An academic position in Public History and Historiography (0.5 FTE)

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Vacancy Reference : 30162 / FIAL 084P / 2022 (to be quoted in any correspondence)

UCLouvain invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured part-time position in Public history and historiography
Context
UCLouvain is a comprehensive university offering, in the context of the present position, the opportunity of cross-disciplinary research and teaching collaborations. Within the Social Sciences and Humanities Sector, the position is attached to the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters and to the Institute for the Analysis of Change in Contemporary and Historical Societies that offer opportunities for diverse and stimulating teaching as well as an environment to carry out ambitious research. The Louvain-la-Neuve site offers a unique living environment conveniently located at the heart of Europe.
Mission
Teaching

The candidate will have teaching assignments in the field of public history (history as it is produced and rewritten for communication to a wide audience) and historiography. In a transperiod perspective, he or she will particularly focus on training students in the communication of history to a wide audience through communicative writing via different media (journals, press, radio, web, etc.) as well as through the institutions of cultural mediation of history (museums, exhibitions, documentation centers, websites, etc.). He or she will also develop attention for innovation in the media of historical mediation (digital, but also the graphic novel, the game, the cultural journey, etc.).

He or she will teach in the various study cycles managed by the Faculty of Philosophy Arts and Letters, and will be responsible for the specialized degree in Communication of History (Master 120) and for the management of internships.

Research

The candidate will develop his or her research activities in the field of public history and historiography, with particular attention to the citizen issues related to history and the role of historians in societal debates. In a resolutely interdisciplinary perspective, he or she will work on the articulation between histories and imaginaries; histories and the construction of individual and collective memories; and this by integrating historical depth through investigations on the history of historiography. This research activity will be developed in synergy with cultural institutions and research centers in Belgium and abroad.
Function

• Be responsible for teaching courses at all study levels (i.e. undergraduate and postgraduate), as well as in programmes of continuing education;
• Supervise the final diploma research (i.e. theses) of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as PhD theses;
• Be involved in (and/or supervise, promote) research programmes;
• Be available to carry out, in the long term, different service activities and take on responsibilities within the University and its entities;
• 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.

General conditions
Required Qualifications : the applicant must have

• A PhD degree in History or any comparable discipline;
• Either studied abroad for an extensive period or have had substantial experience outside his or her university of origin;
• A significant scientific record with international publications;
• Experience in and the aptitude for teaching at university level, demonstrated if possible by formal assessments;
• The capacity to work within a team of teachers and to integrate research findings into teaching;
• Creativity and must be open to teaching innovation and interdisciplinarity;
• The capacities required to undertake high-level academic research: capacity to raise research funds, to supervise projects, to animate and lead a research team;
• Team management and communication skills, including if possible fluency in French and English, spoken and written. Otherwise, the applicant will be asked to acquire them within two years after taking office, in order to be able to communicate and teach in these languages. Knowledge of other languages is an additional asset.

Specific Qualifications

• Experience in teaching and in management of internships;
• Experience in collaboration with educational and public history institutions in Belgium and neighbouring countries;
• Networking with research centres related to public history in Belgium and neighbouring countries;
• Interdisciplinary training useful for thinking and writing public history;
• Language skills necessary for scientific and pedagogical interaction with neighbouring countries: French, Dutch, English and German.

Offer

The level of recruitment (appointment to the rank of lecturer or professor) will be discussed if a proposal is made to you, in connection with your previous academic experience. For more information, see: jobs.uclouvain.be.

Our HR policy supports equal opportunities and diversity including in the academic career. Attention is also paid to reconciliation of private life and professional life.
Practical Information
Application deadline: Monday, November 15, 2021 at noon

Please read the important information before applying

Starting date: 1st September 2022

Further information :
Prof. Cédrick Fairon, Dean FIAL – doyen-fial@uclouvain.be

Prof. Marc Zune, President IACS – president-iacs@uclouvain.be

Localization : Social Sciences and Humanities Sector

Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters (FIAL) ( https://uclouvain.be/en/faculties/ FIAL)

Institute for the Analysis of Change in Contemporary and Historical Societies (IACS) ( https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/ IACS)