German

Fall of the Wall Poster Exhibition Launch

The German Department, in co-operation with the Government department, is currently holding a poster exhibition on the Fall of the Berlin Wall, to mark the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall on 9th November 1989. Much has happened since then and the posters give an excellent and accessible overview of the main events leading to 9th November 1989 and the subsequent reunification of East and West Germany, which had been divided for over 40 years. The exhibition opening took place on Friday 20th November and was kindly opened by Mr Horst Dopychai, Cultural Attaché to the German Embassy Dublin. The Poster launch was held in conjunction with a booklaunch and symposium run by Dr Claire O'Reilly (see news item below).  Posters were provided by the Bundesstiftung fuer die Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur.  The opening was a success despite the extreme weather conditions and flooding which prevented many people from attending

The posters can be viewed in the O'Rahilly Building on the main UCC campus, 2nd floor, in the area outside the Government Department.

The exhibition will be running until 18th December 2009.

Many thanks to our sponsors: German Embassy Dublin, UCC German Department, UCC Politics Programme, UCC Commerce Faculty and UCC Law Faculty.

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PART TIME CONTRACT IN COMMERCIAL / BUSINESS GERMAN

 01 September 2012 to 30 April 2013

 The Department of German, University College Cork,  is offering a part time contract (6 hours per week at €39.12 per hour) to commence on 1 September 2012.

 The post will entail approx. 4 hours of teaching / lectures per week, and the remaining hour(s) will be spent on administrative tasks as specified by the Head of Department. Ideally, candidates should fulfil the following requirements:

-     A postgraduate qualification (minimum MPhil / MA / MBS) in German and / or a business qualification

-     Fluent German and evidence of time spent in Germany

-     Prior teaching experience at Third Level and knowledge of university structures

-     Team orientation and flexibility

-     The proven ability to teach Business German and business subjects through German

-     Experience and interest in teaching other German subject areas would be an advantage, but is not a requirement

Applications should be sent to the Head of Department, Dr Manfred Schewe, Department of German, University College Cork, Cork by May 15, 2012 at the latest.

Any queries or questions can be addressed to:  german@ucc.ie

UCC is an equal opportunities employer.