“Studio Practice and Making in Product Design” at Cyprus University of Technology
Job Description
Applications are invited from candidates who possess the necessary qualifications in order to fill the following academic position:
DEPARTMENT OF MULTIMEDIA KAI GRAPHIC ARTS
- One (1) position at the rank of Assistant Professor or Lecturer in the specialization:
“Studio Practice and Making in Product Design”
It is noted that the elected candidate will be situated in Limassol and/or Paphos and/or any other district in the Republic of Cyprus.
Applicants for all academic positions should have a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from a recognized University. The university reserves the right to request recognition of the Bachelor’s and the Master’s degree from the Cyprus Council for the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications (K.Y.S.A.T.S).
The above specializations are considered of exceptional and unquestionable particularity, for which the authorship of a doctoral thesis and the acquisition of a doctoral degree are either not possible or not common. Therefore, for the above posts, there is no requirement for a doctoral degree. The minimum qualifications are detailed on the University’s webpage: https://www.cut.ac.cy/university/administration/administrative-services/hr/jobs/staff-categories/exception-mga/?languageId=1
Candidates should especially take note of the minimum requirement, for applications for the post of Lecturer, for ideally at least (5) years of autonomous teaching, after the award of the Master’s Degree, at an accredited institution of higher or highest education or research centre.
The candidates will be assessed only for the rank or the ranks for which they have applied.
Citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus is not required.
It is noted that, according to the Cyprus University of Technology Budget Law 2023 (article 18), academic or other teaching staff are obliged to have a permanent stay in the Republic of Cyprus for the duration of their employment at the Cyprus University of Technology and the University will proceed to payment of their remuneration provided that the above obligation is fulfilled.
According to the Cyprus University of Technology Law, the language of instruction at the University is either Greek or Turkish. For the current position, good knowledge of the Greek language is required; evidence is provided in the relevant circular by the Public Service Commission, or B2 Level according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
In case an elected candidate does not have a good knowledge of Greek language based on the criteria set above, it is his/her obligation upon his/her election to achieve it within three (3) years time, with the commitment of the relevant Academic Department.
The annual gross salary for each position (including the 13th salary), based on current legislation, is:
Rank/ Scale/ Salary EUR
Assistant Professor/ (Scale Α13 – Α14)/ €62,612 – €84,440
Lecturer/ (Scale Α12 – Α13)/ €47,588 – €77,439
From this amount, employee contributions to Government Funds as well as Income Tax will be deducted, according to the legislation into effect.
It is expected that the successful candidate will be available for the Spring Semester 2025 which begins on January 2025 (commencement of employment between November 2024 and January 2025), unless otherwise agreed.
The applicants must upload their application in English, no later than Friday, 16 February 2024 (at 23:59) by clicking the ‘Apply’ button. At this link applicants will also find the documents to be uploaded with the application. For further information you may contact the HR Department by e-mail at recruitment@cut.ac.cy or at 357 25002406