(Senior) Lecturer/Assistant Professor Modern American History/American Studies (1,0 fte)

Job description

The Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen announces the vacancy of a permanent full-time position of a (Senior) Lecturer/Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will teach in the department of American Studies, at bachelor and master level, and contribute to the research profile of the department. He or she will participate in research groups within the Groningen Research Institute for the Study of Culture (ICOG). He or she will be employed in the teaching and research group Modern History. American Studies is the only programme of its kind in The Netherlands to offer a self-contained, interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree (three years) and Master's degree (one year). It currently has a total enrollment of approximately 300 students. The curriculum is delivered in English by an international team of faculty. All students spend a semester at one of the nine US universities with which the department has long-established student- and staff exchange relations. Both the BA and MA programmes achieved an 'excellent' for academic content, organization and coherence in the most recent national quality assurance review (TAE). The department seeks to retain its strong national position and to strengthen its position in Europe by attracting more highly-qualified international students to the MA. Research at ICOG is characterised by an interdisciplinary approach. The Centre represents many periods and disciplines, ranging from (art)history and theory of literature to media studies and from performing arts to international relations.

Requirements

Required:

• PhD in American Studies, American History or a related field, preferably reflecting an interdisciplinary approach and methodology
• international publications in the aforementioned fields
• experience of teaching at university level in these fields
• active research agenda in the area of American Studies/American History
• fluent in English.

Desired:

• research and/or teaching experience in (visual and material) cultural theory and/or media studies, religious studies
• administrative experience.

For a full description about this vacancy see: www.academictransfer.com/3118