Career Opportunities: TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING (21684)
Introduction
UNIL is a leading international teaching and research institution, with over 5,000 employees and 17,000 students split between its Dorigny campus, CHUV and Epalinges. As an employer, UNIL encourages excellence, individual recognition and responsibility.
Presentation
In order to complete our team, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences and the Institute of Social Sciences (ISS) wishes to expand its team by recruting a :
TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Information
Expected start date in position : 01.08.2025 / to be agreed
Contract length : 2 years, renewable twice. At the end of the 4th year, an evaluation procedure is initiated to tenure at the rank of associate professor (Directive de la Direction 1.4 sur la prétitularisation conditionnelle « tenure track » https://www.unil.ch/files/live/sites/central/files/textes-leg/1-ress-hum/dir1-4-pretitularisation-conditionnelle2.pdf)
Activity rate : 100 %
Workplace : Lausanne-Dorigny
Your responsibilities
In your functions, you will have to:
Teaching (45%)
Six hours a week of teaching throughout the year, at Bachelor’s and Master’s level. Additionally supervision of Master's dissertations and Ph D theses. Some changes may occur in the teaching as defined in the job description.
A release from two hours’ weekly teaching / year will be granted during the pre-tenure period. This will apply to the course to be confirmed.
The post-holder will supervise Master’s dissertations and Ph D theses.
Research (45%)
The post-holder will pursue their own research in the field of vocational training, in Switzerland and on a comparative basis, in collaboration with the leading house Governance in Vocational and Professional Education and Training (GOVPET) hosted by the universities of Saint-Gallen and Lausanne. They will demonstrate their research experience in analysing various issues connected to vocational training, including, for example: access conditions to combined college and workplace-based vocational training, training and workplace integration pathways for apprentices and graduates into the world of work, political regulation of vocational training in Switzerland.
It is expected that the post-holder will be affiliated to the Centre of Life Course Research (CIR-LIVES) of the Institute of Social Sciences, that they will be an Associate Member of the Education and Training Observatory (OBSEF) and that they collaborate with their colleagues on joint projects. Collaboration with other UNIL research centres is also encouraged.
The post-holder will seek external funding, in particular from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
Administrative responsibilities (10%)
In accordance with statutory requirements and in the name of collegiality, the post-holder will take on any administrative tasks that may be assigned to them by LIVES, OBSEF, the Institute, Faculty, University or university decision-making bodies.
Job description
Click here to open the job description. https://applicationspub.unil.ch/files/rh/cdc/1721305315.8958.pdf
Your qualifications
In order to complete our team, we are looking for someone with the following skills:

• Ph D in social sciences or equivalent;
• Academic teaching experience;
• Proven research record in the field of vocational training;
• Links with national and international networks in the field of vocational training;
• Ability to attract external funding;
• Excellent writing skills in English;
• Ability to teach in French within two years of hiring.

What the position offers you
We offer a nice working place in a multicultural, diverse and dynamic academic environment. Opportunities for professional training, a lot of activities and other benefits to discover.
Contact for further information
Further information can be obtained from: recrutement-enseignant.ssp(at)unil.ch
Your application
Deadline : 31.10.2024 Candidates are invited to submit their application via the online recruitment platform, including:

• a covering letter,
• an academic CV, including a publications list,
• a copy of their diplomas and qualifications;
• five main publications in the field relevant to the position, in PDF format.

Only applications submitted via the online system will be considered.
References: a maximum of three names with e-mail addresses is sufficient. There is no need to contact them at this stage of the application process; we will do so if necessary.
We thank you for your understanding.
Additional information
UNIL is committed to promoting gender equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from female candidates.
www.unil.ch/egalite
UNIL supports early career researchers.
www.unil.ch/graduatecampus
Recruitment process and conditions of Employment for a full or associate Professor (https://www.unil.ch/carrieres/en/home/menuinst/emplois/conditions-dengagement-corps-professoral.html).
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