Professor in the rank of Lecturer (Tenure track) in the field social work and social welfare practices
- Last application date: 2012-02-29 23:55
- Department: PP04 - Department of Social welfare studies
- Contract: statutair
- Occupancy rate: 100%
- Vacancy Type: zap
Job description
The faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences has a vacancy for a professorship, starting from October 1, 2012. It concerns a job as full time lecturer (docent) in the department of Social Welfare Studies, charged with academic teaching (in Dutch), scientific research and carrying out scientific duties in the field of Social Work and Social Welfare Practices.
Profile
- candidates should hold a PhD degree with a doctoral thesis or a degree recognized as equivalent and, at the onset of the appointment, have at least two years of postdoctoral experience;
- candidates are required to have research experience in the field of study concerned, proven by recent publications in national and international peer reviewed journals;
- candidates are required to have actively participated in international and national scientific meetings relevant for the field of study concerned;
- having experience in international mobility, amongst others through participation in research programmes at research institutions not linked to the university where the highest degree was obtained, is recommended;
- candidates are required to possess the necessary didactic, organizational and communicative skills for teaching at an academic level.
Method of application
More detailed information on this vacancy and on the way this job fits in the department's strategy can be obtained from Prof. Maria De Bie, head of the department (phone: +32 (0)9 264 62 83, Maria.DeBie@UGent.be).
A full-time position at the entry level of lecturer entails a five-year temporary appointment in a Tenure Track system. After this period the position becomes permanent if the university board evaluates the performance of the person involved positively.
Applications must be sent in duplicate by registered mail to the Rector of Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium, using the specific application forms for Independent or Tenured Academic Staff ("ZAP"), inc1uding the necessary attestations of competence (copies of degrees), the 29th of February 2012 at the latest.
The application forms for Independent or Tenured Academic Personnel ("ZAP") can be downloaded from the internet:
http://www.ugent.be/nl/werken/aanwerving/formulieren/zap/formulier.doc/view.