*Vacancy Assistant Professor, Tilburg University* Tilburg University is
an institution for higher education, located in the south of the
Netherlands, that specializes in human and social sciences. Tilburg
University is known for its high standards in education and research as well
as its good support facilities. In national annual rankings Tilburg
University takes a top-position. The compact campus offers ample opportunity
to meet staff and students. Of a student population of over 10,000, 5% are
international students.
*Faculty of Arts*
The teaching and research of the Faculty of Arts are organized around the
themes of business communication and digital media, cultural studies,
discourse studies, intercultural communication and human-computer
communication. The faculty's inspiring working environment stimulates its
employees to realize their ambitions.
*Department of Communication Science
The Department of Communication Science is dedicated to research and
teaching. The research investigates the communicative competence of language
users in interaction with each other as well as with computers; oral and
written language behaviour is studied in natural and experimental
environments, with a focus on structures and patterns of language use that
are characteristic of social and human-machine contexts. The teaching
consists primarily of the undergraduate and graduate programs of the
Communication & Information Sciences curriculum.
At the Department of Communication Science, Faculty of Arts, Tilburg
University, a position is available for an
*ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
in the field of business communication and digital media* (full-time, tenure
track, vacancy number 810.06.08 )
*Main tasks
Candidates are expected to:
Teach courses in the bachelor and master programme “Business
Communication and Digital Media” (e.g. 'Communication and
Management' and 'Modality and Organisation'). For a survey of the
teaching program, see:
http://studiegids.uvt.nl/it10.home?taal=E and
http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/prospectivestudents/masters/fcc/rmlc/
Participate in the research programme "Multimodality & Cognition".
This programme focuses on the cognitive and social ramifications of using multimodal and digital communication
http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/faculties/flw/cc/research/ . In
particular, the candidate is expected to contribute to fundamental and
applied research into the analysis, the development, the use and the evaluation of communication tools and media in an
organizational context.
Develop and supervise bachelor's and master's thesis research related
to this research programme.
Acquire external research projects, preferably focused on digital,
interpersonal or (inter)cultural facets of communication in organisations.
Perform managerial and administrative tasks.
*Requirements*
A PhD in one of the following disciplines: Business Communication,
Organization Studies, Communication and Information Studies, Discourse
Studies, Educational psychology, or another relevant discipline.
Strong or promising research record.
Inventive in acquiring external funding from scientific or non-scientific
sources.
Broad deployability in instructional and organizational tasks; #
Demonstrable didactic qualities.
*Terms of employment
The selected candidate is offered a full-time contract for one year, which
is concluded by an evaluation. Upon a positive outcome, the contract will be
continued for four years. After three years the performance will be
evaluated with respect to the requirements above. A permanent and full-time
position is dependent on the positive outcome of this evaluation. The
position of assistant professor is ranked in the Dutch university employment
system (UFO) as 'Universitair Docent', level 2 (€ 3.024 up to € 4.140 gross
per month). If applicable, the candidate will have to acquire a good command
of Dutch.
*Information
More information about the vacancy can be obtained from Prof. Dr. A. Maes -
E-Mail: Maes@uvt.nl
*Applications
The deadline for applications is December 1, 2006. Applications in Dutch or
English, including a CV and names of two referents, are to be sent
to: mr. A.Q.M. Oostrom (Managing Director), Faculty of Arts, Tilburg
University, D 302, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands, or
to: solliciterenfdl%20atuvt.nl (indicating the vacancy number).
