Associate Professor or Extraordinary Professor at Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
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Condiciones económicas
8 weeks of paid vacation per year, flexible working hours with the possibility to work partly from home for better work life balance, meal allowance in the salary or for meals in canteens, pension insurance contribution or nursery school/ playgroup allowance.
Descripción
EU Researcher Profile: R3
Amount of Working Hours: full-time - 40 hours per week
Expected Start: 1 February 2025
Type of Employment Contract: 1 year with possibility of extension
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures of the Faculty of Arts of the Masaryk University is looking for an associate professor or extraordinary professor I (in case of foreign applicants) with a focus on teaching Spanish as a foreign language in secondary schools.
It is expected that the candidate will be able to serve as a guarantor of the MA program in Teaching Spanish Language and Literature for Secondary Schools.
MAIN JOB CONTENT
Pedagogical
Teaching makes up 40% of the workload, it consists of:
- Conducting lectures and seminars in the field of Spanish didactics and teaching Spanish language or Spanish literature in secondary schools.
- Participation in the organization of teaching activities in collaboration with other teachers in the program Teaching Spanish Language and Literature for Secondary Schools.
- Supervising, consulting and opposing theses.
Research
Research makes up 40% of the workload, it consists of:
- Developing own research and publication activities in the field of teaching Spanish as a foreign language in secondary schools and in general, cooperation on other joint research topics within the department.
- Publication activity in relevant journals in the field indexed in Scopus and WoS databases (Q1-Q2) and openness to joint publications within the department and outside its own narrow profile.
- Involvement in the preparation and solution of own and joint grant projects.
- Participation in the organisational support of research activities within the department.
Administration and other
Administrative activities account for 20% of the workload. Specifically, this includes organizing the running of the Teaching Spanish Language and Literature for Secondary Schools programme, or according to other instructions of the Head of Department, e.g.:
- Coordination of internships at cooperating high schools where students in the program are interning.
- Communicating with teachers at cooperating high schools.
- Coordination with other guarantors of teaching programs at FFMU and participation in the activities of their didactics.
- Routine administrative tasks in the administration of one's own courses, the use of e-learning and communication with students through the MU Information System.
- Promotion of the field at secondary schools, professional forums and to the general public.
Requisitos
- Associate professor: the condition is habilitation in one of the fields related to teaching Spanish as a foreign language in secondary schools (Spanish language or Spanish literature, or Romance languages or Romance literatures, applied linguistics, didactics of foreign languages with a focus on Spanish).
- Extraordinary professor I (applicants from abroad): an advantage is habilitation in one of the fields related to teaching Spanish as a foreign language in secondary schools (Spanish language or Spanish literature, or Romance languages or Romance literatures, applied linguistics, didactics of foreign languages of languages with a focus on Spanish). If the applicant did not go through the habilitation process abroad, it is a condition to fulfil the requirements for scientific and research activities, which are usual for successful completion of the habilitation.
- For both positions, the condition is a successfully completed doctoral study in one of the fields related to teaching Spanish as a foreign language in secondary schools (Spanish language or Spanish literature, or Romance languages or Romance literatures, applied linguistics, didactics of foreign languages with a focus on Spanish).
- We require robust scientific research and publication activity in the field of teaching Spanish as a foreign language, especially with an orientation to teaching Spanish in secondary schools with results in leading periodicals and publishers in the field (Scopus and Wos Q1-Q2).
- We require experience with involvement in international projects in the areas of education in general and/or teaching Spanish as a foreign language in particular; experience as a PI in international projects is an advantage.
- An advantage is a broader perspective in the field of didactics of other Romance languages in secondary schools, the acquisition of Spanish as a foreign language or the acquisition of other Romance languages by non-native speakers.
Length of experience required
- Experience in the field is not required, but experience in teaching undergraduate students in a university environment is an advantage.
Language skills
- Knowledge of Spanish language at C2 level or native speaker - a prerequisite.
- Knowledge of English language at least B2 level - a prerequisite.
- Knowledge of another Romance language - an advantage.
Requirements related to job content
- ability to communicate effectively with students and engage them in learning
- ability to provide constructive feedback to students
- ability to use modern teaching resources and materials
- ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from other programs within the department
- ability to cooperate with guarantors of other teaching programs at FFMU and their didacticians
- ability to work independently and as a team member in scientific research
- ability to participate in publishing activities
- diligence, responsibility, reliability in the performance of work tasks
The advantage is
- knowledge of the university environment
- previous experience in working in education
Cómo solicitar
Please send your application via the electronic application link by 30. 09. 2024 (please use the link in the Electronic Application section below) and please attach all required documents.
The following documents are required as a part of your application:
- cover letter specifying the area of research interest
- structured CV with an overview of previous experience
- copies of proof of education
- overview of scientific and publishing activities
Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation of acceptance to your e-mail address. After the e-application deadline, you will receive information about the next steps.
Observaciones
If you are unsure, please contact the FF MU Personnel Office: Mgr. Eva Brázdová Urbanová, e-mail: eva.urbanova@phil.muni.cz
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