Professor (Indo-European and Baltic linguistics)
CALL FOR COMPETITION FOR A POSITION
Professor (Indo-European and Baltic linguistics)
Faculty of Philology, Institute for the Languages and Cultures of the Baltic
The date of the call for the competition: 06 January 2025.
Deadline for document submission: 05 February 2025 (local time zone UTC+2).
Professor of Vilnius University is a recognised leader in their field of research and studies in Lithuania; it is the highest teaching position at the University. The professor’s responsibilities include scientific research and/or experimental development activities as well as disseminating their results at national and international levels, research-based studies, contributing to the training of researchers and lecturers, providing expert recommendations, carrying out educational activities, educating society at large and/or disseminating achievements of culture.
Duties and responsibilities:
The professor is expected to be able to do scientific research of international and high national level individually or in a team with other researchers in the field of Indo-European and Baltic Linguistics and will publish the results of his/her research in high-ranking scholarly outlets. The professor will submit proposals for research projects ensuring the availability of necessary resources for the purpose and will implement them. He/she will convene teams of researchers and lead them. The professor will teach both introductory and specialised courses in Indo-European Linguistics, Baltic Comparative Grammar, courses on Historical Linguistics etc. in both Lithuanian and English, and at both study levels, he/she will also develop educational materials for studies. He/she is expected to be able to supervise research projects and theses of students at all study levels, also doctoral dissertations and post-doctoral projects when necessary. As an expert in his/her field, the professor will provide insights and recommendations to the society. He/she will maintain professional relations with his/her colleagues abroad and will take an active part in national and international associations in his/her field. The professor will promote Baltic studies, Philology and Linguistics. He/she will implement other functions assigned to a professor related to studies, study materials development, research, improvement of qualifications, and management, as stipulated in legal acts of Vilnius University.
Required qualifications:
PhD or equivalent in Humanities.
Supervision of a doctoral student and/or postdoctoral intern.
Ability to teach in Lithuanian and English.
Description of Mandatory Competences for the Career Stages of Researchers at Higher Education and Research Institutions HERE.
Description of other required qualifications is available HERE.
In case the candidates are of equal standing, the following will be considered an advantage:
Experience of teaching Indo-European and Baltic Linguistics courses in Lithuanian and English.
Experience of teaching other Linguistic courses.
Experience of teaching historical grammar courses of other ancient Indo-European languages (Hittite, Avesta, Ancient Greek, Latin, etc.).
Experience in leading international scientific projects.
The selection of candidates will be held on the basis of qualitative expert evaluation and, when necessary, in other ways. A more detailed description of the procedure for holding recruiting competitions is available HERE.
Starting at: 01 September 2025, duration of contract – 5 years.
Workload: 1 full-time post.
Official salary: 3920 EUR (before tax).
Candidates shall submit the following documents:
Description of academic activities in English together with a list of publications (when completing the Pedagogical Competencies section, please refer to the Guidelines for Evaluating the Pedagogical Competencies. When completing the Activity Plan section, please prepare an activity plan that would be aligned with the priorities of the Vilnius University Strategic Plan and the Action plan of the Faculty of Philology).
Curriculum Vitae.
Certified copies of qualification documents and diplomas (not applicable to current Vilnius University employees).
All documents shall be submitted to lina.liumpariene@flf.vu.lt, with ‘Professor (Indo-European and Baltic Linguistics)’ in the subject line.