Associate Senior Lecturer In Ancient Greek

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With 16 different languages, approximately 100 members of staff and an annual turnover of about SEK 110 million, the Department of Languages and Literatures is the largest department of the Faculty of Humanities. The Department's research concerns world languages and literatures from a broad contextualisation and from a wide range of theoretical foundations and specific applications. Activities are conducted within the Faculty of Humanities in modern premises near Götaplatsen.

For more information about the Department, please see www. gu.se/sprak.

Title of position

Associate senior lecturer

Subject

Ancient Greek

Subject description

Studies in Ancient Greek are offered as freestanding courses at all levels: bachelor's level, master's level and doctoral level. Research in the subject is conducted in areas such as text publishing, philology, historiography, epigraphy, history of Bildung and translation. Research spans the entire period from Classical and Hellenistic times (Herodotus, Thucydides, Hellenistic philosophy) to Late Antiquity and Byzantine times (Marcus Aurelius, Libanius, Basil, Procopius, Theodore Metochites).

At the University of Gothenburg, the research field and the subject's doctoral programme are titled Greek. At the bachelor's level, the subject is called Ancient Greek. Together with the subject Latin, Greek forms Classical Languages, with its own teaching faculty and seminar activities.

Duties

An associate senior lecturer shall be given the opportunity to develop their independence as a researcher and teacher, and to acquire both research and teaching qualifications in order to fulfil the requirements for eligibility for a position as senior lecturer. The duties include research of at least 50% and teaching and administration of maximum 50%.

Teaching may include all levels, both on campus and online, as day or evening classes. In Greek, a large part of the bachelor's programme is evening and distance learning. Courses can span the entire subject, from language teaching, philology and translation theory to language history and the history of culture and ideas. Teaching also includes supervision, seminars, course responsibility, course administration and course development, etc. There may also be teaching in Latin (at bachelor's level) and in the Department's interdisciplinary courses and programmes, as well as assignments of an administrative nature.

An associate senior lecturer is expected to follow developments in their own subject area and actively apply for external research funding and participate in the Department's educational and scientific development work. The applicant must describe in their application how their own research can promote and contribute to the Department's research areas.

Most of the work will be carried out on site at the University of Gothenburg, and the person appointed to the position is expected to be present at the Department and participate in the ongoing work on site. But since many courses in Greek are online, it is possible to work from another location in Sweden to some extent. The work in the subject is conducted in a teaching team that includes teachers of both Greek and Latin, and the person appointed as associate professor is expected to contribute constructively in a collegial spirit, both to the subject and to the entire Department.

The position may also include other duties, such as administrative tasks. The person appointed to the position is expected to actively participate in the Department's development work and work environment management, such as workplace meetings and other internal meetings and conferences.

Qualifications

The qualification requirements for appointment as a teacher are specified in Chapter 4, Sections 3-4 of the Higher Education Ordinance (does not apply to adjunct position) and the University of Gothenburg's own appointments procedure.

Preferred candidates are those who have completed a doctoral degree in Greek (ancient/classical) or have achieved equivalent competence no more than five years before the deadline for applying for the position of associate senior lecturer. However, a person who has completed a doctoral degree or has attained equivalent competence earlier than this may also be considered if special circumstances exist. Special circumstances include leave for reasons such as military service, parental leave or other similar circumstances.

Knowledge of Swedish is a requirement from the start of employment, as is knowledge of Latin.

Assessment criteria

The assessment criteria for appointment as a teacher are specified in Chapter 4, Sections 3-4 of the Higher Education Ordinance (does not apply to adjunct position) and the University of Gothenburg's appointments procedure.

When assessing qualifications, teaching expertise and research expertise shall be given equal weight. With regard to research expertise, particular emphasis shall be placed on the applicant's doctoral thesis, research and teaching experience and research plan. This research plan shall be a maximum of 3,000 words (excluding references).

In the selection process, particular consideration will be given to documented qualifications in the following areas:

Research expertise in the subject area;

Teaching expertise in the subject area, for example demonstrated by experience of planning and implementing education both on campus and digitally, including supervision and examination, in different types of courses in the subject;

Good ability to teach in Swedish;

Ability to teach in English;

Knowledge of Latin (at least 60 credits or documented knowledge that can be deemed equivalent to this);

Participation in the national and international research community;

Ability to interact with the wider community.

