27 October: fyi -- communications, Tilburg
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Tilburg University is a modern university specialized in human and
social sciences. It is characterized by high-quality teaching and
research and, nationwide, has been among top-ranking institutions for
many years. The University offers good support facilities to its
students and employees, as well as excellent fringe benefits.
Department of Communication and Information Sciences (DCI) The
department DCI has about 60 members and is responsible for a
flourishing academic programme in Communication and Information
Sciences (CIW) that annually attracts about 100 Bachelor students, 100
Pre-master and 120 Master students. The department is also
co-responsible for the Research Master programme Language and
Communication. For more information, see
www.tilburguniversity.nl/faculties/humanities/dci/.
Research in the department centers on cognitive, multimodal,
computer-mediated and interpersonal aspects of communication and
discourse, and on the study of computer vision, data mining and
computer games from a knowledge-representation and cognitive
perspective. There is a strong emphasis on experimental work and
interdisciplinary cooperation. The department hosts a newly
established research centre: the Tilburg Centre for Creative Computing
(TiCC). For the Department of Communication and Information Sciences
we are looking for three enthusiastic and competent colleagues;
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
0.9-1.0 fte, vacancy number 500.09.31
and 2 TENURE TRACK POSITIONS IN COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
0.8 - 1.0 fte, vacancy number 500.09.32
Context of the vacancies
The positions arise out of the increasing number of students in the
academic programme CIW especially in the tracks `Business
Communication and Digital Media' (BDM) and `Text and Communication'
(TC) and also of the growing success in acquiring external
funding. With the new staff members we intend to manage the growing
number of students by bringing in new angles in the CIW bachelor and
master programme. At the same time, we aim at reinforcing research in
the Department, in the areas of discourse, cognition, business
communication, communication technology and in promising interfaces
between them. The positions are not a priori allocated to specific
areas. Instead, we invite candidates with the following areas of
interest and expertise (and their interplay) to apply for the
positions.
· discourse (e.g. document design, multimodality, text analysis,
stylistics, pragmatics)
· communication (non verbal aspects, emotion, learning, training,
business communication)
· web science (text analytics, user interface design, discourse
modeling, opinion mining, subjectivity/sentiment classification,
stylometrics).
Tasks
The tasks cover research, teaching and management (Associate professor: 35% research and 65%
teaching and management; tenure track positions: 50% research and 50% teaching).
· Teaching and developing courses (in Dutch or English) in the
Bachelor and (Research) Master programme of Communication and
Information Sciences (CIW), particularly in the tracks BDM and TC.
See www.tilburguniversity.nl/faculties/humanities/education/
· Carrying out research in the research programmes of the department.
· Supervising Bachelor and Master theses.
· Carrying out managerial and organizational tasks, on the level of
the department and the faculty.
· Initiatives in acquiring external research funds.
.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a PhD in one of the following disciplines: discourse studies, linguistics,
communication and information science, cognitive science, business communication, psychology, sociology
or another relevant discipline.
Recommended (depending on the profile):
· Experience in developing and teaching Bachelor and (Research) Master
courses.
· Familiarity with new media as a means of communication, a didactic
tool and a research tool.
· Sound knowledge of and experience with quantitative methods and
research techniques, and statistical data analysis.
· Expertise in setting up, conducting, and analysing experiments
(preferably eyetracking) with the use of software tools (such
as E-Prime, NESU, Presentation, Experiment Builder, etc.)
· Relevant research experience, as evidenced through a significant
publication record in high-ranking (international) journals.
· Associate Professor candidates have more academic experience, i.e.,
an excellent publication record, recognition as excellent
researcher in the field, successful record in acquiring project
grants and contract research, academic management skills.
Information
For more information on this position, please contact prof. dr. Alfons
Maes, head of department (maes@uvt.nl, +31134662058).
Terms of employment
Tilburg University is rated among the top Dutch employers, offering
excellent terms of employment. The collective labor agreement of
Tilburg University applies. In specific cases, overseas candidates may
apply for a tax-free allowance equal to 30% of their taxable salary.
· The associate professor candidate will be ranked in the Dutch
university job ranking system (UFO) as "universitair
hoofddocent" in salary scale 13 with a starting salary of
minimally 4.428,-- gross per month on a fulltime basis. The
selected candidate will start on a two-year contract, to be
concluded by an evaluation. Upon a positive outcome of the
evaluation, the candidate will be offered a permanent (tenured)
position.
· The tenure track positions will be ranked in the Dutch university
job ranking system (UFO) as "universitair docent" in salary
scale 11 with a starting salary of 3.195,-- gross per month on a
fulltime basis, entailing a 5 year period, devided into 2
separate contracts, starting with a two-year contract. Upon a
positive evaluation of teaching activities within the first 2
years, it leads to an extension of the tenure track with 3 more
years. The division of tasks is 50% teaching and 50%
research. After 4 years of employment, a dual evaluation will
take place on quality of the candidate (teaching and research)
and on the financial long term plan of the faculty and the
department. Upon a positive outcome of the dual evaluation, the
candidate will be offered a permanent position. The research and
teaching expectations to be met by the appointed candidate
during the tenure track will be discussed and will become an
integral part of the contract.
Applications
Applications should include a cover letter and a Curriculum Vitae.
Applications should be sent before the application deadline of
November 30, 2009, by email to solliciterenGW@uvt.nl, or by regular
mail to Human Resources attn mr. P. van Balen, Tilburg School of
Humanities, Room D302, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, NL-5000 LE
Tilburg, The Netherlands. In your letter, please refer to the relevant
vacancy code(s). It is the policy of the university to increase the
number of women employed. Also members of ethnic minority groups and
people with disabilities are expressly invited to apply.
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