The Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences is intensifying research and education in the area of Work, prosperity and entrepreneurship as part of the EUR wide ‘SSH sectorplan’. Are you a social scientist with a PhD degree and interested in digitalization in public governance, artificial intelligence in public service delivery, new ways of working, and how this affects workers, organisations, citizens and/or entrepreneurs, come join our school as an assistant professor. At Erasmus University Rotterdam we offer impact-driven research and education in a dynamic and inspiring working environment.

The core tasks include:

• participating in teaching in one or more of our programmes at Bachelor’s and Master’s level (especially the ‘Arbeid, Organisatie and Management’ track (in Dutch) and the Digitalisation in Work and Society track (in English). Teaching involves individual supervision of research internships and theses; lectures and work groups;
• participating in the research programmes of the school;
• participating in the multidisciplinary EUR wide ‘work, prosperity and entrepreneurship program’, more specifically within the “digitalization, new ways of working and the new employee” theme;
• publishing research findings in (peer reviewed) international scientific journals;
• contributing to the acquisition of external research funding for the benefit of the research programmes.

You will become a member of the Organisation and Management team of DPAS.

Team Organisation and Management (O&M)
The Organization & Management team consists of about 25 lecturers and researchers who teach and research topics such as executive agencies, interorganizational collaboration, financial management and procurement, HR policies, change management, leadership, innovation, and integrity. We train students in three different master's specializations: Public Management, Management of HR and Change, and Labor Organization and Management. We also conduct research on the aforementioned topics, using a variety of research methods, from qualitative case studies to large-scale surveys and behavioral experiments. We advise organizations on their internal management, innovations and the improvement of (public) services. For more information see https://www.eur.nl/en/essb/information/researchers/research-themes/organisations-work-and-people

The following job requirements apply:

• A PhD degree in a relevant discipline (Sociology, Public Administration, Psychology, or related).
• Preferably work experience in research, for instance as a post-doc, and strong affinity with the research themes mentioned above.
• Experience with and committed to engaged, impact-driven research.
• Experience in academic teaching in the social or behavioural sciences and the ability to contribute to various educational programmes (broad employability).
• Excellent proficiency in both Dutch and English (both at least at level C1 of the Common European Framework).
• Candidates who don’t possess a formal teaching qualification, are expected to acquire it within two years (according to the standards of the so-called BKO-University Teaching Qualification).
• Ability to, and preferably experience with, acquire external research funding.
• Motivated to contribute to open science.
• Excellent communication skills, teamplayer, development oriented.
• Candidates should be available before 01/01/2024 – if possible earlier.

An internationally oriented and varied job in an enthusiastic team, with good working conditions in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU).

The start date of this position is as soon as possible, but before 1-1-2024 and you will be based at Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB) in Rotterdam, campus Woudestein. The position is for 0.8-1 FTE, with initially temporary employment for 12 - 18 months with the possibility of a permanent position after positive evaluation and based on continued funding of the themes. The salary is dependent on your experience and knowledge and ranges from a minimum of € 4332 to a maximum of € 5929 gross per month on a fulltime basis, in accordance with scale 11 of the CAO-NU. In addition, we offer an 8% holiday allowance, an end-of-year payment of 8.3%, and a very generous paid leave scheme. Furthermore, EUR is affiliated with ABP for the pension provision, and we offer partially paid parental leave, fully paid extended birth leave for partners, a personal career budget, work-life balance coaches, discounted collective health insurance, and more. As an employee, you can also use EUR facilities such as the University library and receive a discount on subscriptions for the Erasmus sports center.

Erasmus University Rotterdam offers a Dual Career Programme (DCP) to assist the life partners of new academic staff (on payroll) in finding employment in The Netherlands. The programme is offered in close cooperation with the nearby universities of Delft and Leiden.

Erasmus University Rotterdam aspires to be an equitable and inclusive community. We nurture an open culture, where everyone is supported to fulfill their full potential. We see inclusivity of talent as the basis of our successes, and the diversity of perspectives and people as a highly valued outcome. EUR provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, functional impairment, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We look forward to welcoming you to our community.

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is an internationally oriented university with a strong social orientation in its education and research, as expressed in our mission ‘Creating positive societal impact’. EUR is home to 3.700 academics and professionals and almost 33.000 students from more than 140 countries. Everything we do, we do under the credo The Erasmian Way – Making Minds Matter. We’re global citizens, connecting, entrepreneurial, open-minded, and socially involved. These Erasmian Values function as our internal compass and create EUR’s distinctive and recognizable profile. From these values, with a broad perspective and with an eye for diversity, different backgrounds and opinions, our employees work closely together to solve societal challenges from the dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. Thanks to the high quality and positive societal impact of our research and education, EUR can compete with the top European universities. www.eur.nl.

Department of Public Administration and Sociology (DPAS)

DPAS covers the disciplines of Public Administration and Sociology. Two related scientific fields with different profiles. Public Administration studies governance capacity and policy interventions. It focuses on the institutional power to organize and intervene in the relations between different social, political and economic actors. Public Administration in Rotterdam goes well beyond the public realm itself and pays attention to public-private cooperation and networks of organizations. Sociology investigates the social structure of societies and the way it evolves. Sociologists in Rotterdam focus among other things on processes of globalization and individualization and on the effects of these processes on international social relations, the labor market or family relations. Related social problems that are studied are migration, flexibilization and solidarity. The perspectives of Public Administration and Sociology complement each other. Together they guarantee a highly relevant and scientific approach to topical administrative and social issues. The bachelor- and masterprogrammes of DPAS are build on this profile and educate students to become scientifically schooled professionals.