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KU Leuven

Tenure track professor in Applied Linguistics German and Translation Studies (Faculty of Arts, KU Leuven)

2025-02-13 (Europe/Brussels)
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KU Leuven is an autonomous university. It was founded in 1425. It was born of and has grown within the Catholic tradition.

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The Translation Studies Research Unit of the Faculty of Arts at KU Leuven is seeking a full-time (tenure-track) professor (ZAP) in the field of Applied Linguistics with a focus on German and Translation Studies or Multilingual Communication. The professorship will commence on 1 September 2025.

KU Leuven is the largest university in Belgium and is consistently ranked within the top 10 universities in Europe. The University belongs to the League of European Research Universities (LERU). At the Faculty of Arts, research is conducted in the fields of Arabic and Islamic studies, archaeology, art history, Chinese studies, history, Japanese studies, linguistics, literary and cultural studies, musicology and translation and interpreting studies. The Faculty employs over 800 junior and senior researchers, and teaches around 4,500 students in various study programmes at its campuses in Antwerp, Brussels, Kortrijk and Leuven. The Faculty strives to be an open and inclusive environment, with a focus on dialogue, social safety, sustainability and a healthy work-life balance,

We are looking for a passionate researcher and teacher to join the staff of the Department/Research Unit Translation Studies, which connects people across four different campuses (Leuven, Brussels, Antwerp, and Kortrijk) and is renowned for its internationally oriented and diverse research in Translation Studies. The research unit is active within the Leuven Interdisciplinary Language Institute, founded in 2024. The members of the Research Unit have teaching duties in the Bachelor programme of Applied Language Studies and the Master’s programmes Translation, Interpreting and Multilingual Communication.

Duties

Research

You are a motivated, internationally-oriented researcher in the field of Applied Linguistics in German, with a specialisation in translation and/or multilingual communication. Your research enhances the profile of the Translation Studies research unit.  
You strive for excellence in your academic research and develop your own research plan. You publish at the highest academic level, initiate national and international collaborations and help promote and develop such collaborations.
You succeed in securing competitive funding and attracting and supervising PhD students. The Faculty will help you find suitable funding opportunities and provide advice on applications. The Faculty attaches great importance to qualitative and correct supervision of PhD students. 
You focus on science communication and contribute to public debate whenever possible. 

Teaching

You provide high-quality teaching in the bachelor’s and master's programme(s) Applied Language Studies, Multilingual Communication, and Translation at the Antwerp campus and are committed to the quality of the study programmes as a whole. These are Dutch-taught programmes, with language-specific courses taught in the relevant language. You develop your teaching activities in line with the teaching philosophy of KU Leuven based on activating, research-based teaching and you use the opportunities provided by the Faculty and the University to further your teaching (for more information: www.kuleuven.be/english/education/education-at-ku-leuven). 
Your teaching assignment comprises 21 to 24 credits and includes the following or similar courses:
In the Bachelor of Applied Language Studies (Campus Antwerp) (11 ECTS)
YL3094: German: translation and interpreting (translation part; 3 ECTS)
YL0073: German: Language, society and culture 1 (4 ECTS)
YL0076: German: Language, society and culture 2 (4 ECTS)
Master of Multilingual Communication (Campus Antwerp): 
YL0027: Cases in multilingual communication German (6 ECTS)
Master of Translation:
 YL0306: Specialised translation German (6 ECTS)
Your teaching assignment also includes the supervision of bachelor's papers and master's theses. 
Your teaching assignment is initially linked to the Antwerp Campus, but may include teaching assignments at other Faculty campuses in the future.
Together with the colleagues of your study programme you work on the development and improvement of the curriculum, including shaping learning sequences across individual courses, rethinking academic education in light of future societal challenges, and strengthening relationships with the work field.  

Service

You are willing to take up academic service tasks and positions within the Faculty and contribute to the visibility and promotion of the education and research of the Research Unit or study programme that you are a part of (e.g. through participation in teacher days, information events and student recruitment events). You also actively contribute to the wider academic community, e.g. through services to academic societies and journals. 

