Full Professor or Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Social Work (50%)

About us

The University of Neuchâtel (UniNE) is an internationally recognized institution as well as a university on a human scale. With almost 4300 students from Switzerland and beyond (nearly 20% of students froma abroad), it provides high quality teaching and support. Bachelor and Master degrees are compatible with most European universities and are in line with society's expectations in a variety of innovative and cutting-edge fields. 

Halfway between Geneva and Zürich, in the middle of Europe, the UniNE is a perfect place for those who wish to study or to undertake high-level research in a magnificent environment, near lake and mountains. In Neuchâtel, student's and researcher's activities take place throughout the city, in various nearby places. This ensurees close contact and mutual help, in particular between beginners and advanced students.

Job description

The successful candidate will teach quantitative research methods to doctoral students in Social Work (some of the courses are open to master students) and will co-manage the Transdisciplinary Institute of Social Work (ITTS) located in the Faculty of Economics and Business (FSE). In collaboration with her/his ITTS colleague, she/he will supervise the doctoral students in Social Work. She/he will ensure that the ITTS is well anchored within the FSE in a perspective of interdisciplinary competencies and exchange between Social Work, Economics and Management.

She/he demonstrates a strong interest in Social Work as study object (with a capacity to analyse social problems and research experience in the field), in relation with Economics or Management. She/he offers courses at the faculty, works in cooperation with the other faculties, other disciplines and other institutions (in particular Universities of Applied Sciences). In terms of research, she/he develops empirical research projects on issues related to Social Work (e.g. social policies, public management, network governance or organisational and human resources aspects of social work) and projects oriented towards application in collaboration with non-profit organisations, private companies or the public sector. 

Requirements

The candidate must hold a PhD in Economics, Management or in Social Work. She/he demonstrates strong competencies in research supervision and teaching. She/he has extensive experience in empirical methods and competence in the evaluation, analysis, implementation or management of social work. She/he is able to teach quantitative research methods (experimental, modelling, field studies, etc.) with a marked interest in the development of innovation methods. She/he must have a track record of high-level international scientific publications either in Social Work with a strong link to Economics/Management or in Economics/Management with a stong link to Social Work. Courses are thaught in English and French. French is the official administrative language of the Univerity. Non-French speakers are expected to acquire working knowledge of French within a two-year period.

Applications

Applications should be uploaded at www.unine.ch/candis (ref. FSE-Travsocial2) in tho form of a single PDF file, including a letter of motivation, a CV documenting full teaching and research experience, a list of publications, copies of diplomas and a list of experts able to assess the candidate's competence (with at least three names). The candidate is also invited to present a statement (three pages max.) of teaching and research interests, her/his scientific approach to the domain, as well as projects that she/he intends to undertake in Neuchâtel.

Informations :  For further information, please contact the Head of the Hiring Committee, Prof. Barbara Waldis (barbara.waldis@unine.ch) or the Dean (doyen.seco@unine.ch) and visit our website at www.unine.ch/seco.

The University of Neuchâtel is committed to provide non-discriminatory working conditions.

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