R E M I N D E R: the deadline is in two weeks.
2018-04-18 8:41 GMT+02:00 Manuel Aalbers <m.b.aalb...@gmail.com>: > Dear all, > > KU Leuven, the University of Leuven, in Belgium is looking for a Big Data > Geographer. This is a new position (rather than replacing an existing one) > to strengthen the Division of Geography & Tourism. This is an open rank > position, implying that it can be filled at the assistant, associate or > full professor level, depending on qualifications, experience, etc. The > tenure-system, although uniquely Flemish, is more comparable to the U.S. > than to the U.K. system. At whatever rank a candidate is hired, it is > important that the new faculty member is willing and able to build up and > lead their own research group. > > Both the discipline of geography and the university at large consistently > rank among the top 50 global departments/universities and as the most > innovative in Europe. KU Leuven is not only a research-intenstive > university but also offers affordable bachelor's and master's programmes in > Dutch and English. The master's programmes of our department (Geography, > Tourism, Sustainable Territorial Development) have annual tuition fees of > EUR900 to EUR3500. > > For non-Dutch speaking candidates it is possible to teach in English > during the first years, but the candidate is expected to learn Dutch so > s/he will be able to teach in both Dutch and English in the future and > participate in admin/management meetings. The university offers courses to > improve Dutch or English language skills. > > More info here: > https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/54567601?hl=en&lang=en > > At the bottom of the ad, you will find the information of the chair of the > Division of Geography & Tourism and the chair of the inter-faculty > Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences. They will both be members of > the hiring committee. If you have more informal questions, you can e-mail > me. (I am not part of the hiring committee.) > > Best regards, > Manuel > > > *-- * > > Manuel B. Aalbers, Ph.D. > > KU Leuven / University of Leuven > > Department of Geography & Tourism > > Celestijnenlaan 200e -- bus 2409 > > 3001 Heverlee > > Belgium > > http://ees.kuleuven.be/refcom > > http://kuleuven.academia.edu/ManuelAalbers > > > >
