28 March: fyi -- applied linguistics, Groningen
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Faculty of Arts Department of Language and Communication
Full Professor of Applied Linguistics
(Vacancy number 202057)
Applied Linguistics concerns the study of the application of
linguistics to all those socially important areas in which language
plays a part. Within the broad field of Applied Linguistics the
Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen wishes to focus on
naturalistic and instructed second/foreign language
acquisition. Research will specifically focus on the relation between
the naturalistic and instructed factors in the acquisition of modern
foreign/second languages. Special attention will be given to the
factors determining the course and the rate of acquisition processes.
It is not only internal factors of a linguistic, psycholinguistic and
biological nature that will be the object of research, but also and in
particular external factors such as teaching procedures and
socio-cultural factors. Bearing on this research will be recent
developments such as neuro-imaging and CALL.
The professor's research will be conducted within the framework of the
Centre for Language and Cognition Groningen (CLCG). It is the
faculty's aim to place the Professor of Applied Linguistics also in
the functional charge of the team of language teaching methodologists
in the Arts cluster of the University Centre for Teacher
Education. Within this Centre this team of language pedagogues is
responsible for the training of teachers of Dutch, German, English,
French, Classical Languages, and Frisian.
The position requires
- teaching and co-ordinating teaching in the above field
- co-ordinating and conducting research
- supervising PhD research
- executive and managerial work
- the further specialisation and expansion of national and
international networks.
Your profile
We are looking for candidates who are prepared to build up with
enthusiasm a team of people who watch closely the latest developments
in teaching and research in the field of Applied
Linguistics. Candidates should:
- hold a doctoral degree in Applied Linguistics or Language
Acquisition
- be experienced teachers
- have conducted ample research in the field of Applied Linguistics or
Language Acquisition
- have a demonstrable affinity with Computer-Assisted Language
Learning
- have good executive and managerial qualities
- be able to promote interest in their field
- find it a challenge to work in a dynamic faculty
- be willing to live in or near Groningen
- be prepared to live in or near Groningen.
The University of Groningen offers a gross salary of at least Euro
4.264,- up to Euro 6.222,- (CAO-NU Professor A) per month. The vacancy
is for a full-time professorship A.
Further information can be obtained from Professor Ger J. de Haan PhD,
Dean of the Faculty, phone +31 50 363 59 00, e-mail
g.j.de.haan@let.rug.nl
An information package will be sent to you on application by Mrs G.
Peters-Beuke, phone +31 50 363 59 00 (secretariat).
Letters of application together with curriculum vitae, list of
publications and names of referees should be sent before 10 April,
2002 to the Director of Personnel & Organisation, University of
Groningen, P.O. Box 716, 9700 AS Groningen, The Netherlands or e-mail:
vmp@bureau.rug.nl
Those wishing to draw the attention of the Faculty to qualified
candidates should apply within two weeks from the publication of this
advertisement to the Director of Personnel and Organisation.
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