Associate Professor or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor for an Associate Professorship in Education through sport in social sciences at the Institute of Sports Sciences
Université de Lausanne - Faculté des SSP
Über den Job
Über den Job
An internationally renowned, leading teaching and research institution, UNIL has almost 5,000 staff and 17,500 students across the Dorigny campus and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Epalinges sites. The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (SSP) of the University of Lausanne is seeking to recruit an Associate Professor or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor for an Associate Professorship in Education through sport in social sciences at the Institute of Sports Sciences. The Institute of Sports Sciences (ISSUL) is UNIL's main centre for teaching and research in the interdisciplinary field of sports sciences, combining experts in human and social sciences (history, psychology, management and sociology) and life sciences (physiology, biomechanics, medicine and molecular biology) in the heart of the Olympic capital.
Aufgaben
- Teaching (45%): Six hours a week of teaching throughout the year in French
- A release from two hours' weekly teaching / year will be granted during the pre-tenure period in the case of recruitment of a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
- Supervise Master's dissertations and PhD theses
- Research (45%): Pursue own research in the field of Education through sport (with a disciplinary orientation towards the social sciences). Given the needs of the institute, profiles with a background in psychology are not a priority/expected
- Produce international-level research publications
- Be affiliated to one of the research centres in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences and work within the Institute of Sports Sciences (ISSUL)
- Seek external funding, in particular from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
- Administrative responsibilities (10%): Pursuant to Rectorate Directive, take on administrative tasks within Department, Faculty and the University, involving sitting on committees and decision-making or representation bodies
Profil
- PhD in sports sciences, social sciences or equivalent qualification
- Academic teaching experience
- Proven research record in the field of Education through sport with a disciplinary orientation towards the social sciences
- Excellent links with international academic networks
- Ability to attract external research funding
- Proficiency in French and English, orally and in writing
- Ability to teach in French within two years
Rahmenbedingungen
- Starting date: 1 August 2027 or to be agreed
- Place of work: Switzerland, Lausanne, Dorigny Campus
- Contract term: Associate Professor: 6 years renewable; Tenure-Track Assistant Professor: 2 years renewable 2x2 years. An evaluation procedure for tenure as an Associate Professor will take place after 4 years in post (Rectorate Directive on evaluating conditional tenure-track appointments)
- Full-time position: 100%
- Deadline for applications: 31 August 2026 (23:59 GMT+1)
- Application via the online platform including: a covering letter, a CV including a publications list, a copy of diplomas and qualifications, five main publications in PDF format
- Only applications submitted via the online system will be considered
- Further information: Write an email
- Attachment: detailed job description
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Benefits
- UNIL encourages excellence, personal recognition and responsibility
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion within its community
- Open, respectful environment in which people can thrive
- Working conditions that enable staff to achieve a balance between different areas of their lives
- Support for the next generation of academics
- Applications from women are particularly welcome in order to increase the number of women in teaching posts