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Thu Jan 31 2002

Jobs: Mandarin: Lecturer at Leiden Univ, Netherlands

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  • M J P Okker-deJager, Mandarin: Lecturer at Leiden University, The Netherlands

    Message 1: Mandarin: Lecturer at Leiden University, The Netherlands

     Date: 30 Jan 2002 13:23:31 -0000
    From: M J P Okker-deJager <m.j.p.okkerlet.leidenuniv.nl>
    Subject: Mandarin: Lecturer at Leiden University, The Netherlands


    Rank of Job: Lecturer Areas Required: teaching Mandarin as a foreign language Other Desired Areas: Chinese linguistics, classical Chinese literature University or Organization: Leiden University, Faculty of Arts Department: personnel department State or Province: zuid-holland Country: The Netherlands Final Date of Application: review starts on 18 March 2002 Contact: M J P Okker-deJager m.j.p.okkerlet.leidenuniv.nl

    Address for Applications: p.o.box 9515 Leiden zuid-holland 2300 RA The Netherlands

    Lecturer in Chinese, Leiden University, The Netherlands

    The Faculty of Arts at Leiden University invites applications for a lectureship in the Department of Chinese Studies. Applicants must be native speakers of Mandarin with recent teaching experience at university level. Appointment will be for an initial period of three years starting 1 September 2002, with the possibility of renewal and tenure. Rank and salary will be commensurate with the successful applicant's qualifications as assessed by the selection committee.

    The lecturer will make a substantial contribution to the teaching of Mandarin as a foreign language, at all levels of the BA and the MA, in various modalities: e.g. grammar lectures, tutorial groups, supervision of reading assignments. S/he will be actively involved in quality control of pedagogical and curricular matters such as the selection and production of teaching materials, and coherence of the modern language program. Further duties may include the teaching of classical Chinese, of which s/he must have a good command. Depending on qualifications, s/he will offer content courses, and supervise BA and MA graduation theses and co-supervise PhD theses. Minimally 0,5 and maximally 0,9 fte of the lecturer's duties will be in teaching and supervision. S/he will perform appropriate administrative duties, up to a maximum of 0,1 fte.

    Research duties will be commensurate with the lecturer's qualifications and ambition, up to a maximum of 0,4 fte. Academics with a research interest of any disciplinary orientation may apply, as long as their research contributes to the Department's identity in Chinese Studies. Candidates whose research is in linguistics or classical literature are especially encouraged to apply.

    The lecturer's essential qualifications are a native command of Mandarin; a good command of classical Chinese; solid academic training, teaching experience and linguistic competency suited to the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language at Leiden University (see below); team spirit. In addition, the selection committee and the Faculty Board will take applicants' research qualifications and ambitions into consideration during the appointment process and for the assignment of duties.

    For further information on the position, please contact Professor Maghiel van Crevel at m.van.crevellet.leidenuniv.nl or +31-71-527.2211.

    Applicants should send a letter of application (quoting vacancy # TCC 2-017), curriculum vitae listing evidence for their ability to meet the position's requirements, a sample of their research if applicable, and the names, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three confidential referees to: M J P Okker-de Jager Head, Human Resources (PZ) Faculty of Arts PO box 9515 2300 RA Leiden The Netherlands

    Applications by fax or e-mail will not be accepted. Review of applications will begin on 18 March 2002 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants may be invited to demonstrate their teaching abilities in practice. The position is advertized in the University-internal job bulletin as well as external media. University policy stipulates that in the case of equal qualifications, current employees of the University be given priority.

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    Leiden University was established in 1575. Its first chair in Chinese Studies dates back to 1874. At present, the Department of Chinese Studies contains three sections, each of which is headed by a chair professor: Chinese language & literature, Chinese history and Modern China. There are 15 academic staff with a wide range of disciplinary interests in the humanities and social sciences, anthropology, art & material culture, economics, history, linguistics, literature & film, media studies, philosophy, political science, religious studies, and approximately 175 students. The languages of instruction are Dutch, Chinese and English. In addition to the University Library, the Department has easy access, in the same building, to one of the best sinological libraries in Europe, and is home to the Documentation Center for Contemporary China. Departmental staff edit or co-edit China Information, Glot International, Nan Nü, Historiography East & West and Het trage vuur. The number of PhD students in Chinese Studies number typically around five at any given time, and operate under the Leiden University Research School for Asian, African and Amerindian Studies, aka the Center for Non-Western Studies CNWS and the Leiden Center for Linguistics (ULCL). CNWS and ULCL also administer the research projects of staff in the Department of Chinese Studies. In co-operation with the nearby International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), the Department regularly accommodates postdoctoral scholars whose work is funded by domestic and international research organizations, as well as visiting scholars from China, Taiwan and elsewhere. Through various exchange programs and scholarships, most BA and MA students spend at least one year studying at universities in China or Taiwan, and Chinese Studies staff and PhD candidates have ample opportunities to make extended professional visits to East Asia. The Department is committed to excellence in teaching and research, and to their mutual integration to the benefit of students and staff.

    More information on the Department, mostly in Dutch, with some individual homepages in English, is available at http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/tcc. Departmental English pages are under construction. The Faculty's and University's sites are http://www.leidenuniv.nl/let and http://www.leidenuniv.nl, with English pages at http://www.leidenuniv.nl/let/english and http://www.leiden.edu. For CNWS, ULCL and IIAS, see http://www.leidenuniv.nl/interfac/cnws, http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/ulcl/ and http://www.iias.nl.