[ecrea] Full professor position Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Humanities, offers a position 
as full professor Language and Communication. You may find more 
information at:
https://vu.nl/nl/werken-bij-de-vu/vacatures/2017/17284FullProfessorLanguageandCommunication.aspx. 



Full Professor Language and Communication

Voor 1.0 fte
Vacaturenummer 17284
VU onderdeel: Extern

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is a leading, innovative and growing 
university that is at the heart of society and actively contributes to 
new developments in teaching and research. Our university has ten 
faculties which span a wide range of disciplines, as well as several 
institutes, foundations, research centres, and support services. Its 
campus is located in the fastest-growing economic region in the 
Netherlands (the Zuidas district of Amsterdam), and provides work for 
over 4,500 staff and scientific education for more than 23,000 students.

The Faculty of Humanities (FGW) connects scholarly topics, such as 
history, philosophy, and language, that centre on societal relevant 
issues and innovation. This way, scholars as well as students seek to 
actively connect with the rest of society, being involved in innovative 
education, interdisciplinary research and knowledge valorization. FGW 
offers Bachelors’ and Masters’ programs in Dutch and English, and its 
Graduate School of Humanities Research Master’s programs and PhD 
trajectories in English. With about 1300 current students, FGW employs 
275 people.

Within FGW’s Department of Language, Literature, and Communication, the 
chair of Language and Communication plays a vital role by studying the 
interplay between language, interaction and communication. The chair of 
Language and Communication investigates the design of texts, images, and 
conversations, in particular the consequences of designs for 
participants and media users (consumers, television viewers, voters, 
internet users). Although methodological approaches may differ  -- from 
critical discourse analysis to psycholinguistic experiments --, the 
notion of genre serves as an overarching framework: research is aimed at 
genre conventions, new genres, and genre expectations. This framework is 
eminently suited for investigating social media, the chair’s most 
preferred specialty. If possible, his or her research is applied to 
relevant domains, such as Health Communication. For the leadership of 
the chair of Language and Communication, FWG offers a position as full 
professor starting per 1 April  2018.

Job description
The professor’s activities include:
• teaching in the bachelor’s programme, including the first year;
• teaching in the (research) Masters’ programmes;
• developing the international bachelor’s specialization Language and Media;
• conducting research in the field of Language and communication, in 
relation to other disciplines;
• strengthening the methodological quality of the sections’ research;
• supervising the ’sections’ teaching and research staff;
• supervising Ph.D. scholars;
• contributing to the organisation of research and education in the 
Department and Faculty;
• acquiring external research funding;
• contributing to economical and societal valorization;
• developing plans for internationalization;
• maintaining and extending a network within the Vrije Universiteit 
Amsterdam, both nationally and internationally.

Job requirements
The intended professor Language and Communication:
• has published substantially in the relevant fields, in particular 
about language (use) and social media;
• has an outstanding international scientific reputation;
• conducts interdisciplinary research, and has experience in 
experimental methodology;
• has demonstrable managerial experience;
• is an enthusiastic and well-appreciated lecturer;
• is active and successful in acquiring research projects;
• is demonstrably well qualified in didactic skills on an operational 
and a managerial level.

Further particulars
The appointment will be initially for two years. After the initial 
appointment, it can be changed into a permanent employment contract. 
Female candidates are strongly invited to apply for this position, also 
in line with the faculty’s diversity policy.

You can find information about our excellent fringe benefits of 
employment at www.workingatvu.nl like:
• remuneration of  8,3% end-of-year bonus and  8% holiday allowance;
• solid pension scheme (ABP);
• a minimum of 29 holidays in case of full-time employment.

Salary
The salary will be in accordance with university regulations for 
academic personnel, and depending on experience, range from a minimum of 
€ 5334,00 gross per month up to a maximum of € 7766,00 gross per month 
(salary scale H2) based on fulltime.

Information
For additional information please contact:
Professor. dr. Diederik Oostdijk, Head of the department
phone: +31 20 5982044
e-mail: (d.m.oostdijk /at/ vu.nl)

or

dr. Luuk Lagerwerf, associate Professor Language and Communication
phone: +31 20 5982921
e-mail: (l.lagerwerf /at/ vu.nl)

More detailed information on the profile and the chair is available upon 
request (e-mail to (j.t.cremer /at/ vu.nl))

Application
Applicants are requested to write a letter in which they describe their 
abilities and motivation, accompanied by their curriculum vitae and a 
list of executed  research projects and publications. Written 
applications should be sent by email ((vacature.fgw /at/ vu.nl)) to:
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Faculty of Humanities
Mrs. drs. N.E. Vlakveld, Managing director.

Please mention the vacancy number in the e-mail header.

Any other correspondence in response to this advertisement will not be 
dealt with.
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