NAFASI YA KAZI - MHADHIRI WA KISWAHILI - UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG

The Faculty of History, Arts and Oriental Studies/Institute of African Studies at the University of Leipzig offers as from 1 May 2011 the following position:

Lecturer Swahili

(limited to 2 years, with a perspective to be transformed into a permanent position, 75 percent of a full-time employment)

Salary: Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L (gross salary currently between 2.298 € and 3.322 €, depending on personal professional experience)

Tasks: - teaching of Swahili language on all levels of proficiency (6 courses per semester)

- teaching on language, literature, culture, history and regional geography

(3 courses per semester) and thereby contribution to the qualification of our students with regard to practical knowledge of Swahili, Swahili Studies and regional knowledge

- examinations, certification of language proficiency

Requirements: - mother tongue or near-mother tongue proficiency in Swahili - academic degree in a related field, e.g. linguistics, literature studies, cultural studies; a Ph.D.

degree is an advantage

- a degree or proof of vocational training in second language acquisition pedagogy and teaching experience

- excellent communicative, cooperative and organizational capacities

- some knowledge of or the readiness to acquire a working knowledge of German

The Institute of African Studies is an interdisciplinary Area Studies institute and offers a holistic specialisation in languages, literatures, media, history, cultures, economics, political science and sociology.

Applications are accepted until 1 February 2011.

All applications should make reference to the file number 141/2010, include the usual supporting documentation, and be directed to:

Universität Leipzig

Dekan der Fakultät für Geschichte, Kunst- und Orientwissenschaften

Herrn Professor Dr. Frank Zöllner

Schillerstraße 6, 04109 Leipzig

Applications are also accepted in electronic form. The E-mail-Adress is : dekgko@uni-leipzig.de. E-mail applications may however infringe data protection regulations. E-mail sender bears the entire responsibility for this.