romanist/Hispanist and/or a Literature professor with a strong Spanish language profile. (S)he is an expert in Spanish and Latin American literature in a broad sense, sufficiently demonstrated by academic background, research activities and teaching experience. The new professor will work in the core of both Spanish and Latin American literary studies.
Requirements
A PhD in Spanish Literature or Latin American literary studies;
an excellent academic publication record;
extensive experience and competence in academic teaching;
experience in developing new teaching programs;
research relevant to the Faculty’s research priority area ‘Cultural Heritage and Identity’ or ‘Cultural Transformations and Globalisation’;
the ability to establish productive relationships with other academic disciplines within as well as outside the department, among which European Studies and other capacity groups;
an extensive national and international network with other academic and cultural institutions;
a proven track record of acquiring external research funding;
proven management and leadership capacities;
fluency in Spanish and English.
Further information
For further details, interested parties should contact the secretary of the selection committee:
D. van der Vaart
T: +31(0)20 525 3804
or the chair of the committee:
prof. dr. Henk van der Liet
T: +31 (0)20 525 4664
Please check the information about chairs at the Faculty of Humanities
Appointment
The appointment will be permanent. The gross salary will normally conform to professorial scale 2, between €5,003 and €7,285 gross per month (€69,822 – €101,669 per annum, including 8% holiday pay and an 8,3% end of year payment) on a full-time basis in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU). In certain cases, however, different terms of employment may be offered.
Job application
Candidates are invited to submit a letter of application in Dutch or English no later than 17 November 2013, accompanied with a CV and a list of publications. The application should be addressed to The Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Dr. F.P.I.M. van Vree, and send electronically to solliciteren2013-fgw@uva.nl. Please indicate the vacancy number in the subject field.
Applications will be received by a selection committee headed by the chair of the department of Language and Literature, prof. Henk van der Liet. Following a procedure, which may involve a formal assessment and a public trial lecture, the committee will make its final recommendation to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities.
The University of Amsterdam wishes to see an increase in the amount of women occupying higher academic positions. This is why female candidates are specifically invited to apply. The Faculty aims to ease the combination of working in Amsterdam and managing one’s personal affairs.
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