Adresse1 - Working at the VUB
For more than 50 years, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has stood for freedom, equality and solidarity, and this is very much alive on our campuses among students and staff alike.
At the VUB, you will find a diverse collection of personalities: innovators pur sang, but above all people who are 100% their authentic selves. With some 4,000 employees, we are the largest Dutch-speaking employer, in the private sector, in Brussels; an international city with which we are only too happy to connect and where (around) our 4 campuses are located.
Add to this our principle of free research - in which self-reflection, a critical attitude and an open, creative mind around scientific and social issues are central - and you have a university that is fundamentally groundbreaking and pioneering in education and research. In short: the VUB all over again.
Moreover, the VUB is a member of EUTOPIA, an alliance of like-minded European universities, all ready to reinvent themselves.
2 - Position description
The Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte, Department Linguistics and Literary Studies, is looking for a Tenure Track lecturer.
More concretely your work package contains:
Education and Research domain:
French Literary studies
Education tasks:
- Course titular of the following course units:
- BA1: Histoire de la littérature française, 3 of 6 ECTS + Introduction à l’analyse littéraire, 1,5 of 3 ECTS
- BA2: Littérature française: entre urbanité et nature, 6 ECTS
- BA3: Littérature française et intermédialité, 3 ECTS
- MA: Littérature française: cultures et contextes, 6 ECTS + Poésie et intermédialité, 6 ECTS
- Supervision of bachelorpapers and master's theses - (French) literature.
Research tasks:
- Research in the domain of French Literary studies.
- Active fundraising in this domain.
- Lead of research team in this domain.
- Creating an international network in this domain.
Other tasks:
- Active participation in the councils and commissions of the study program, the research group, the department and the faculty.
- Valorization initiatives within the study program and the research group.
For this function, our Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus (Elsene) will serve as your home base.
3 - Profile
What do we expect from you?
As a formal minimum requirement, applicants must hold a PhD in the Humanities, with a focus on French Literary studies or related domains, based on an original doctoral dissertation.
You have didactic qualities related to the teaching assignment, as demonstrated in a mock teaching class;
You provide sound research-based education in the stated domain, implementing innovative teaching concepts (e.g. blended learning), as shown in a clear vision on the job profile that includes a description of your approach to each of the courses listed above;
You conduct solid research in the field of French Literary studies, research that aligns with the research topics and disciplines in the research group CLIC, as shown by (co)authorship of publications in one of the categories included in the Web of Science or VABB database;
You have a clear vision on your role as promotor of fundraising applications in the field of French Literary studies and on how to establish your research portfolio during the next five years;
You have an excellence knowledge of the French language at level C1 of the CEFR;
You have an excellent knowledge of Dutch at level C1 (CEFR) or you are prepared to reach that level within a reasonable period of time;
You have or develop an international network;
You either have demonstrable experience in academic and societal service provision and outreach or you have a clear vision of how this can be achieved;
You have a clear vision on how your own knowledge, skills and expertise can be used in teaching, in the research of the research group CLIC, and in the operational functioning and policy implementation of the relevant study programmes within the LIST department.
Every first appointment is dependent upon the successful delivery of a mock teaching class.
- You subscribe to the university’s vision of education. The full text in relation to this is available on the university website.
- Every first appointment is dependent upon the successful delivery of a teaching session.
- Language regulations:
A member of the academic staff who is entrusted with a teaching assignment must also be able to demonstrate that the language of instruction is known at ERK level C1 through a qualification certificate or through an adequate diploma. The VUB also provides courses in, for example, academic English.
The administrative language of the VUB is Dutch. In case of insufficient knowledge of Dutch, the VUB will provide an integration course. After a maximum of five years, a member of the academic staff must demonstrate adequate knowledge of the administrative language (ERK level B2).
For a complete overview, please consult the complete language regulations on https://jobs.vub.be/content/Regulations-concerning-language-proficiency/.
Certificates demonstrating knowledge of the language can already be added to the application.
The VUB wants to be a reflection of the society where everyone's talent is valued, regardless of gender, age, religion, skin color, migration background, disability and neurodiversity.
4 - Offer
Are you going to be our new colleague?
You’ll be offered a Tenure Track appointment, for an assignment of 1 FTE, for 5 years, with eligibility for tenure in the rank of senior lecturer by the end of this initial period, with planned starting date 01/11/2024.
You’ll receive a salary linked to one of the scales set by the government.
At the VUB, you’re guaranteed an open, involved and diverse workplace where you are offered opportunities to (further) build on your career.
As well as this, you will also enjoy various other benefits:
- Extensive homeworking options, a telework allowance of 50 euros per month OR an internet fee of 20 euros per month;
- An open and informal working environment where attention is paid to work-life balance, and exceptional holiday arrangements with 35 days of leave (based on a fulltime contract), closure between Christmas and New Year and 3 extra leave days;
- Cost-free hospitalisation insurance;
- Full reimbursement of your home-to-work commute with public transport according to VUB-policy, and/or compensation if you come by bike;
- A wide selection of meals in our campus restaurants at attractive prices;
- Excellent and affordable facilities for sport and exercise, a range of discounts via Benefits@Work (in all kinds of shops, on flights, in petrol stations, amusement parks...) and Ecocheques;
- Nursery near campus, discount on holiday camps;
- The space to form your job content and to continuously learn through our VUB learning platforms and training courses;
- And finally: great colleagues with a healthy drive.
5 - Interested?
Is this the job you’ve been dreaming of?
Then apply, at the latest on 11/04/2024, via jobs.vub.be, and upload the following documents:
- a comprehensive and detailed academic portfolio
- a vision on the teaching assignment, detailed for each of the course units in the profile
- a vision on the research assignment, mentioning the candidate’s five most important publications and describing the planning, goals and roadmap for the research portfolio for the next 5 years (max. 2 A4), including experience with or plans for research management, fund raising, and PhD supervision
- a statement on the reason for applying, including a vision on the potential engagement in the study programs and the research group CLIC
- diplomas and, if applicable, official proof of language proficiency
Do you have questions about the job content? Contact Inge Arteel at inge.arteel@vub.be or on 32-2-6292647.
Would you like to know what it’s like to work at the VUB? Go to jobs.vub.be, and find all there is to know about our campuses, benefits, strategic goals and your future colleagues.
Would you like more information about EUTOPIA? Go to eutopia-university.eu, and read more about the role of the VUB in the development of the EUTOPIA alliance.