Having undergone higher education teacher training is a plus.

Particular weight will be given to the applicant's ability to conduct a trial lecture in Swedish in the given subject and to conduct an interview in Swedish with elements of English, and to orally discuss their research and teaching experience.

In addition, weight will be given to the cover letter, in which the applicant is expected to describe their career development to date and how it is expected to develop in the future, as well as how it relates to the Department's research areas.

The preferred choice of applicant is the one who, after an overall assessment of expertise and development potential, is judged to have the best conditions for carrying out the duties of the position. Documented qualities such as flexibility, good ability to work with others, and willingness to take on responsibility are also important.

Promotion to senior lecturer

The associate senior lecturer may, before the end of the employment period, apply for promotion to senior lecturer, which is a permanent position. The assessment will then be based on demonstrated progression in terms of research and teaching expertise, whereby the applicant is able to demonstrate:

Research expertise that substantially exceeds the requirements for a doctoral degree both quantitatively and qualitatively;

Scientific texts of high quality, published in reputable national and international journals and/or publishers;

Ability to actively and independently seek external funding;

Ability to teach a wide range of courses at different levels in the subject and in Latin at the bachelor's level;

Ability to supervise or assist in the supervision of students at different levels;

Good ability to teach in English;

Successful completion of higher education teacher training (PIL101, PIL102 and PIL103);

Successful completion of supervisor training (PIL 201).

In the assessment, special weight will be given to the work performed during the time the applicant has been employed as an associate senior lecturer. In addition, the applicant must have fulfilled their duties in a satisfactory manner. To be considered for promotion to senior lecturer. a written application must be submitted no later than six months before the employment as associate senior lecturer ends. If these requirements are met and the applicant is deemed suitable, promotion will be granted. An application may only be made once.

Position

Number: One

Form of employment: fixed-term, 4 years

Scope: 100%

Location: Department of Languages and Literatures, Gothenburg

Start date: As soon as possible or as agreed

Other information about the position

If the applicant does not have the higher education teacher training qualifications required by the University of Gothenburg (PIL101, PIL102 and PIL103) at the time of application, they must be validated or the specified training completed within one year from the start of employment (https: // pil.gu.se/resurser/meriter).

Applications for the position are made via the University of Gothenburg's recruitment portal by clicking on the “Ansök” Apply button. For instructions on teaching positions, please see the Faculty of Humanities' instructions: https: // www. gu.se/en/humanities/about-us/application-for- position

For any scientific publications, texts and the like that cannot be attached to the application in electronic form, please contact [email protected]

Please attach the following to the application

Cover letter

Research plan (max 3,000 words)

List of degrees and employment (CV)

Description of research and teaching work, including research and teaching reflection

Portfolio I: Research qualifications

Portfolio II: Teaching qualifications

Portfolio III: Management and administrative qualifications

Portfolio IV: Qualifications related to collaboration with the wider community

Publications cited (max 5), and separate list of publications

Doctoral degree certificate

Doctoral thesis

References – name and telephone number of at least two references.

In addition to review by an external expert, an interview, trial lecture and reference taking may also form the basis for assessment. The interview will be conducted in Swedish with elements of English.

We prefer that your application is written in English, as it may be reviewed by an international expert.

The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the submitted application is complete by the deadline. An incomplete application will be assessed based on the documents submitted.

Applications must be received no later than: 2024-05-15

Contact details for the position

Information about the position is available from the Head of Department ([email protected]) or Director of Studies Pernilla Myrne ([email protected]).

Questions about the recruitment process can be sent to [email protected]

Trade union organisations

Trade union representatives at the University of Gothenburg can be found here: https: // www. gu.se/om-universitetet/jobba-hos-oss/hjalp-for-sokande.

The University works actively to achieve a working environment with equal conditions, and values the qualities that diversity brings to its operations.

Salaries are set individually at the University.

In accordance with the National Archives of Sweden's regulations, the University must archive application documents for two years after the appointment is filled. If you request that your documents are returned, they will be returned to you once the two years have passed. Otherwise, they will be destroyed.

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