At the University of Greifswald’s Language Centre in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, there are two job vacancies, expected to be available from 1 October 2024, for a part-time (75 %)
Teaching and Research Assistant.
The positions on offer are permanent. Payment will be made according to pay group 13 TV-L Wissenschaft.
The Language Centre is a facility belonging to the Faculty of Arts and Humanities that provides central services for students from all faculties. At the Language Centre, students can take courses in up to ten languages, or participate in offers to improve their writing skills.
Job description:
- Academic duties mainly in teaching; the teaching load is based on the LVVO M-V (currently planned: 15 classes à 45 min. per semester):
- Position 1: Medical English, English for Natural Sciences and English for Political Sciences
- Position 2: Business English, Legal English and Health Care Management
- Contribution to the further development of innovative, theory and research-based learning, teaching and assessment formats and concepts for the foreign language classroom
Job Requirements:
- Postgraduate degree (master’s or equivalent, e.g. in modern languages and/or their teaching, applied linguistics, etc.)
- L1 speaker of English or excellent English language skills (C2-level)
- Good German language skills (B2)
- Strong academic teaching record in foreign language teaching (especially English for specific purposes for the two positions as mentioned above)
- Knowledge of current research in the field of foreign language teaching
Desirable:
- Experience in the field of using AI, technology/new media in the classroom (e.g. Moodle, AI-supported formats)
- Intercultural skills
- Ability to work both independently and in a team
The position is open to all persons, irrespective of gender.
Due to the underrepresentation of women in equivalent positions at the university, applications from women are particularly welcome and will be treated with priority if they have the same qualifications and as long as there are no clear reasons which make a fellow applicant more suitable.
Severely disabled applicants with the same qualifications will be considered with preference.
In accordance with § 68(3) PersVG M-V, the Staff Council will only be involved in staff matters of the academic or artistic staff on request.
Please only submit copies of your application documents as they cannot be returned. Unfortunately, the application costs (e.g. travel expenses for interviews) will not be reimbursed by the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Please note that by submitting your application, you provide your consent pursuant to data protection law for our processing of your application data. Further information about the legal bases and the use of your data can be found here.
Applications comprising all usual documents (including teaching philosophy and sample syllabus for a relevant course) should be sent with reference to the job advertisement number 24/E09 with an indication of the position you are applying for by 20 May 2024, in electronic form (one PDF file) by email, to
Universität Greifswald
Sprachenzentrum
Dr. Jasmin Hirschberg
Ernst-Lohmeyer-Platz 3
17489 Greifswald
jasmin.hirschberg@uni-greifswald.de