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[ecrea] Lecturer/PhD candidate position in Arts and Culture Studies

Mon Jan 03 09:29:07 GMT 2011



The Erasmus University Rotterdam offers a Lecturer/PhD candidate position in Arts and Culture Studies, with a focus on ?dark tourism?.


Erasmus University Rotterdam

The expertise of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is concentrated in the fields of Business Administration, Economics, Medicine and Health Sciences, Law, Social Sciences, History, Culture, Communication, and Philosophy. In addition to the initial degree programmes and scientific research, the University offers specific postgraduate study programmes and courses. Erasmus University has around 20,000 students and some 2,000 staff members.

Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC)
The Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication includes the Departments of Media and Communication, Arts and Culture Studies, and History at Erasmus University. The FHKW is home to over 900 students and some 120 staff members.

Arts and Culture Studies
The Department of Arts and Culture Studies is a vibrant, internationally oriented department within the Faculty of History and Arts. In addition to a Dutch-language bachelor?s programme in Culture Studies and a master?s programme in Arts and Culture Studies, the Department offers an international master?s in Cultural Economics and Cultural Entrepreneurship and a Research master?s in the Sociology of Culture, Media and the Arts. The Department is closely linked to the Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture (ERMeCC), which serves as the main base for researchers in the sociology of media, culture and the arts at Erasmus.

The Department of Arts and Culture Studies has a vacancy for an:


Lecturer/PhD candidate (f/m,1,0 fte)
in Arts and Culture Studies


Job description
At the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, you will have an opportunity to collaborate with renowned academics with an international approach. As a lecturer, you will also be teaching in a dynamic and stimulating environment.

The PhD research focuses on ?dark tourism?: the tourist consumption of sites associated with death and suffering. Famous examples of such sites are Ground Zero, the war trenches at Ieper, Poenari Castle, and the Parisian cemetery Père-Lachaise. Recent years have seen explosive growth in this type of tourism, with far-reaching implications for the experience and organization of what has been labeled ?difficult? or ?dark? heritage. Still little is known about why people would like to visit these sites. How can we explain the increasing popularity of dark tourism within contemporary culture?

The lecturer/PhD candidate position is temporary and will consist of both teaching tasks (40%) and research and research training (60%) towards doctoral research, and a dissertation, which must be completed within five years. The lecturer/PhD candidate will be tasked with teaching, conducting doctoral research, publishing articles in academic journals, writing a dissertation and completing the doctoral degree. The teaching duties will be consistent with the job profile of a (junior-) lecturer (Wetenschappelijk Docent), while the doctoral research will be performed in line with the job profile of a PhD candidate (Promovendus). Given that different salary scales and result categories apply to these job profiles, two separate contracts will be offered for this position for legal reasons.

Research duties
Conducting PhD research.
Publishing and presenting research results in the form of articles in international peer reviewed journals and papers at international conferences.
Writing a dissertation in Dutch or English.
Defending the dissertation to complete the doctoral degree.
Taking part in any relevant seminars, workshops, etc. that are organised by the Huizinga Institute and other research schools in the field.


Teaching duties
Preparing and giving lessons within the context of the various degree programmes provided by the Department of Arts and Culture Studies.
Monitoring the literature and integrating new insight into the lessons.
Supervising and coaching students.
Supervising assignments.
Pointing out possible improvements and integrating them into teaching methods and/or the content of the lessons given. Contributing to the evaluation of the lessons, both in terms of structure and execution. Participating in committees or working groups, as well as performing the designated organizational tasks.

Requirements
The Department of Arts and Culture Studies is looking for highly motivated PhD candidates who are interested in combining working on a PhD research project with the job of lecturer. Lecturer/PhD candidates who take an interest in one or more of the following fields are preferred: Cultural Heritage Studies (more in particular the field of ?difficult? or ?dissonant? heritage)
Tourism Studies (more in particular the field of dark tourism)
Ethnography
Cultural Studies
Cultural Analysis

A background in social sciences or language & culture studies is a must, as well as a wide-ranging knowledge of and affinity with the field of ethnography. In addition to an understanding of the latest developments in the field, the candidate must possess didactic skills and an affinity for working with students.

A master?s degree in one of the social sciences;
A wide-ranging knowledge of and affinity with the field of arts and culture studies; Proven affinity for empirical research, as evidenced by your master?s thesis, publications, research plans and other projects; Strong didactic potential. Teaching experience at university level is considered an advantage; Experience with digital and audiovisual tools, as well as an affinity for IT applications in a university education setting; A team spirit and an ability to teach a wide range of subjects at all levels of more than one degree programme; A willingness to develop one?s knowledge and skills in various disciplines, to increase one?s ability to teach a wide range of subjects within the faculty?s degree programme;
Organisational experience and skills;
Proficiency in spoken and written English. Non-English speakers have to meet the
C1-standards of the Common European Framework (CEF);
Proficiency in spoken and written Dutch. International applicants are expected to acquire the Dutch language within two years.

Conditions of employment
The conditions of employment correspond with the CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten (CAO NU). The initial contract will be running for a term of 1,5 years, which - depending on performance ? will be extended with a second term of 3,5 years. The salary for the job of Lecturer (Wetenschappelijk Docent) amounts to a maximum of ? 4.374,- (grade 11) gross per month on a 38 hour per week contract; for the job of PhD-Candidate (Promovendus) the salary amounts to a maximum of ? 2.612,- (grade P) gross per month on a 38 hour per week contract. In accordance with the CAO NU, for the job of lecturer a placement in a starting grade is possible for the maximum duration of two years.

The EUR has attractive employment conditions, which include a holiday allowance of 8.0%, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and 41 annual vacation days in case of a full workweek.

Additional information

Additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
About the Erasmus University Rotterdam
About the Faculty of History and Arts
About the Faculty?s Educational Programmes in Arts and Culture (Dutch / (English)


Additional information about the vacancie can be obtained from:
dr. Stijn Reijnders ((reijnders /at/ fhk.eur.nl)), +31 (0) 10 408 8889) or from
prof. dr. Marlite Halbertsma ((halbertsma /at/ fhk.eur.nl), +31 (0) 10 408 2424).

Candidates may be asked to give a test lecture as part of the application procedure. To apply, please send your application letter with your resume, publication list, a description of courses taught (incl. copies of teaching assessments), and the names and contact details of two referees before January 16, 2011 by e-mail to (vacancies /at/ fhk.eur.nl). Please mention ?Lecturer/PhD in Arts & Culture Studies?.

An assessment can be part of the selection procedure.

Working at the Erasmus University Rotterdam
Working at the Erasmus University Rotterdam means working in a professional environment, where development is encouraged through an active career and mobility policy. The Erasmus University Rotterdam highly appreciates flexibility: we have a 38-hour workweek, flexible working hours, possibilities to work part-time and maternal/paternal leave. Moreover, the University has a company childcare scheme, possibilities to participate in a terms of employment option model, company savings program and life insurance schemes and favourable collective insurance schemes. Employees can also make use of facilities such as sports facilities and library.





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