The Faculty of Psychology and Education at the Université catholique de Louvain invites applications for Tenure-track Faculty position starting on September 1st, 2012 :
This position consitutes exciting opportunities for psychologists committed to excellence in research and teaching to join a strong team of psychologists, educationists and speech therapists at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), based at Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
We seek candidates who have the ability to make a significant contribution to the Faculty and the Research Institutes and who have the potential to develop further both their own profile and that of the University to achieve enhanced national and international recognition. Excellence in research and relevant teaching as well as the potential to further develop the work of the Research Institutes will be the main criteria for appointment.
Candidates should present a promising program of research and show a commitment to seek external funding. More senior candidates should have an established program of research and a track record in securing external funding. All candidates should have a commitment to excell in teaching (undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate), and an interest in working collaboratively with other faculty, students and staff.
The Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) is a leading Research-University with an international reputation, that promotes the international mobility of people and knowledge, where innovation in the field of education is highly valued, with humanist values, both by choice and by tradition, and that actively contributes to regional development in a privileged environment. UCL offers an innovative working environment in which individual contribution is appreciated and personal development is encouraged. It provides a working climate that stimulates high-quality research collaborations and innovative projects for research and teaching.
The UCL Faculty of Psychology and Education offers an internationally renown psychology and education curriculum that is regularly ranked among the 2 best French-speaking curricula in Europe. It offers Bachelor and Masters programmes in Psychology, Education, Speech Therapy and Family Sciences. With about 2900 students enrolled in all programs, including the PhD and specialized
continuing training certificates, the Faculty of Psychology and Education is the largest in the French Community of Belgium. Teaching is in French, but some courses may be taught in English.
Faculty members’ research is organized within Research Institutes: IPSY (www.uclouvain.be/ipsy) and Iacchos (www.uclouvain.be/iacchos).
Members of these Institutes benefit from excellent research facilities, including extended laboratory space, founding quest support, subject pool, editorial, technical, administrative and statistical support.
Faculty Position starting on September 1st, 2012:
603 - Oral Language Acquisition (1 FTE)
Teaching and Research in the field of cognitive development of language, and in relationship with other fields of development such as motor control, perception, social cognition, etc. The position can be directed towards different perspectives on language acquisition, such as developmental psychology, neurosciences or psychology of education.
Tasks: The applicant will
• be responsible for teaching courses at all levels of university education (i.e. undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate), as well as in programmes of continuing education;
• supervise the diploma work of Master’s and PhD students (i.e. research theses);
• be involved in (and/or supervise, promote) research programmes;
• contribute to the international visibility of the University through teaching and research excellence ;
• contribute to activities of the University with a societal impact in the fields of the economy, socio-cultural changes or cooperation with developing countries.
Qualifications: The applicant must have
• a PhD degree in education or psychology, or equivalent qualifications;
• a significant scientific record with international publications ;
• either studied abroad for an extensive period or had substantial experience outside UCL ;
• experience in and aptitude for teaching at university level ;
• the capacity to work within a team of teachers and to integrate research findings in their courses;
• creativity and must be open to pedagogic innovation and interdisciplinarity;
• the capacities required to undertake academic research at a high level and to advise, or lead a research team ;
• a good knowledge of both spoken and written French. If this is not the case, the applicant should be willing to learn French within 2 years. Fluency in English and other languages is an additional advantage;
Useful information for international candidates:
- The university provides a range of French language training courses, especially designed for incoming foreign collaborators
- Teaching is mainly in French but some courses can be taught in English
- English can be used for most research activities (including most funding applications)
- The “Louvain International Desk” provides legal, administrative and practical information about working and living in Belgium
- Louvain-La-Neuve has very good transport connections to Brussels and is within commuting distance. It benefits from excellent international airport and TGV connections
Furthermore, the university
- contributes to the international removal costs
- subsidises French language training courses
- provides up to € 25,000 as starting grant for new academic members
Further information
Prof. Mariane FRENAY, Dean – mariane.frenay@uclouvain.be – Tél : +32(0)10 47 2560 – secr. : +32(0)10 47 4369
Job application
Applications should be received before December 15, 2011, midnight.
http://www.uclouvain.be/en-emploi-academiques.html