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The University of Groningen is a research university with a strong international outlook. It is socially engaged and deeply connected to its local community. Researchers and lecturers across a wide range of disciplines pursue their work with a passion for scholarship. The university empowers everyone to achieve their full potential, actively fostering the talent, ambition, and achievements of both students and staff. Quality has been central to the university for 400 years—and with great success: it consistently ranks among the top 100 universities worldwide.
Faculty and Degree Programme
The Faculty of Arts builds upon a four-century-old tradition. Our mission is to be an ambitious, leading faculty in education and high-quality research, characterized by a strong international orientation and deep roots in the Northern Netherlands. We create and share knowledge through excellence in teaching and research. We educate over 5,000 Dutch and international students within a modern, broad-based, and international institution, producing future-oriented, articulate, and intellectually independent graduates.
Teacher French language learning
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What are you going to do?
Je bereidt taalvaardigheidscursussen Frans voor, overziet deze, organiseert ze en geeft ze volgens de methode die is ontwikkeld door het Language Learning Team van het ETC, zoals beschreven in onze missieverklaring. Daarnaast werk je nauw samen met andere collega’s binnen de opleiding Europese Talen en Culturen, aan de verdere ontwikkeling van onze aanpak. Kijk hier voor meer informatie over het programma.
Who are you?
You have a command of the French language at the C1/C2 level.
You hold a master’s degree in the humanities, e.g., in linguistics, literature, cultural studies, or history, or a Master of Education.
Ideally, you have relevant experience in an academic FLE context:
- teaching courses up to the B1 level
- teaching through tasks, following usage-based and CLIL principles
- creating evidence-based and research-based teaching materials based on the CEFR.
- using digital tools to enhance your face-to-face teaching experience organizing virtual exchanges is a plus.
You enjoy working both independently and as part of a team and producing high-quality work.
Your strengths include pedagogical creativity, team spirit, autonomy, entrepreneurship, communication, and efficient organization.
You can communicate and participate in meetings in English (CEFR C1 level in reading, listening, writing, and speaking).
The interviews will most likely take place on 15 and 16 October 2026.
What can you expect from us?
- In accordance with the collective labor agreement for Dutch universities, we offer a salary of at least € 3.706 up to a maximum of € 5.760 (salary scale 10) gross per month for a full-time employment contract.
- 232 vacation hours per year, based on a 38-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). You can also work more or fewer hours in exchange for more or fewer free hours. For example, with a 40-hour workweek, you save 96 extra free hours, and with a 36-hour workweek, you lose 96 hours.
- End-of-year bonus of 8.3% and 8% holiday allowance.
- Extensive opportunities for personal and professional development.
- This is a temporary position, due to sick leave replacement.
Where will you be working?
At the University of Groningen (UG), researchers from all fields of academia and technology are working on academic challenges and societal questions. Lecturers prepare their students for meaningful careers within or outside the academic world. Interdisciplinary research and teaching, sharing of knowledge, collaboration with businesses, government institutions, and societal organizations are aspects that are of the utmost importance to this European top university. The UG aims to be an open academic community with an inclusive and safe working climate that invites you to add your value.
The Faculty of Arts is a large and dynamic faculty located in the heart of the city of Groningen. More than 5,500 students and 900 staff work every day at the frontiers of knowledge. The Faculty offers a diverse range of academic programmes, with 16 Bachelor’s programmes and over 40 Master’s programmes. With its strong international orientation, the Faculty conducts research in fields including archaeology, cultural studies, history, international relations, journalism, literature, and linguistics. If you would like to learn more about the Faculty of Arts, visit rug.nl/let.
Students in the BA European Languages ??and Cultures (ELC) programme choose a specialization track—Language and Society, Culture and Literature, or Politics and Society—combined with one of eight languages. In addition to German, these include Dutch as a Second Language (NT2), English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. The language programmes build on the expertise of a motivated international team of language instructors, ensuring that language acquisition is fully integrated with learning about the target language and culture. At ELC, we employ effective, research-based teaching methods and the latest technological innovations to support language learning and to strengthen our students’ profiles as future language ambassadors and cultural mediators for Europe.
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Sollicitatieprocedure
After submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation by email.
The selection committee assesses your application and you will be notified as soon as possible whether you are invited for an interview.
We would like to get to know each other better in a first interview, which can take place either online or on location.
We may schedule a second interview with you. Depending on the position, this interview can be complemented with an assessment or guest lecture.
After a positive interview, we will discuss the terms of employment together. When everything is completed, we are happy to welcome you at the University of Groningen!
Interested?
Does this vacancy appeal to you? If so, click on the button below and apply straightaway.
Please add the following documents to your application:
- CV.
- Cover letter.
The job interviews will take place on 15 and 16 October 2026.
Do you have any questions or need more information?
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Questions about the content of the job?
Anja Schüppert
Associate Professor
A.Schueppert@rug.nl -
Questions about your application process?
Sanna Buurke
Head of Department
M.S.D.Buurke@rug.nl
Information about applying
When scheduling meetings, we will take your schedule into account as much as possible.
The University of Groningen considers social safety important. We strive to be a university where staff and students feel respected and at home, regardless of differences in background, experiences, perspectives, and identity. For more information, see also our page about our diversity policy.
Acquisition is not appreciated.
Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the NVP Application Code.
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