Junior Professorship (W1) in Didactics of Romance Languages (French / Italian)

Vacancy ID 11727

TUD Dresden University of Technology, as a University of Excellence, is one of the leading and most dynamic research institutions in the country. Founded in 1828, today it is a globally oriented, regionally anchored top university as it focuses on the grand challenges of the 21st century. It develops innovative solutions for the world's most pressing issues. In research and academic programs, the university unites the natural and engineering sciences with the humanities, social sciences and medicine. This wide range of disciplines is a special feature, facilitating interdisciplinarity and transfer of science to society.

At the Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, the Institute of Romance Studies invites applications for the

Junior Professorship (W1) in Didactics of Romance Languages (French / Italian)

to be filled at the earliest possible date for an initial period of four years. Following a positive interim evaluation, which usually takes place in the fourth year, the employment will be extended to a total of six years. The evaluation procedures are based on mutually agreed evaluation criteria at the start of employment, particularly in the categories of research, academic teaching, academic self-administration and knowledge transfer.

You (m/f/x) will represent the subject area in its breadth in both research and teaching. We would like you to have a focus on the interlinking of theory and practice in the teaching of French and Italian in schools in the field of digital transformative didactics. You are expected to work closely with the Center for Teacher Education and Educational Research (ZLSB) at TUD as well as with a relevant empirical research project on the didactics of Romance languages in order to strengthen this collaboration. We would also like to see you participating in the elective compulsory field School and Education of the MA degree program Digital Humanities. Willingness to work in academic self-administration and to participate in examinations, activities to raise third-party funds and open-mindedness towards cooperation in the existing academic environment of TUD are prerequisites.

We require a degree in Romance Studies, relevant subject-specific didactic qualifications (usually three years of teaching experience at a school) as well as pedagogical aptitude and a special aptitude for academic work, which is usually demonstrated by an outstanding doctorate. The requirements for appointment, the official duties and the administrative status are governed by §§ 64, 65, 69, 72 of the Act on Higher Education Institutions in the Free State of Saxony (SächsHSG) and the Regulations on Duties and Responsibilities of Institutes of Higher Education (HSDAVO).

We look forward to receiving your application by November 29, 2024 (time stamp on the email server or the stamped arrival date of the University Central Mail Service of TUD applies).

Please attach the following documents with your letter of application: curriculum vitae in tabular form, a description of your academic career, a list of publications and a list of previous teaching activities including the results of teaching evaluations (preferably from the last three years) as well as a copy of the certificate of the highest academic degree.

We kindly ask you to submit your application by email. Please use the SecureMail Portal of TUD (https://securemail.tu-dresden.de) and send your documents in a single PDF document to: dek-slk@mailbox.tu-dresden.de. If you are applying by regular mail, please also attach your application documents in electronic form (CD or USB thumb drive) and send them to: TU Dresden, Fakultät Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaften, Dekan, Herrn Prof. Dr. Christian Prunitsch, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069 Dresden, Germany.

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