About the fellowship
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, UNIVERSITY OF TURKU INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF
Contract-based University Lecturer in English in the School of Languages and Translation Studies, Department of English, from 1 August 2017 indefinitely.
The Department of English is part of the School of Languages and Translation Studies. The School is an active, diverse and international centre for teaching and research on language studies. The areas of strength of the Department of English are discourse linguistics, historical studies of English, and second language acquisition. In the literary studies, the New English literatures are a key area of interest. Central topics in the field of translation studies include the history of translation and the acquisition of translation expertise.
In accordance with the university research career model, the position of University Lecturer is a third stage career position. The position of University Lecturer includes teaching in the fields of Translation Studies (especially Translation technology) and English language, theses supervision, teaching oral and written skills, and other teaching in basic, intermediate and advanced level studies. The appointee shall also participate in administrative duties, development of teaching, and student admissions, as well as conduct independent scientific research.
The eligibility criteria for a University lecturer are defined in the rules of procedure of the University of Turku. Successful performance in the post of University Lecturer requires an appropriate doctoral degree, the ability to supervise theses and to give high-quality research-based teaching, excellent proficiency in English, experience in university level teaching of translation and English and good interaction skills. When assessing the merits of the applicants for the post, scientific work, expertise in the field, teaching experience and pedagogical education, ability to produce study materials, other teaching merits, and a teaching demonstration shall be taken into account. Fluency in Finnish and success in acquiring external funding, would be an advantage.
The top candidates are invited to give a teaching demonstration. The demonstration lecture is open to the public. It will be reviewed and the teaching skills evaluation committee will give a written statement about the teaching merits of the applicants. The top candidates may be interviewed.
Salary
The salary is in accordance with the University salary system for teaching and research personnel job demands assessment levels 5–7 where the job-specific salary component is between 2865,30–3851,33 €/month. The component based on personal performance adds a maximum of 46.3 % to this salary.
There will be a trial period of 4 months.
The application should include a CV, an academic portfolio, a list of publications, copies of degree certificates, and other documents verifying the applicant’s competence and qualifications. Application documents should be in English or Finnish. The academic portfolio should follow the guidelines of the University of Turku.
Applicants are required to state how they may be contacted during the selection process.
Additional information from Professor Outi Paloposki (e-mail outi.paloposki[at]utu.fi).
For further information on the procedure, contact Senior Administrative Officer Marika Silvennoinen or Administrative Secretary Anne Jussilainen (e-mail: kkl-kanslia[at]lists.utu.fi).
Applications must be submitted in writing no later than on 2 March, 2017, using the eRekry online application system.
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