Senior lecturer in phonetics with a focus on language-specific phonology

About us

Linguistics is a dynamic education and research environment at the Centre for Languages and Literature at Lund University. Phonetics is a central part of the linguistics environment and is world leading in research on prosody with a neurolinguistic focus. Education in linguistics includes undergraduate courses, master's level courses and doctoral courses. The research environment is complemented by a number of externally financed researchers and a number of doctoral students. Since the division is relatively small, teaching staff in linguistics are also expected to perform administrative tasks and, if necessary, assist other subjects at the Centre for Languages and Literature. All research personnel are also encouraged to apply for externally funded research projects to further strengthen the research environment.

Duties

The current position involves a maximum of 70% teaching and a minimum of 20% research and professional development. Duties may also include administration. You will teach a number of courses in phonetics at both undergraduate and master's level. In addition to that, you will teach phonetics and linguistics in a number of other language subjects at the Centre of Languages and Literature, including English. The need is currently greatest in Japanese and Chinese. You will also supervise as well as examine student theses at BA and MA level in the above-mentioned subjects. You will also be expected to contribute to developing the research environment in phonetics and phonology, preferably in a typological direction.

Required qualifications

• PhD in phonetics, phonology or related subject of relevance to the position, or equivalent scientific competence or any other professional skill that is of importance with regard to the subject content and duties of the employment.
• Good general subject knowledge in the basics of linguistics.
• Ability to teach in English from the first day of employment. The holder is expected to be able to teach in Swedish, Danish or Norwegian within two years.
• Expertise in English and at least two of the following languages: Chinese, Japanese, Russian, German, Italian, Spanish or French.
• Demonstrated teaching expertise.
• Completed training in teaching and learning in higher education of least five weeks or equivalent competence that has been acquired by other means. If there are valid reasons, for example that the applicant has lacked opportunities to acquire the requisite knowledge in his or her former positions, an appointment can still be made. In such cases, the appointee is to complete the required training in teaching and learning in higher education within the first two years of employment.

Assessment criteria

• A good national and international standing as a researcher. The requirement for international expertise shall be assessed with consideration to the character and traditions of the subject.
• Good teaching ability, including a good ability to conduct, develop and lead educational activities at different levels and using a variety of teaching methods.
• Ability to participate in the supervision of doctoral students in studies leading to a doctoral degree.
• Ability to engage with wider society and communicate his or her activities.
• Ability to otherwise lead and develop activities, including administrative ability.

In the assessment, equal consideration is given to teaching expertise and research expertise. Personal skills in general that are important for successfully carrying out the duties will also be considered.

Desirable qualifications in descending order

• Experience of teaching phonetics courses in a variety of languages offered by the Centre for Languages and Literature.
• Experience of supervising and examining bachelor's theses in phonetics and/or relevant individual languages with a focus on phonetics or linguistics.
• Experience of teaching and B.A. essay supervision specifically in English Linguistics and Japanese Linguistics.
• Documented research experience in phonetics or phonology.
• Experience in developing courses on phonetics or phonology directed towards language-specific education programs. 

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. Read more about the recruitment process.

Conditions

The University applies individual salary-setting.