Adresse → Apply until 25/02/2024 (DD/MM/YYYY) 23:59 (Brussels time)
→ Discipline: Nursing Science
→ 10% Assistant professor
→ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
→ Reference number: 202311/GE/ZAP/008
ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY
Ghent University is one of the most important education and research institutions in the Low Countries. On a daily basis, over 15,000 staff members and 50,000 students implement its motto "Dare to Think". Ghent University's mission statement is characterised by qualitative education, internationally renowned research and a pluralistic social responsibility.
ASSIGNMENT
This position is located within the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, specifically in the field of Nursing Science. The appointment includes responsibilities in teaching, research, academic services.
The University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery (UCVV) is part of the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at Ghent University. In its educational mission, UCVV strives to future-proof the training of talented and creative nurses and midwives who can take up leadership in healthcare. By organising the Masters in Nursing and Midwifery, the UCVV makes a fundamental contribution to the quality of care and to the academisation of nursing and midwifery. The UCVV is also a dynamic research centre focused on developing, validating and valorising scientific knowledge, leading to more responsible, evidence-based and efficient care and care organisation. This includes a focus on the translation and implementation of complex interventions in practice. Through partnership and cooperation with the wider field, UCVV aims to support the research competences of professionals in the field. Research is grouped into research domains such as nursing functions and roles, oncological care, education and training, mental health care and wound care. These domains focus on self-management, patient participation, care delegation and organisation, intervention development and implementation and family care. The UCVV collaborates with governments, other knowledge institutions, healthcare organisations and industry from home and abroad.
Academic education
You will teach various course units in the field of Nursing Science.
You teach course units on research methodology in the context of nursing, midwifery and mental health care.
You also serve as a lecturer in courses within the Nursing Specialist specialization (such as clinical pharmacology for nursing specialists).
In addition to subject-specific assignments, you also take on more generic teaching assignments. You also supervise master’s theses within the Faculty. The assignment can evolve according to needs and changes.
Academic research
You conduct research in the discipline of the development and implementation of the clinical and medical roles of nursing specialists. Your research program aims to enhance the skills of nursing specialists, including clinical and pharmacological skills, to enable them to act more autonomously. The goal is to facilitate the implementation of nursing specialists and nurse-led care models. Your research is aligned with the policy plan of the University Center for Nursing and Midwifery (UCVV) and involves collaboration with other researchers at the national and international levels, both within and outside the university.
Academic services
You take part in the internal and external service provision of the department of Public Health and Primary Care, amongst others by translating the results of your research to the broader public.
During your career, you are willing to include roles and management positions that are relevant to the department and/or faculty.
You play an active role in providing services to the work and research field of nurses and nursing specialists. This includes, among other things, the development of (practice-oriented) training and activities aimed at promoting continuous competence development for the diverse roles they fulfill, within the context of lifelong learning. The service is tailored to the needs and inquiries of the professional group.
PROFILE
Experience
- You have already conducted eminent academic research in the given discipline, which is clearly reflected in publications in high-quality academic journals and peer-reviewed books;
- You are capable of initiating, supervising and acquiring the necessary funding for academic research;
- You are didactically skilled to teach university students to develop academic competences;
- You possess knowledge of the field of Nursing Science, with specific expertise in the development and implementation of nursing specialist roles;
- You have experience in implementation research within an interprofessional context;
- Recommended are:
o International mobility, among other things thanks to research stays at institutions external to the one where you acquired your highest academic degree;
o Positively evaluated experience in provided or organised academic lecturing;
o Professionalisation of education.
- You must master the language of instruction in which you will teach a course at CEFR- level C1.You can demonstrate this by means of a language certificate or a diploma obtained from an institution in which that language is the language of instruction. In addition, Article II.270, §1 of the Codex of Higher Education requires that: (i) you must master the Dutch language at least at CEFR-level A2 within two years after the start of the appointment. (ii) you must be able to master the Dutch language at least at CEFR-level of B2 within five years after the start of the appointment. More info: Language requirements at Ghent University for professorial staff — Ghent University (ugent.be)
Skills / Attitude
- You are quality-oriented;
- You have a sense of initiative;
- You possess good teaching skills;
- You are a team player;
- You have excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills;
- You are developing leadership within your field.
