Senior lecturer in Yiddish - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Lund University hereby announces a vacancy for a full-time Senior Lecturer in Yiddish, based at the Centre for Languages and Literature.

Lund University is the only university in Scandinavia offering teaching and conducting research in Yiddish. The subject promotes revitalisation of the minority language Yiddish and constitutes an interdisciplinary research and educational environment. The Yiddish main field of study at SOL includes education in the language, literature, film and culture of the subject at both first and second-cycle level.Yiddish is one of a number of subjects in our international Literature-Culture-Media Master’s programme, and specialised courses on Yiddish modernism and Yiddish film are offered here We will also be starting continuing professional development for Yiddish teachers in autumn 2022 In terms of research, the department has developed a strong profile in memorial studies.

The teaching of Yiddish as a first language at schools must be expanded in order to strengthen the position of Yiddish in Sweden. As part of this, the Centre for Languages and Literature will be offering a study programme for teachers of Yiddish from autumn 2022. This continuing professional development for teachers of 4 courses of 15 credits each (60 credits in total).All courses are at 50% pace, and the languages of instruction are English and Yiddish. These courses emphasise knowledge of language and literature and introduce basic didactic methodology for teachers of Yiddish as both a first and second language.

Duties

To strengthen our research environment and further develop our range of Yiddish courses offered at both first and second-cycle levels, we are looking for an accomplished researcher and teacher with a genuine interest in working in one of the stated areas as part of our initiative to revitalise the minority language Yiddish. The duties of the position include research (at least 20%), teaching (no more than 70%) and supervision at both Bachelor’s and Master’s level as part of our courses and programmes. The research component of the position will include work on applications for external research funding. We attach great importance to the new senior lecturer’s cooperation and organisational skills.

Required qualifications

• Completed doctoral degree or equivalent research expertise relevant to the subject area in question and the duties included in this post.
• Demonstrated teaching expertise.
• Completed training in teaching and learning in higher education amounting to at least five weeks or acquired equivalent competence by other means.

Further requirements for appointment are:

An ability to teach through the medium of English from the first day of employment is required. The employee is also expected to have acquired sufficient skills in the Swedish language to teach through the medium of Swedish after two years of employment.

Assessment criteria

• the degree of research, teaching, administrative and other expertise that is of value in view of the work duties and subject matter of the post as well as other personal skills of relevance to perform the duties well.
• a good national and international standing as a researcher,
• good teaching ability, including a good ability to conduct, develop and lead teaching and other educational activities at different levels and using a variety of teaching methods,
• an ability to participate in supervising doctoral students,
• an ability to participate in and develop public engagement and other outreach activities,
• an ability to otherwise lead and develop activities.

Desirable qualifications in descending order of importance:

• own high quality research in Yiddish (on the subject of language, literature, film and/or culture)
• extensive experience of teaching and course development in Yiddish at university level, from beginner to advanced level
• previous experience of online teaching and development of online courses
• demonstrated ability to obtain external research funding
• having completed a doctoral degree with emphasis on Yiddish
• good cooperation skills and an ability to teach as part of a team made up of several teachers 

Instructions for the application

The application must conform to the instructions that can be downloaded at
www.ht.lu.se/en/the-faculties/academic-vacancies/instructions-for-applicants. The applicant is responsible for making sure that the application is complete, in accordance with the vacancy announcement and instructions, and for submitting it to the University by the application deadline through the recruitment portal.

The Academic Appointments Board normally selects a shortlist of applicants. This selection can be done in one or several steps and if needed with the help of external experts. The applicants who are selected for external assessment may be invited to submit physical copies of the papers that they wish to submit for expert assessment within 14 days.

Conditions

The University applies individual salary-setting.