Tag: faculty position

U London in Paris: International Politics (France)

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Lecturer in International Politics,
University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP), Paris, France. Deadline: 29 April 2022.

The University of London Institute in Paris seeks to appoint a Lecturer in International Politics to contribute to the delivery of innovative and engaging teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and to further enhance the Institute’s reputation for interdisciplinary research. ULIP’s BA programmes in International Politics, and French Studies, continue to grow, with student recruitment increasing each year. The new appointment is made in light of this growth, and the successful candidate will join a vibrant interdisciplinary department. The initial duration of the contract is one year and is subject to French law (Contrat à durée déterminée).

Located in the French capital, ULIP is committed to the development of students’ intercultural skills and transnational perspectives. Programmes at ULIP foreground comparative and connected approaches which situate France and the francophone world in relation to wider global dynamics and local diversities.

The successful candidate will hold a relevant PhD (or be close to completion) in International Politics or International Relations and have native or near-native fluency in English and French. Previous experience of module design, delivery and assessment at a Higher Education Institution is essential. They will have prior experience of teaching in these subject areas at undergraduate and/or graduate levels, including through virtual learning environments (VLEs). Experience of supervising student projects and dissertations is an asset.

U Arts Helsinki: Global Music & Community Engagement (Finland)

“JobTwo positions in Global Music and Community Engagement, Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland. Deadline: different for each position (see below).

With a focus on intercultural dialogue and collaboration, the Global Music Department creates a unique educational environment for musicians from diverse musical and cultural backgrounds. Through the interwoven areas of the curriculum and immersion in an intercultural environment, students expand and deepen their musicianship, artistic identities, and approaches to arts-based community engagement and research. Degree studies are offered at bachelor, master, and doctoral levels, with students developing the ability to perform, create, communicate, collaborate, facilitate, carry out research, and lead in a wide range of musical, cultural, and socially engaged contexts.

In 2022, the new Elsa Brule Centre for Global Music and Community Engagement is being established under the umbrella of the Global Music Department, which will include this new lectureship post. As part of the work of the centre, students will utilise their unique skills to connect with the world around them through working on socially engaged community projects as an integral part of the curriculum. With the focus on creating art in collaboration with diverse areas of society, students and teachers facilitate projects in refugee centres, immigrant communities, schools, prisons, and with marginalised community groups in Finland and around the world.

There are two positions available:

Lecturer of Global Music and Community Engagement – deadline 23 April 2022

Professor of Global Music and Community Engagement – deadline 1 May 2022

U Colorado Denver: Health Communication (China)

“JobInstructor of Health Communication, International College of Beijing, University of Colorado Denver, Beijing, China. Deadline: open until filled, posted February 28, 2022.

The University of Colorado Denver Department of Communication invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track teaching position at the International College of Beijing (ICB). The job will commence in Beijing in Fall 2022, with arrival required potentially several weeks before then due to evolving COVID-19 travel and quarantine requirements. Depending on the performance of the individual hired, multi-year renewals are possible.

They seek to hire a colleague who can teach a wide range of Communication courses to support our health communication certificate, such as health communication, designing health messages, and advanced health communication, as well as introductory level communication courses required for the major and courses supporting one or more of the Department’s pathways in global and intercultural communication, media and cultural studies, and strategic communication. Above all else, we seek a dynamic teacher committed to best practices in student-centered pedagogy and advancing the internationalization of communication via hands-on, skills-based, experiential and problem-based learning. The ICB is a unique international collaboration embodying best practices in international and intercultural communication, so the ideal candidate will function not only as a classroom teacher and student advocate, but as a cultural ambassador helping to merge U.S.-style pedagogies with Chinese cultural practices.

U Leiden: Interculturality (Netherlands)

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University Lecturer in Interculturality, Centre for the Arts in Society, University of Leiden, Netherlands. Deadline: 31 March 2022.

The Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) is seeking to hire a University Lecturer (UD) with an expertise in intercultural and postcolonial studies, transnationalism, migration and globalization studies, and critical race theory in relation to arts, culture and society in Europe; as well as familiarity with film, literature or media studies, with an emphasis on new digital technologies.

The successful applicant will conduct research and teach courses at BA and MA levels. These include the BA Film and Literary Studies, BA International Studies (track Europe), the MA programmes Literary Studies (track Literature in Society) and Media Studies (track Cultural Analysis), and BA courses at Leiden University College (The Hague).

LUCAS is an international academic community that is firmly committed to developing critical and inclusive approaches to culture, art and society, and to increasing its own diversity and inclusiveness. While the focus of this position is on interculturality within and in relation to Europe, we therefore particularly welcome candidates who are well acquainted with, for example, African, Caribbean, Asian, Pacific, Latin American, Romani and/or indigenous cultures and arts, and/or the cultures and arts of migrant communities.

U Vienna: Romance Linguistics, Interculturality, Multilingualism (Austria)

“JobUniversity Professor of Romance Linguistics, Interculturality, Multilingualism, University of Vienna, Austria. Deadline: 12 April 2022.