Admission requirements
- You hold a thesis-based doctorate or a diploma or certificate that is recognised as equivalent (article V.20 Codex Higher Education) in the field of Health sciences.
Upon evaluation of a foreign (non-EU) diploma, a certificate of equivalence may still have to be requested at NARIC. If this is the case, we advise you to initiate this recognition procedure as soon as possible. You are required to have the recognition no later than on the date of your appointment.
- You have at least two years of postdoctoral experience on 1 September 2024. This term of two years is determined by the date written on the above-mentioned required diploma.
APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
We offer you an appointment with renewable duration for a maximum of 6 years.
Pay attention: A part-time assignment of a certain degree of the professorial staff cannot be combined with a part-time assignment of a different degree of the professorial staff within the same institution.
The recruitment is from 1 September 2024.
OUR OFFER
The career and evaluation policy for Professorial Staff is based on talent development and growth, prioritizing vision development and strategy - at the personal as well as the group level. At UGent we focus on career support and coaching of the Professorial Staff in the different phases of the career. More information can be found on www.ugent.be/en/work/mobility-career/career-aspects/professorial-staff.
Ghent University is committed to properly welcoming new professorial staff members and offering them appropriate guidance. The basic teacher training and courses of 'Dutch' and 'English' for foreign-speaking lecturers are only a few examples of our wide range of training and education opportunities. Furthermore, each Ghent University staff member can count on a number of benefits such as a bike allowance, reimbursement of public transport commuting costs, daycare, a wide range of sports facilities and EcoCheques. A complete overview of all our employee benefits (in Dutch).
Ghent University also invests in welcoming international professorial staff. It offers various housing options, a relocation bonus, the International School for school-aged children (with a discount on the tuition fee), support when registering at the City of Ghent, support with the procedure of family reunification and other administrative matters in connection with moving to Ghent. Read more.
GENDER AND DIVERSITY
Ghent University conducts an equal opportunities policy and encourages everyone to apply. Ghent University also strives for a gender balance. Female applications are thus especially welcomed.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
After the final application date, all received applications will be sent to the faculty selection committee assembled for this vacancy. After a pre-selection on the basis of the submitted and assessed as admissible application files, the selection committee may hear the candidates about their vision and planning regarding education, research and services. It is also possible to organize a trial lesson or a presentation on a subject in the relevant field. Afterwards, the committee will rank the suitable candidates and present this ranking to the Faculty Board. The advice of the Faculty Board will then be presented to the University Board for approval.
Candidates are asked to further discuss their top 5 most important publications or other academic achievements with the highest impact. Next to academic publications, the candidate is thus also able to show merit of knowledge transfer by academic dissemination, social valorisation, public awareness, seminars or conference presentations. These competences are also taken into account when evaluating the candidates.
The evaluation of the required international mobility is broad and partly takes the gender perspective into account, thus not only considering longer stays abroad by also other forms of internationalisation.
Pregnancy leave, prolonged sick leave, parental leave, filial leave or other forms of absence are taken into account when evaluating the available time for the realisation of academic output.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online through the e-recruitment system before the application deadline (see above). We do not accept late or incomplete applications, or applications that are not sent through the online system.
Your application must include the following documents:
- In the field ‘Application form’: the professorial staff application form (+ all annexes mentioned in the form), merged into one pdf file.
- In the field ‘Cover letter’: your application letter in pdf format
- In the field ‘Diploma’: a transcript of your doctoral degree. If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages.
- In the field ‘Certificate of equivalence’: only for diplomas awarded outside the European Union: certificate of equivalence (NARIC) (if already in you possession). For diplomas awarded in the UK before January 31st of 2020, a certificate of equivalence is not required.
Note that the maximum file size for each field is 10 MB.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information on this vacancy, please contact Prof. dr. Olivier Degomme (Olivier.Degomme@UGent.be, +32 (0)9 3323564) at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Primary Care.
Do you have a question regarding the online application process? Please read the FAQ or contact our helpdesk (dpo@ugent.be - tel. 09/264 98 98).
