Month: September 2023

U East Anglia: Communication Studies (UK)

“JobLecturer in Communication Studies, School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. Deadline: 18 September 2023.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lecturer to join the School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies to deliver lectures and seminars and carry out teaching-related duties. The Department of Language and Communication Studies submits to Area Studies for the REF, were top 5 in the unit of assessment in REF 2021 and have achieved strong NSS scores.

Teaching is a key part of this role and as such you will be expected to plan, teach and assess undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, taking responsibility for the delivery and assessment of specific modules. This will include organising modules and developing teaching and learning materials. You will also take responsibility for some of the degree programmes within the school, regularly interview prospective students and promote enterprise and engagement at UEA.

They are looking for a scholar with a PhD (or equivalent) in area connected with communication studies and/or linguistics, relevant teaching experience, and a passion for student experience. They are particularly looking for specialism(s) in Intercultural Communication and Linguistics (specifically pragmatics).

This full-time post is available on a fixed-term basis to cover maternity leave. The post is available from 2 January 2024 until 31 July 2024.

NTU: Inquiry & Communication in an Interdisciplinary World (Singapore)

“Job
Lecturer for “Inquiry and Communication in an Interdisciplinary World”, Language and Communication Center, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Deadline: 16 September 2023.

The School of Humanities seeks to fill 1 Lecturer position in the Language and Communication Centre. Instructors are sought for a course titled “Inquiry and Communication in an Interdisciplinary World,” one of the core courses in its new Interdisciplinary Collaborative Curriculum (ICC) for all NTU undergraduates. This foundational course will develop students’ written and oral communication skills, as well as their ability to read and analyse texts.
Successful candidates will be expected to teach academic writing and communication skills, and to conduct research.

Candidates with the following qualifications are encouraged to apply:

  • PhD in Applied Linguistics, English for Academic Purposes, Linguistics, Literature, or Rhetoric and Composition
  • Experience in teaching academic and/or discipline-specific writing
  • Interest in new media and digital literacy
  • An active research agenda

Central European U IAS Fellowships 2024-5 (Hungary)

Fellowships

Junior and Senior core Fellowships, Institute for Advanced Studies, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. Deadline: 21 September 2023.

The Institute for Advanced Study at CEU (IAS CEU) is pleased to invite applications for its Core Junior and Senior Fellowship programs for the academic year 2024/25. Fellowships are available in all research areas of the social sciences and humanities, broadly defined. Fellowships run for the full 9- month period (October-June), for the 3-month short fall semester (October- December), the 5-month fall semester (October-February) or the 6-month spring semester (January-June).

Each year, IAS CEU selects some twenty fellows for its fellowship programs. Fellows are chosen through a rigorous selection process, which includes stages of pre-selection and peer reviews as well as a final decision made by an independent, interdisciplinary, and international Selection Committee. The Institute is committed to the pursuit of cutting-edge interdisciplinary scholarship and will seek innovative research proposals. Young scholars with demonstrable promise of excellence will be considered; established senior scholars are expected to have solid records of first-rate scholarship. All disciplines within this remit are welcome. A primary criterion for selection is the expectation that each fellow’s stay at the Institute will yield original and significant research results.