VACANCY DESCRIPTION
A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY INTENSIVE IN RESEARCH AND COMMITTED TO TEACHING INNOVATION
The Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF; ) is a university committed to public-institution values, wide open to the world and a city university engaged in the dynamic life of Barcelona. The primary aims of the UPF are to educate responsible professional people and citizens committed to the values of civic life, and contribute to the development of research, the transfer of technology and the culture of innovation as driving forces behind progress for society in the XXI century. Among the aspects that contribute to the reputation of the UPF are: the continuous innovation and improvement in teaching and technology, the good academic performance of the students, the successful passage of our graduates into the professional world, the university’s high internationalisation index, and its high standing in the international research arena. The UPF’s activity indicators are a benchmark for Spanish University system.
The UPF hosts the HR Excellence in Research (HRS4R) accreditation from the European Commission, which ensures the highest scientific standards in HHRR. UPF strongly believes that public universities have an obligation to inform the public of their work, and to establish an open dialogue with society with regards to findings that may have a strong impact on health and society. In that sense, it is engaged in the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Approach launched by the EU.
The tenure track position in History of Art (History of art and history of culture in the Enlightenment and in the contemporary world) is a combined research and teaching position. This announcement is part of the UPF-Department of Humanities’ strategy to recruit talented researchers in high priority research disciplines.
The applicant must hold a PhD qualification in the field of art history and cultural history, which reinforces the theoretical studies of European modernity, such as the studies of mentalities and cultures of the Enlightenment and its prolonged impact on the modernity, its art and its socio-cultural organization.
The applicant will need to meet the following requirements: demonstrable experience in the acquisition of scholarships or research projects, co-financing of activities and publications, establishment of national and international scientific collaborations, and consolidation of multilingual publications with distinction in their scientific impact and quality and/or level of distribution.
The applicant will be expected to: join the Faculty team in the area of History of Art; teach in the sphere of Humanities and Global Studies; take part in the Department’s research activities; and ultimately to hold management positions.
Command of English and Spanish and/or Catalan is essential, and knowledge of other languages would be an asset.
This position is ruled by the .
Short-listed applicants will be invited to deliver a public seminar and interviewed by the selection commitee and facuty members. Due to the sanitary situation the interview and the seminar could be carried out on line.
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