Professor in EU external policies

Job Summary

The faculty of Political and Social Sciences at Ghent University (Belgium) has a vacancy for a fulltime position of Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the domain of EU External Policy. The candidate will be working at the Department of Political Science and more specifically be embedded in the research group Centre for EU Studies. It concerns an appointment of five years in the tenure track system with a research assignment as well as a teaching assignment in the domain of EU External Policy and Regionalism. From this perspective the new colleague will also reinforce relations between the Department of Political Science and the United Nations University – Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) of the UGent campus in Bruges. This temporary position can, after five years and evaluation of the previously determined and personalized intentions and ambitions in research, education and services, result in a fixed appointment as an Associate Professor.

Academic Education

You lecture various course units in the discipline of EU external policies (Ma EU Studies) and regionalism (Ba3 and/or Ma). You are also expected to supervise bachelor papers and master theses and to act as an academic supervisor of PhD students.

Academic Research

You conduct research in the discipline of EU external relations (with a focus on inter-regionalism, European development policy and EU relations with the Global South). You reinforce the research lines of the Centre for EU Studies and you contribute to attracting research funding.

Academic services

You take part in the internal and external service provision of the department of Political Science. You contribute to building cooperation between the Department of Political Science and the UNU-CRIS (UGent Bruges Campus).

Experience

• You have already conducted eminent academic research in the given discipline, which is clearly reflected in publications in high-quality academic journals and peer-reviewed books;
• You are capable of initiating, supervising and acquiring the necessary funding for academic research;
• You are didactically skilled to teach university students to develop academic competences;
• Recommended are:
• International mobility, among other things thanks to research stays at institutions external to the  one where you acquired your highest academic degree;
• Positively evaluated experience in provided or organised academic lecturing;
• Professionalization of education.

Skills / Attitude

• You are quality-oriented;
• You take initiative;
• You are a team player

Our Offer

The career and evaluation policy for Professorial Staff is based on talent development and growth, prioritizing vision development and strategy – at the personal as well as the group level. At UGent we focus on career support and coaching of the Professorial Staff in the different phases of the career.

Ghent University is committed to properly welcoming new professorial staff members and offering them appropriate guidance. The basic teacher training and courses of ‘Dutch’ and ‘English’ for foreign-speaking lecturers are only a few examples of our wide range of training and education opportunities. Furthermore, each Ghent University staff member can count on a number of benefits such as a bike allowance, reimbursement of public transport commuting costs, daycare, a wide range of sports facilities and EcoCheques.

Candidates who are newly appointed at Ghent University with an appointment as autonomous academic staff of at least 50% or candidates whose appointment as autonomous academic staff at Ghent University is increased to a minimum of 50% receive a Starting Grant to contribute towards the personnel, operating and/or equipment costs of establishing a research team.

Selection Procedure

After the final application date, all received applications will be sent to the faculty assessment committee assembled for this vacancy. This committee will first evaluate the application files. Therefore it will match all elements of the file against the required expertise for the position in terms of education, research and scientific service. Based on this deliberation, relevant candidates will be shortlisted to be invited for further selection (interview, possible presentation or test lecture …). Afterwards, the committee will rank the suitable candidates and present this ranking to the Faculty Board. The advice of the Faculty Board will then be presented to the University Board for approval.

Candidates are asked to further discuss their top 5 most important publications or other academic achievements with the highest impact. Next to academic publications, the candidate is thus also able to show merit of knowledge transfer by academic dissemination, social valorisation, public awareness, seminars or conference presentations. These competences are also taken into account when evaluating the candidates.

The evaluation of the required international mobility is broad and partly takes the gender perspective into account, thus not only considering longer stays abroad by also other forms of internationalisation. Pregnancy leave, prolonged sick leave, parental leave, filial leave or other forms of absence are taken into account when evaluating the available time for the realization of academic output.

How to Apply

Apply online through the e-recruitment system before the application deadline (see above). We do not accept late applications or applications that are not sent through the online system. Your application must include the following documents:

• In the field ‘Cv’: the professorial staff application form (+ all annexes mentioned in the form), merged into one pdf file.
• In the field ‘Cover letter’: your application letter in pdf format
• In the field ‘Diploma’: a transcript of your doctoral degree. If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages.
• In the field ‘Certificate of equivalence’: only for diplomas awarded outside the European Union: certificate of equivalence (NARIC) (if already in you possession)