An academic position in Didactics of French as a foreign language - FLE (1 FTE)

작업 내용

Vacancy Reference : 30161 / FIAL 018 / 2022 (to be quoted in any correspondence)

UCLouvain invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured full-time position in Didactics of French as a foreign language
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 successful candidate will mainly teach in the field of the didactics of French as a foreign language. He or she will develop a research and teaching strategy that aims to strike a balance between two complementary areas in the field of French as a foreign language that affect different audiences and therefore represent different issues:

• The influence of French in the world (teaching French as a foreign language abroad);
• The teaching of French as a foreign language in Belgium, particularly in the context of current migratory flows.

He or she will teach courses on the didactics of French as a foreign language, on learning contexts (teaching French abroad, DASPA/FLA, French for specific purposes, etc.) and on the linguistic and/or cognitive dimensions of language learning.

He or she will be the academic referent for various training programs in French as a foreign language (summer school, double degree, certificate).

Research

The successful candidate will develop his or her research activities in the field of the didactics of French as a foreign language in its various dimensions. His or her interests will focus in particular on:

• The linguistic and cognitive dimensions of language learning.
• The didactics of French as a foreign language in its different dimensions: foreign language vs. first language, reference language, French as the language of learning, French for specific purposes.
• Didactic engineering: language acquisition and teaching devices, including digital.
• Variational linguistics analyses, representations of languages and speakers, learning contexts, identity/intercultural aspects related to languages, linguistic policy (sociolinguistics), curriculum and educational policies.

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 Didactics of foreign languages, linguistics or Language 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 English spoken and written. Otherwise, the applicant will be asked to acquire it within two years after taking office, in order to be able to communicate and teach in this language.

Specific Qualification

Perfect mastery of French and another language is required upon taking office. 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. 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)