Emplois à l'Université de Manchester

Emplois à l'université de Manchester (voir :

http://www.art.man.ac.uk/french/fr99jobs.htm).
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THE DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH STUDIES

School of Modern Languages, University of Manchester

The Department of French Studies, which was established in 1896,
combines tradition with innovation, and is one of the most popular
for admissions in the UK. The teaching programme, in accordance with
the research interests represented in the Department, is extremely
wide ranging, involving literature from the medieval to the
contemporary period (including comparative literature, children’s
literature and women’s writing), and also critical theory, French
thought, post-revolutionary culture and institutions, contemporary
cultural studies, linguistics (especially semantics and pragmatics),
the visual arts and practical theatre. The curriculum as a whole,
but
particularly the language learning programme, is based on a concept
of progressive learning, and the teaching medium is normally French.
The University’s Language Centre was recently opened, and
collaboration with the Centre and across the School of Modern
Languages is leading to new initiatives in language teaching and
learning. The University operates on the basis of modular degrees
and
teaching is divided between two semesters.

The Department, which is strongly research based, and which was
awarded a 5 in the 1996 Research Assessment Exercise, comprises two
Professors, one Professorial Research Fellow, one Reader, two Senior
Lecturers, and seven Lecturers along with a number of part-time
staff
and four Foreign Language Assistants. The School of Modern
Languages,
of which the Department of French Studies is a constituent member,
is
also currently engaged in a programme of postgraduate recruitment
and
has recently restructured its MA in European Literature and Culture,
in which the Department plays a major part. The Department has taken
a leading role in setting up the new Centre for Interdisciplinary
Research in European and Post-Colonial Cultures, in which
Performance/Film constitutes a research strand. The research
environment is enhanced by financial support available from two
endowed funds and by the excellent holdings of the John Rylands
University Library, both on campus and at Deansgate in the city
centre, the site of the University’s special collections. The
Department enjoys a close relationship with the Manchester branch of
the Alliance Française, and with the local Délégation Culturelle de
l’Ambassade de France.

The following posts are available:

Tutor in French Language
Lectureship in French Screen Studies


a. Tutor in French Language

The successful applicant will be expected to undertake 10-12 hours
of
language teaching per week, and to play a co-ordinating role for
courses in Years 1 and 2. Some courses are currently under review.
Liaison with the Language Centre will be an essential part of the
post-holder’s responsibilities. Administrative duties will not
extend
beyond the areas of first and second year language teaching and
liaison with the Language Centre.

The person appointed should be of native or near-native competence
in
French, and should have appropriate experience of language teaching.
Experience of innovative methods of teaching French as a foreign
language and appropriate qualifications in this field will be a
major
advantage. Experience co-ordinating language teaching and curriculum
development will also be welcomed.

The post is available from mid January 2000 (or as soon as possible
thereafter) until 30 June 2000 with the possibility of renewal from
September 2000 until 30 June 2001.
Salary will be £16,286 p.a. (Academic Related scale).
Informal enquiries may be made to Dr John Flynn, Chair of Department
on tel: ++44 (0)161 275 3227; email: John.Flynn@man.ac.uk,

or Professor Henry Phillips on ++44 (0)161 275 3236; email:
Henry.Phillips@man.ac.uk

Closing date for applications: Friday 3 December 1999.


b. Lectureship in French Screen Studies

The successful applicant will be expected to develop new courses in
film and/or media studies, which may be based on courses previously
taught in the Department. S/he will also be expected to be actively
involved in new initiatives at MA level, involving collaboration
with
other Departments, notably Drama, which has recently set up the
Centre for Screen Studies. In addition to pursuing research leading
to publication, s/he will be expected to contribute actively to
research activities in the Department and the School, and will carry
out administrative duties as required by the Departmental Chair.

The person appointed must be committed to the teaching of French
culture and language and should be of native or near-native
competence in French. Candidates, who should already have completed,
or be about to complete, a doctoral dissertation or equivalent, must
be able to demonstrate a commitment to sustained research and
publication in French Studies.

With reference to the Lectureship only, during the first three
years,
all new entrants to higher education would be expected to do no more
than two-thirds of a normal teaching load and would not be expected
to do any major administrative duties.

The post is available from 1 September 2000.
Salary will be in the range: Lecturer A £17,238 - £22,579 p.a.
Informal enquiries may be made to Dr John Flynn, Chair of Department
on tel: ++44 (0)161 275 3227; email: John.Flynn@man.ac.uk,

or Professor Henry Phillips on ++44 (0)161 275 3236; email:
Henry.Phillips@man.ac.uk.

Closing date for applications: Friday 10 December 1999.