Teacher Communication and Information Studies

Are you an inspired teacher in the field of communication? Then we are looking for you! We are looking for a lecturer in our international Communication and Information Studies (CIS) program. CIS focuses on communication from a language perspective in the broadest sense: CIS is about text, talk, gestures, pictures, digital media, and more recently, generative AI. 

What are you going to do?

You will teach courses in the Bachelor program of Communication and Information Studies. Those can be general academic skills courses, (qualitative/qualitative) methods courses but, depending on your expertise, also courses on persuasive communication, multimodality, conversation analysis or text analysis. 

• You preferably hold or are working towards a PhD in a relevant domain of study (e.g., Communication Studies, Linguistics, Psychology with a focus on qualitative and/or quantitative methods, (e.g. text, discourse or conversation analysis, multimodal analysis, corpus-oriented studies)).
• You have at least one year of relevant teaching experience and preferably relevant teaching qualifications (such as the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ), in Dutch: BKO - Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs).
• You like to work both independently and in a multidisciplinary team.
• You have the ability to communicate and teach in English (CEFR C1 level for reading, listening, writing, speaking), 

• 232 vacation hours per year, based on a 38-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). You can also work more or fewer hours in exchange for more or fewer free hours. For example, with a 40-hour workweek, you save 96 extra free hours, and with a 36-hour workweek, you lose 96 hours.
• End-of-year bonus of 8.3% and 8% holiday allowance.
• Extensive opportunities for personal and professional development.

At the University of Groningen (UG), researchers from all fields of academia and technology are working on academic challenges and societal questions. Lecturers prepare their students for meaningful careers within or outside the academic world. Interdisciplinary research and teaching, sharing of knowledge, collaboration with businesses, government institutions, and societal organizations are aspects that are of the utmost importance to this European top university. The UG aims to be an open academic community with an inclusive and safe working climate that invites you to add your value.

The Faculty of Arts is a large and dynamic faculty located in the heart of the city of Groningen. More than 5,500 students and 900 staff work every day at the frontiers of knowledge. The Faculty offers a diverse range of academic programmes, with 16 Bachelor's programmes and over 40 Master's programmes. With its strong international orientation, the Faculty conducts research in fields including archaeology, cultural studies, history, international relations, journalism, literature, and linguistics. If you would like to learn more about the Faculty of Arts, visit rug.nl/let. 

You will teach in a multidisciplinary program with elements from linguistics, psychology, media studies, sociology, and marketing. CIS is an international degree programme taught in English, by both Dutch and international staff who bring diverse academic backgrounds and areas of expertise to the classroom. The program also offers a Dutch track.

Do you have any questions or need more information?

Questions about the content of the job?
John Hoeks (Full Professor): J.C.J.Hoeks@rug.nl

Questions about your application process?
John Hoeks (Full Professor): J.C.J.Hoeks@rug.nl