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Position at Universiteit van Amsterdam Business School, The Netherlands

  • 1.  Position at Universiteit van Amsterdam Business School, The Netherlands

    Posted 03-22-2006 17:22
    Universiteit van Amsterdam Business School, The Netherlands


    The Universiteit van Amsterdam Business School provides academic degrees in
    Management, Finance and Accounting. It also conducts internationally
    recognised research in these areas.



    The Amsterdam Business School’s growing Management group currently has the
    following vacancies:



    One Assistant/Associate Professor of Management, with strong knowledge of
    Research Methods

    One Assistant/Associate Professor of Human Resource Management



    Full-time





    Position 1:

    The successful applicant will do research in one of the areas covered by
    the management group, and conduct and coordinate teaching in the area of
    research methods at both the Bachelor and Master level. Candidates can come
    from any of the fields of expertise of the current management group, which
    includes strategy, organisation and marketing. Coordination skills and a
    strong affinity with research methods are vital, as the successful
    candidate will have an important role in further developing the Business
    School’s curriculum in this area.



    Position 2:

    The successful applicant will be an active researcher in the area of Human
    Resource Management (HRM) (broadly defined) and will conduct and coordinate
    teaching on HRM at both the Bachelor and Master level.



    The assistant/associate professors will be part of a larger management
    group, which includes strategy, organisation and marketing. Research staff
    at the full professor level include Neil Anderson (human resource
    management), Ans Kolk (sustainable management), Deanne Den Hartog
    (organisational behaviour) and Nachoem Wijnberg (cultural entrepreneurship
    and management).



    Requirements


    Requirements for position 1 are a PhD in one of the areas covered in the
    management group, the proven ability to initiate and undertake research of
    international standards in this area, the ability to stimulate and
    encourage the research of others, demonstrated teaching excellence,
    affinity with and strong knowledge of research methods in business and
    management research, the willingness and ability to coordinate teaching in
    the methods area.



    Requirements for position 2 are a PhD in HRM or a related area, the proven
    ability to initiate and undertake research of international standards in
    HRM, the ability to stimulate and encourage the research of others,
    demonstrated teaching excellence, and the willingness and ability to
    coordinate teaching in the HRM area.



    All applicants should also have published research in international
    respected journals and have the ability to teach in English. Short listed
    candidates will be asked to give a research seminar. If the appointee does
    not speak Dutch she/he is expected to acquire a reasonable knowledge of the
    language within two years. Assistant professor appointments will usually
    involve tenure-track positions, with an appointment for initially three
    years, to become tenured upon good research and teaching performance.



    The closing date for applications is 23 April 2006.



    Information

    Further information can be obtained from Prof.dr. Neil Anderson or Prof.dr.
    Deanne Den Hartog, tel. +31 20 525 5287 / 6746, e-mail N.R.Anderson@uva.nl
    or D.N.denHartog@uva.nl.

    The University is located in the centre of Amsterdam. For more information
    on the Business School, including research areas and staff members of the
    management group, please check http://www.abs.uva.nl



    Appointment

    The salary will be negotiated within the salary scales for
    Assistant/Associate Professors at Dutch universities and in accordance with
    the collective agreement regulating employment conditions at Dutch
    universities. The date on which the appointment starts will be determined
    by mutual agreement, preferably by the middle of 2006.
    Dutch scales for Assistant Professors run from € 2,191 (minimum scale 10)
    to € 4,605 (max scale 12) gross per month. For Associate Professors they
    run from € 4,100 (minimum scale 13) to € 5,489 (max scale 14) gross per
    month. Favourable tax agreements may apply to non-Dutch applicants and the
    University offers a very attractive pension scheme.



    Job application

    Interested applicants should send their CV, and a covering letter
    describing their research, coordination, and teaching interests and
    experience to: Universiteit van Amsterdam Business School, Okke Postmus,
    Roetersstraat 11, 1018 WB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You can also e-mail
    your application to: O.Postmus@uva.nl. Please include the vacancy number or
    numbers.



    The closing date for applications is 23 April 2006. Interviews/seminars are
    scheduled to be held in the second/third week of May 2006.