[Commlist] Academic Position in Journalism & Media, University of Cyprus

The University of Cyprus invites applications for *one (1) tenure–track 
academic position, at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor in the 
Department of Social and Political Sciences, in the field of 'Journalism 
and Media'. *

*ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACADEMIC POSITION*

University of Cyprus.Excelling with the excellent.

The University of Cyprus was officially founded in 1989 and started 
operating in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, in 1992. Within a short 
time, the University of Cyprus managed to achieve international 
recognition through an impressive course of development. Today, it is 
ranked 64th young university (under 50 years) and #351-400 worldwide by 
the Times New Higher Education Rankings.

These great distinctions are the result of our dedication to excellence 
and continuous development. The University of Cyprus managed to stand 
out and receive awards for the new paths it has opened up in 
particularly demanding and dynamic contexts of research.

The University of Cyprus becomes better every year; therefore, it wishes 
to attract the best employees.

To this end, the University constantly develops its programs of study 
and recruits high-caliber staff who will contribute significantly to the 
design of new curricula, both at undergraduate and graduate level. One 
of the strategic aims of the University of Cyprus is the further 
promotion and development of research, in which new staff are expected 
to play an essential role.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES

The University of Cyprus invites applications for one (1) tenure–track 
academic position, at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor in the 
Department of Social and Political Sciences, in the field of «Journalism 
and Media».

For all academic ranks, an earned Doctorate from a recognized University 
is required.

Requirements for appointment depend on academic rank and include: prior 
academic experience, research record and scientific contributions, 
involvement in teaching and in the development of high quality 
undergraduate and graduate curricula. The minimum requirements for each 
academic rank can be found at the webpage: 
www.ucy.ac.cy/acad.staff.procedures 
<http://www.ucy.ac.cy/acad.staff.procedures>

The official languages of the University are Greek and Turkish.For the 
above position knowledge of Greek is necessary.

Citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus is not a requirement.

In case the selected candidate does not have sufficient knowledge of the 
Greek language, it is the candidate΄s and the Department΄s 
responsibility to ensure that the candidate acquires sufficient 
knowledge of the Greek language within 3 years of appointment. Each 
Department sets its own criteria for the required level of adequacy of 
knowledge of the Greek language.

The annual gross salary (including the 13th salary) for full time 
employment, according to the current legislation, is:

Assistant Professor(Scale Α13-Α14)€58,296.21-€78,619.65 Lecturer(Scale 
Α12-Α13)€44,309.63-€72,101.30

 From the above amounts, employee contributions to the various 
governmental funds will be deducted.

Applicants are invited to submit their application and upload the 
following documents in English, in PDF form, by Friday the 19th of July 
2019, at the following link: https://applications.ucy.ac.cy/recruitment

1. Cover Letter 2. Curriculum Vitae3. Copy of ID/Passport 4. Copies of 
Degree certificates 5. Summary of previous research work and a statement 
of plans for future research (up to 3 pages)6. List of publications 7. 
Representative publications (up to 3 publications which should be 
individually uploaded). The submission of representative publications is 
non-mandatory for the rank of Lecturer 8. The names and e-mails of three 
academic referees, who, upon submission of the application, will be 
automatically notified to provide recommendation letters (in the English 
language) up to seven days past the submission application deadline

Documents 1-7 must be individually uploaded as separate PDF documents

Selected candidates will be required to submit copies of degree 
certificates officially certified by the Ministry of Education (for 
certificates received from Universities in Cyprus) or from the Issuing 
Authority (for foreign Universities).

Applications, supporting documents and reference letters submitted in 
response to previous calls in the past will not be considered and must 
be resubmitted.

Applications not conforming to the specifications of the Call i.e.-do 
not include all the required items/documents as requested via the 
electronic submission system, will not be considered.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that their application 
has successfully been submitted. Upon successful submission, the 
candidate will receive an automated confirmation e-mail.

For more information, candidates may contact the Human Resources Service 
(tel.: 00357 22 89 4189/4155) or the Department of Social and Political 
Sciences (+357 22 89 89 4560/61).


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