An academic position in Communication studies (1FTE)

☞ UCL - Université catholique de Louvain

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갱신일: 16-11-2025

위치: Louvain-la-Neuve Walloon Brabant

범주: 인적 자원 경영진 마케팅 / 홍보

산업: Onderwijs

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Vacancy Reference : 30158 / ESPO 010 / 2022 (to be quoted in any correspondence)

UCLouvain invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured full-time position in Communication studies
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 Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication and to the Institute for Language and Communication 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 organizational communication and in research methods within the Master of Communication as well as the Bachelor’s degree in Information and Communication. Part of the teaching activities can take place on the Mons site and/or in evening programmes.

As such, the candidate should be able to intervene in the following teaching areas:

  • Information and communication theories
  • Strategy of organizations (in the business sector as well as in the non-profit sector)
  • Strategic communication
  • Sensitive communication and crisis communication
  • Qualitative methods in information and communication studies
Research

The candidate will develop, carry out and lead a cutting-edge research program in the field of organizational communication that could be rooted in one of the following paradigms:

  • Critical approaches to organizational communication
  • Constructivist and/or interpretative approaches of organizational communication
  • Processual approaches of organizational communication
The candidate should master at least one of the following research methods:

  • Ethnography
  • Ethnomethodology
  • Grounded theory
  • Discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis
  • Mixed methods research in communication
The candidate will contribute to the research activities carried out at the Institute for Language & Communication in collaboration with the members of the research “Laboratoire d’analyse des systèmes de communication d’organisation”. Part of the research activities can be carried out on the Mons site.

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 Communication sciences 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.
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. Olivier Servais, Dean ESPO – doyen-espo@uclouvain.be

Prof. Fanny Meunier, President ILC – president-ilc@uclouvain.be

Localization : Social Sciences and Humanities Sector

Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication (ESPO) ( https://uclouvain.be/en/faculties/ ESPO)

Institute for Language and Communication (ILC) ( https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/ ILC)
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마감 시간: 31-12-2025

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