At the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies of the University of Vienna the position of a University Professor of Romance Linguistics: Interculturality and Multilingualism (full time, permanent position) is to be filled. The candidate/applicant has a Romance research and teaching profile in the area of linguistics, with a focus on plurilingualism and interculturality. The candidate/applicant should be qualified, for Romance, in the fundamental linguistic fields of grammar, variational linguistics and language change. The candidate/applicant is expected to be able to represent Spanish and at least one other Romance language in linguistic research and teaching.

Karlstad U: Intercultural Studies (Sweden)

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Senior Lecturer in Intercultural Studies, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden. Deadline: 15 March 2022.

Intercultural Studies at Karlstad University is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry dealing with the significance of cultural differences for social relations in contemporary society. Intercultural communication is an important part of this object of study. Karlstad University is the only higher education institution in Sweden offering intercultural studies as a main field of study, and there are plans in the making to offer second-cycle education. The subject belongs to the Department of Language, Literature and Intercultural Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Intercultural Studies offers a well-established and wide range of courses. There are courses in Swedish and English, distance or on-campus, full-time or part-time. In addition to first-cycle courses, they also offer tailor-made contract education and lectures to businesses, schools, and other organisations and authorities.

The position includes teaching, course coordination, and supervision and summative assessment. The candidate is expected to actively participate in the development work of the subject. Teaching duties will vary and include teaching on-campus courses as well as distance courses. A considerable part of teaching will be conducted in English. The position may also include teaching summer courses.

The candidate is expected to participate in the subject’s research activities by applying for external research funding, individually or as part of a group, and by managing one’s own research projects.

Some research/continuing professional development is included in the position with the possibility of increasing the number of hours allocated to research and professional development through one of the university’s faculty funded research groups and through externally funded research.

U Warwick: TESOL and Intercultural Communication – 2 positions (UK)

“Job2 positions: Assistant Professor of TESOL, and Assistant Professor of Intercultural Communication, Department of Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick, UK. Deadline: 14 March 2022.

University of Warwick is looking for two experienced and creative Senior Teaching Fellows (Assistant Professor – Teaching) who will contribute to the department’s teaching provision at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and the support activities associated with these.

  1. Assistant Professor of TESOL:

You will be an applied linguist with a strong academic and professional background in TESOL who is able to deliver master’s modules on language testing and assessment and contribute to teaching in one or more of the following areas: discourse analysis, curriculum and materials development, online pedagogies. You will have a PhD in a relevant field or be very close to completion and you will have experience of teaching at university level.

2. Assistant Professor of Intercultural Communication

You will be an academic with a professional background in intercultural communication who is able to deliver master’s modules on quantitative research methodology and contribute to teaching and master’s research supervision in two or more of the following areas: intercultural competence assessment, cross-cultural psychology, cross-cultural marketing, international development. You will have a PhD in a relevant field or be very close to completion and you will have experience of teaching at university level.

HAN U Applied Sciences: International Business (Netherlands)

“JobProfessor of International Business, International School of Business, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Arnhem, Netherlands. Deadline: 10 March 2022.

The Professor of International Business will contribute to the research priorities of HAN University of Applied Sciences and the International School of Business (ISB) by shaping the development of essential skills for future business professionals such as problem solving, collaboration skills and intercultural awareness and thereby supporting policies to attract businesses to the region.

The Centre of International Business Research (CIBR) is part of the International School of Business. It contributes to the development of the professional practice and ISB`s educational programmes, i.e., practice-based research and education in the international business and communication courses. The research conducted by the group focuses on global citizenship and international business (education), international entrepreneurship, and sustainable international finance and supply chains. CIBR consists of an ambitious group of researchers and is looking for an individual who likes to further develop the Centre’s national recognition in line with the priorities of the university.

The professor of International Business is responsible for knowledge development, knowledge dissemination to and from the educational and professional practice, the professional development of lecturers and the translation of knowledge into the curriculum of the IB programme.

Hong Kong Polytechnic: Area Studies & Intercultural Communication (Hong Kong)

“JobAssistant Professor in Area Studies and Intercultural Communication / Linguistics,  English Language, and Systemic Functional Linguistics / Language and Professional Communication / Media Communication, Department of English and Communication, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. Deadline: 30 June 2022.

The Department of English and Communication within the Faculty of Humanities at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has a long history of conducting cutting-edge research in language and communication and producing high quality graduates for the professional workplace. Focus areas are professional communication and applied language studies, along with teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. The Department is now inviting applications for the position of Assistant Professor. Priority will be given to candidates whose research expertise and teaching experience are within the key research areas listed above.

U Hawaii Hilo: Communication (USA)

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Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI, USA. Deadline: review begins 21 February 2022; open until filled.

Duties: Develop and teach courses in race and gender in media, rhetoric and culture, or social media, contribute to the department’s curriculum in the areas of health, intercultural, interpersonal, media, and organizational communication. Teach three courses (general education and major courses) each semester. Serve as an academic advisor, maintain scholarly productivity, and participate in university, professional, and community service.

Minimum qualifications: Doctorate in Communication from an accredited university with specialization in race and gender in media, rhetoric and culture, or social media and community engagement, able to teach general education and major courses including Public Speaking and Human Communication in Diverse Society.