Profile

You hold a PhD in Translation Studies, Linguistics (or similar) with a focus on German  and Translation Studies or Multilingual Communication, and have a command of German at the C2 level of the CEFR. You have successfully defended your dissertation at the time of submitting your application. Expertise in translation and/or multilingual communication with a focus on German-Dutch and expertise in language/translation technology are a plus. You have strong methodological skills. You have excellent teaching skills and an affinity with designing and delivering multi-faceted university education. 
You have a strong and validated, international academic portfolio with highly regarded publications in your field. You also have a clear vision of how your research can develop further in relation to the available research expertise. 
You contribute enthusiastically to the Dutch-taught study programmes of the future in Applied Language Studies, Multilingual Communication and Translation, in a spirit of open collaboration. Organisational skills, leadership qualities and good social skills are a must. Experience with scientific outreach or collaboration with the work field is a plus.
Apart from an excellent knowledge of German, a good knowledge of English is required. The official administrative language used at KU Leuven is Dutch. If you do not speak Dutch (or do not speak it well) at the start of employment, KU Leuven will provide language training to enable you to take part in administrative meetings. Before teaching courses in Dutch, you will be given the opportunity to learn Dutch to the required standard.

Offer

We offer a full-time tenure-track professorship (ZAP) in a dynamic faculty with diverse disciplines. You will be part of an intellectually challenging and international environment, with plenty of space and opportunity to grow as a lecturer and researcher, thus making a significant contribution to society. KU Leuven provides support and benefits for starting professors who have a partner and/or family, cf. https://www.kuleuven.be/english/life-at-ku-leuven/partner-and-family.   
You will be appointed as tenure-track professor for a period of five years. After a positive assessment following the five-year term, you will receive a permanent professorship at the level of ‘hoofddocent’ (associate professor). Within this function promotions to higher academic degrees are possible. All academic degrees have the ius promovendi.  
You will work at the Antwerp campus of KU Leuven, which reflects the cultural richness and diversity of the city of Antwerp. 
The start date for this position is 1 September 2025. To facilitate scientific integration and the start-up of research, KU Leuven provides start-up funding of 110,000 euros for new professors, provided they do not have substantial other funding (e.g. ERC).
KU Leuven is well equipped to welcome foreign professors and their families and offers practical support with immigration and administration, housing, childcare and career coaching for the partner. 

Interested?

You application includes the following documents:
- a motivation letter
- a biosketch summarising your most important academic achievements (in various fields: teaching, research, services to society, outreach, etc.). You may also mention personal factors that have played a role in your career here (e.g. pregnancy, illness, care) so that these can be taken into account when assessing your submission. (max. 2 pages)
- a curriculum vitae, including a full publication list
Candidates who are shortlisted by the Faculty Assessment Committee (BeCo) will be invited for an interview and a trial lecture. 
For more information about this vacancy, please contact the de campus dean of the Faculty of Arts in Antwerp , prof. Elke Peters (tel. +32 3 502 15 51; e-mail: elke.peters@kuleuven.be),  the dean of the  Faculty of Arts , prof. Liesbet Heyvaert (tel. +32 56 24 61 45; e-mail: liesbet.heyvaert@kuleuven.be) or the head of the Translation studies Research Unit prof. Heidi Salaets (tel. +323 502 15 57; e- mail: heidi.salaets@kuleuven.be).
Do you have a question about the online application system? Please email us at apply@kuleuven.be 

KU Leuven strives for an inclusive, respectful and socially safe environment. We embrace diversity among individuals and groups as an asset. Open dialogue and differences in perspective are essential for an ambitious research and educational environment. In our commitment to equal opportunity, we recognize the consequences of historical inequalities. We do not accept any form of discrimination based on, but not limited to, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, ethnic or national background, skin colour, religious and philosophical diversity, neurodivergence, employment disability, health, or socioeconomic status. For questions about accessibility or support offered, we are happy to assist you at this email address.

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Title
Tenure track professor in Applied Linguistics German and Translation Studies (Faculty of Arts, KU Leuven)
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Location
Oude Markt 13 Leuven, Belgium
Published
2024-12-20
Application deadline
2025-02-13 23:59 (Europe/Brussels)
2025-02-13 23:59 (CET)
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