FH Kärnten: Italian Language (Austria)

“JobSenior Lecturer for Italian language, Intercultural Management, FH Kärnten (Carinthia University of Applied Sciences), Austria. Deadline: 11 June 2023.

Your tasks:

  • Independent teaching of Italian as a foreign language, Italian for specific purposes in Bachelor’s and Master’s programs with international and German-speaking student groups
  • Scientific collaboration and research in the area of teaching subjects and projects
  • Coordination with internal and external cooperation partners
  • Administrative tasks within the School of Management
  • Contribution to the academic profile of the faculty

Your profile:

  • Completed Master’s or doctoral degree (e.g. Romance studies, Linguistics, Italian studies or similiar)
  • Qualification in teaching Italian as a Foreign Language
  • Relevant teaching experience in an intercultural context with multilingual groups of learners
  • Excellent knowledge of Italian (native speaker or native-like level C2 according to CEFR)
  • Very good knowledge of English (min. level C1 in W/S)
  • Very good knowledge of German (min. level C1 in W/S)
  • Experience in hybrid and online teaching
  • Scientific and methodological-didactic competences
  • Interest in further academic development
  • Ideally project management skills
  • Ideally publications on linguistics, foreign language didactics (Italian), interculturality
  • Willingness to familiarize yourself with new topics
  • Ability to communicate and resolve conflicts
  • Excellent digital literacy skills and the usual Office programs
  • High level of motivation and interest, strong communication and teamwork skills as well as very good time and self-management, willingness to learn, flexibility and ability to work under pressure are required for this position