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.: Current vacancies:
Please choose the faculty you wish to apply for:
Faculty of Management Technology
Faculty of Pharmacy & Biotechnology
Faculty of Engineering & Materials Science
Faculty of Information Engineering & Technology
Faculty of Media Engineering & Technology
Faculty of Applied Sciences & Arts
Language Centre Instructors
Math Department
Physics Department
.: How to submit your application
Applying from Germany
Applying online
.: General requirements for academic applicants:
The GUC is looking for highly qualified full time academic staff members who meet the following requirements:
Education:
• Professors:
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Habilitation or PhD holders with a qualification equivalent to the “German Habilitation” in the field of specialization
- Several years of experience in the academic field
- An extensive record of quality publications
- A
track record of leading research activities
• Associate Professors/ Lecturer:
- PhD in the field of specialization
- Relevant teaching experience
- A reasonable record of quality publications
- Research interests
Professional skills/ experience:
* Excellent command of English language both spoken and written is an absolute must!
- Teaching experience in a university
- High level of competence in designing and delivering lectures, seminars and tutorials
- Ability to foster and develop study and research skills amongst students
- Advanced computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc)
- Multicultural experience
Personal skills:
- Ability to cooperate effectively with colleagues and to work as part of a team in building up the new university and establishing the new departments
- Commitment to working critically at the interface between research - that has to be established gradually - and theory and practice.
- Adaptable and flexible personality able to deal with both students and colleagues of different cultural background.
.: Information about working at the GUC for academics:
The GUC is addressing highly qualified teaching staff from Germany, Egypt or other countries.
Contracts are for three years with renewal perspective.
Salaries are dependent on academic qualifications and professional experience.
GUC is an equal opportunity employer.
Teaching loads for academic staff:
The total working hours are 42 hours
urs per week on campus; the teaching loads are as follows:
• Professors: 8 hours/week
• Associate professors/ Lecturers: 12 hours/week
• Assistants: 14 hours/week
• Language Instructors: 24 hours/week
Teaching load is defined as hours spent in a lecture, tutorial or laboratory and does not include the preparation time. The rest of the working hours include all teaching-related tasks such as preparing the study curriculum, processing and evaluating assignments, quizzes and exams, providing course manuscripts, hand-outs and putting teaching and demonstration material on the GUC intranet. I n addition, it includes research as well as other university-administration, -development and –activities tasks like student counselling and advising, office hours, committee assignments, invigilation of exams or any other academic or administrative assignments given by the University Management.
Commencement of Employment:
Winter Semester for the academic year 2008/2009: accepted applicants for the winter semester will be expected to start their employment at GUC between August and September (2008) in order to prepare teaching material or participate in orientation programmes.
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