[ecrea] Associate Professor Position Visual Anthropology

At the Institute of Cultural Studies and Development Sociology, there is a vacancy for an Associate professor in Visual Anthropology. Deadline for application is February 1st.

This is the second round that we call for applications. An earlier call for this vacancy was published last August.

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Institute Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
The Institute Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology is one of the five Institutes within the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences of Leiden University, The Netherlands.
The Institute aims to strengthen its research and education in the field of visual anthropology and for that reason it aims to expand its staff with

Associate Professor in visual anthropology/audio-visual methods (38 hours)
Vacancy number: 13-238

The mission of the Institute is to do research and to offer education in culture and development with a special emphasis on the situational analysis of global challenges. The thematic focus of the Institute’s research and education programme is on Media and Material Culture, Global Economy and Culture, and Environment and Development. Its regional focus is on Sub-Sahara Africa and Southeast Asia. Within these frameworks the Institute maintains formal research exchanges and collaborations with numerous institutes within Leiden University but also with other institutes in the Netherlands and abroad.

Tasks :

  *   To supervise the research and education in visual anthropology of the Institute:
  *   To teach courses in visual anthropology at BA and MA level in cooperation with other staff members;
  *   To integrate relevant elements of contemporary visual anthropology in the teaching of research methods, at BA, MA and PhD level. Special attention also needs to be given to the production and use of photographs and audio-visual materials;
  *   To contribute in the supervision of BA and MA theses;
  *   To design, implement and lead a research programme in the field of visual anthropology resulting in scientific publications in this field (articles, books, and films);
  *   If applicable, to co-supervise PhD students as co-promotor.

Requirements:

•       A PhD degree in visual anthropology and at least 3-5 years of relevant experience in research and education in modern visual anthropology and/or audiovisual methods;

•       Relevant publications in the field of visual anthropology (articles, books, and films);

•       Capacity to initiate, design and implement a research programme in visual anthropology;

•       Capacity to inspire and stimulate colleagues and students in visual anthropology;

•       Capacity to attract funding from external sources for projects in this field.

Education at BA level is largely in Dutch even though some courses are taught in English. MA courses are taught in English. If the successful candidate does not master the Dutch language he/she is expected to learn Dutch within a period of two years.




We offer:
The appointment is initially for one year. Possibility for a permanent position is subject to satisfactory performance and the budgetary situation of the Institute.
Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. Salary € 4517,= to € 6039,= per month gross (scale 13/14), with additional holiday and end-of-year bonuses.

Futher information:
Further enquiries can be directed to the Institute Director, Professor Gerard Persoon (atpersoonga /at/ fsw.leidenuniv.nl); +31 71 527 6826.

Future information about the Institute can be found at the Institute’s website:http://socialsciences.leiden.edu/anthropology/
Applications:
Candidates are invited to send in their applications, including:
- CV;
- List of publications, including (audio-)visual productions;
- List of courses taught at various levels and, if available, their evaluations;
- An short outline of an education programme in visual anthropology at BA and MA level;
- An outline of the integration of relevant elements of visual anthropology in the teaching of general research methods;
- An list of past and ongoing research activities and an outline of planned research.
All documents should be addressed (tovacature /at/ fsw.leidenuniv.nl)  by 7 February 2014.
We will send an acknowledgement email confirming receipt of your application within three working days.



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