[INDOLOGY] Fwd: H-ASIA: Position Hindi, Aarhus Univ., Teaching Asst prof.

Ute Huesken ute.huesken at ikos.uio.no
Tue Feb 18 00:53:38 UTC 2014


 

H-ASIA
February 17, 2014

Position: Hindi, Teaching Assistant
Professorship, Aarhus
University
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From:
H-Net Job Guide:

JOB GUIDE NO:

https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=48463 [1]

Aarhus
University, Department of Culture and Society

Teaching assistant
professorship in Hindi

Institution Type: College / University
Location:
Denmark
Position: Assistant Professor

Department of Culture and Society
invites applications for a teaching 
assistant professorship in Hindi.
The position is affiliated with the 
South Asia studies programme at
Asia studies, and the teaching 
assistant professorship involves
teaching Hindi courses in the 
Bachelors degree programme in South Asia
studies and the Masters 
degree programme in Asia studies (India and
South Asia).

 The teaching assistant professorship is a permanent
position 
dedicated to full-time teaching, including 20% for developing
the 
subject area. The appointment begins on 1 August 2014 or as soon as

possible thereafter.

The position
 We are seeking an innovative and
dedicated candidate who has a 
perfect command of Hindi in writing and
speech, preferably a native 
speaker of Hindi, and who can document
experience in teaching Hindi as 
a foreign language.

The teaching
assistant professor will receive educational supervision.

The position
also requires:
A proactive interest in new methods in the field of
foreign language 
pedagogy and didactics relevant to and with potential
for the teaching 
of Hindi at Aarhus University including an interest in
the 
development of the possibilities for web-based or online Hindi
courses
Understanding of the relationship between Hindi and other South
Asian 
languages in the area in order to communicate the major role of
Hindi 
within the diversity of regional languages and the significance
of 
Hindi in terms of linguistic history
Ability to and interest in
initiating and partaking in projects that 
deal with the development of
language courses and language didactics 
in cooperation with other
language-based programmes at Aarhus 
University and in an international
context
Support for the responsible associate professor in the
establishment 
of new contacts to South Asian exchange universities and
maintenance 
of existing contacts
Supervision of the departments Hindi
intern and coordination of the 
content of language courses
Experience
of or interest in knowledge exchange

For more information on the
position, please contact Associate 
Professor Uwe Skoda, tel. +45 8716
2325, mail ostus at hum.au.dk.

Qualifications
 Employment as teaching
assistant professor requires a Masters degree 
in Hindi or similar
academic qualifications. A relevant PhD degree 
would be an advantage,
but not a prerequisite.

Applicants must have relevant experience of
teaching Hindi as a 
foreign language. Theoretical qualifications in
language pedagogy and 
foreign language teaching as well as knowledge of
technology-based 
language courses will also be important assets.

Please note that it is possible to attach a teaching portfolio to the

application (see the guide for applicants),

The application must be
uploaded in English.

 The teaching assistant professor must contribute
to the facultys 
academic environment by being present on a daily basis.
We emphasise 
the importance of good working relationships, both among
colleagues 
and to our students.

 Given the increasingly international
focus of the programme, the 
future teaching assistant professor will be
expected to teach in 
English.

If the successful teaching assistant
professor is not fluent in 
Danish, he or she will be expected to learn
Danish within a period of 
approximately two years. Latest at the end of
an agreed transition 
period, we expect the teaching assistant professor
to have a 
sufficient command of Danish to teach courses in translation
between 
Danish and Hindi and to teach Hindi grammar courses in
Danish.

For more information about applications and the appointment
procedure, 
please contact HR partner Louise Sndergaarad, e-mail
ls at hum.au.dk

South Asia Studies
 South Asia studies is a language-based
area study with special focus 
on the social conditions, history,
culture, politics and language of 
modern India / South Asia (including
Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh). 
The programme is offered by the
Department of Culture and Society, 
which involves working with other
language-based area studies as well 
as with anthropology, the study of
religion, and history on research, 
education and communication at the
highest international level.

The programme also works closely with
Contemporary India Study Centre 
Aarhus (CISCA), which organises annual
conferences and seminars, 
attracts visiting scholars from India and
promotes exchange of 
students and teachers.

We offer an informal
working environment and an academic environment 
that supports
cooperation on teaching activities as well as on 
research projects and
international conferences.

The language courses provide students with
the ability to communicate 
in Hindi and are a prerequisite for using
the available written and 
oral sources in Hindi. The language is
regarded as a tool for gaining 
insight into modern India, and language
skills are the foundation for 
research and teaching at the highest
international level within this 
field.

Department of Culture and
Society
 Asia studies are anchored at the Department of Culture and
Society, 
where the object of research and teaching is the interplay
between 
culture and society in time and space:

 - From the traditional
disciplines of the humanities and theology to 
applied social research

- From Antiquity to the issues facing contemporary societies
 - From
familiar Danish cultural forms to other very different worlds
 - From
local questions to global challenges

 The departments goal is to
produce compelling research with an 
international resonance, as well as
offering teaching and talent 
development of high quality. The
department is closely linked to 
society, both in Denmark and abroad,
and contributes to social 
innovation, research communication and
further and continuing 
education.

 For a more detailed description of
the department, please visit this 
website.

Faculty of Arts
 The
Faculty of Arts is one of four main academic areas at Aarhus

University.

 The faculty contributes to Aarhus Universitys research,
education, 
talent development and knowledge exchange activities.

 With
its 800 academic staff members, 300 PhD students, 13,000 BA and 
MA
students, and 2,500 students following continuing/further education

programmes, the faculty constitutes a strong and diverse research and

teaching environment.

 The Faculty of Arts consists of the Department
of Aesthetics and 
Communication, the Department of Culture and Society,
the Department 
of Education, the Centre for Teaching Development and
Digital Media, 
and the AU Centre for Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
Each of these 
units has strong academic environments that form the
basis for 
interdisciplinary research and education.

 The faculty's
research and teaching activities take place within the 
context of
extensive international collaboration and share the common 
goal of
contributing to the development of knowledge, welfare and 
culture in
close interaction with society.

 Read more at
arts.au.dk/en/

Formalities
The Faculty of Humanities refers to the
Ministerial Order on the 
Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish
Universities under the Danish 
Ministry of Science, Technology and
Innovation.
Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective
labour 
agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish

Confederation of Professional Associations.
Further information on
qualification requirements and job content may 
be found in the
Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at 
Danish
Universities.
Further information on application and relevant enclosures
may be 
found in the Guidelines for applicants for academic
positions.
Degree certificate (copy), curriculum vitae, complete list of

publications and verified information on previous teaching experience

must be submitted with the application.

All interested are urged to
apply irrespective of personal background.

Deadline

All applications
must be made online and received by: 24 March 2014

Please apply online
here

Aarhus University offers an inspiring education and research

environment for 44,500 students and 11,500 members of staff, ensuring

results of a high international standard. The budgeted turnover for

2014 amounts to DKK 6.2 billion. The university's strategy and

development contract are available at www.au.dk/en [2].

Contact:
For
more information about applications and the appointment procedure,

please contact HR partner Louise Sndergaarad, e-mail
ls at hum.au.dk

Website:
http://cas.au.dk/en/about-the-department/department-profile/ [3]
Primary
Category: None
Secondary Categories: Area Studies
Asian History /
Studies
Linguistics

Posting Date: 02/17/2014
Closing Date
03/24/2014

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