Two Assistant (/Associate) Professors in Public Administration

Are you a public administration scholar with an ambitious research agenda and a keen eye to innovative education and societal impact? Then we welcome your application at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU).

Job description

The Department of Political Science and Public Administration at VU invites applications for two positions of Assistant(/Associate) Professor in Public Administration. Do you have an ambitious research agenda, experience with high-quality academic education, and a keen eye for societal impact of academic research? Then this may be an interesting offer for you. In this role, you will teach primarily in the Governance and Organization bachelor and the Public Administration master. You also contribute to the research program New Public Governance (NPG). The mission of NPG is to advance our theoretical and empirical knowledge of contemporary governance practices, critically reflect on those practices, improve them, and set the agenda on further big questions arising from the academic governance debate. In our mission we emphasize societal impact in research and teaching, and the underlying values of responsibility, openness and personal involvement.

We are looking for expertise in the areas of governance of security, quality of governance, welfare governance, or regulatory governance.

We offer positions in a lively and engaged department that is dedicated to outstanding education, research, and societal impact in public governance. We take great pride in maintaining strong contacts with societal partners. At a faculty level, we offer a strong interdisciplinary research master program on approaching societal problems with computational social science. Professional support for the acquisition of research subsidies is available through the faculty’s research institute and the departmental AI and Digital Governance Lab. At the inter-faculty level we benefit from thematic cross-faculty collaborations around the VU theme ‘Governance for Society’ and more specific themes, such as security, welfare, care and migration.

Your duties

• conduct high-quality independent research and publish international peer-reviewed publications
• you teach and develop courses at the bachelor and master level, including thesis supervision
• apply for external research funding
• take on managerial and leadership duties commensurate with the role
• where appropriate, co-supervise PhD students and mentor students and junior colleagues
• actively contribute to the scholarly community of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration

Requirements

• a PhD degree (or very close to completion, for a UD position) in a relevant social science discipline, e.g. Public Administration or Political science
• an ambitious research agenda and a proven track-record of publishing in high-quality international refereed journals
• demonstrable experience with high-quality academic teaching
• preferably in possession of a BKO (University Teaching Qualification)
• excellent command of the English language
• the ability to work in a team as well as independently

Furthermore for the first position (UD role):

• excellent command of the Dutch language
• demonstrated ability to attract research funding or a clear plan to do so

For the second position (UHD role):

• command of the Dutch language or willingness to acquire this soon
• proven ability to acquire prestigious personal advanced grants with NWO, or ERC grants, as well as willingness to coach younger colleagues on successful grant acquisition
• demonstrated experience with successfully completed PhD supervision

Conditions of employment

A position in a highly committed team within a societally-engaged university and a vibrant international city. The job profiles are based on the university job ranking system Assistant Professor (UFO profiel Universitair Docent 1 or 2) and respectively, Associate Professor (UFO profiel UHD 2) and are vacant for 0,8 - 1.0 FTE.

On a full-time basis the remuneration, dependent on relevant experience, for an assistant professor ranges between a minimum gross monthly salary of € 4,492 (scale 11.0) and a maximum € 6,986 (scale 12.10). For an Associate Professor, it ranges between € 6.224 to € 7.575 (scale 13). Foreign candidates may be entitled to a 30% tax break, upon approval of the Dutch tax agency. The initial employment contract is for 12 months and will be changed into a permanent contract if you perform well.

Additionally, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers excellent fringe benefits and various schemes and regulations to promote a good work/life balance, such as:

• a maximum of 41 days of annual leave based on full-time employment
• 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
• solid pension scheme (ABP)
• optional model for designing a personalized benefits package

Given the current composition of the department, we especially welcome applications by women and members of underrepresented groups.

Employer

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Department of Political Science and Public Administration
The Department of Political Science and Public Administration is a leading academic centre committed to outstanding research and teaching excellence. Our educational programmes include Political Science (bachelor and master), Governance and Organisation (bachelor), Public Administration (master), Philosophy, Politics and Economics (bachelor, with the faculties of Humanities and Economics), and Law and Politics of International Security (master, with the Law Faculty). Our research is organized in two programmes: ‘Multi-layered governance in Europe and beyond’ and ‘New Public Governance’ (NPG). NPG is characterised by critical and inspired public administration. Its mission is to advance our theoretical and empirical knowledge of contemporary governance practices, critically reflect on those practices, improve them, and set the agenda on further big questions arising from the academic governance debate.

Faculty of Social Sciences
The Faculty of Social Sciences examines the major social problems of our time from multiple perspectives. From dealing with transnational immigration, the rise of populist politicians to creating a self-reliant and resilient society. Only at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam you will find all the academic disciplines needed to understand these ‘wicked problems’: alongside the traditional disciplines such as sociology, anthropology and politics, we also research and teach the new social sciences such as communication science and management & organization science. We do not settle for easy answers in our teaching and research. Our researchers and students are critical thinkers and doers who work together to devise surprising solutions to the problems of today.

Working at the Faculty of Social Sciences means working with colleagues from a range of academic disciplines in an inspiring and personal work and study environment with excellent research facilities. We employ more than 350 colleagues (faculty and staff), and we are home to around 3.000 students.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam stands for values-driven education and research. We are open-minded experts with the ability to think freely - a broader mind. Maintaining an entrepreneurial perspective and concentrating on diversity, significance and humanity, we work on sustainable solutions with social impact. By joining forces, across the boundaries of disciplines, we work towards a better world for people and planet. Together we create a safe and respectful working and study climate, and an inspiring environment for education and research. Learn more about our codes of conduct

We are located on one physical campus, in the heart of Amsterdam's Zuidas business district, with excellent location and accessibility. Over 6,150 staff work at the VU and over 31,000 students attend academic education.

Diversity
Diversity is the driving force of VU Amsterdam. VU wants to be accessible and receptive to diversity in disciplines, cultures, ideas, nationalities, beliefs, preferences and worldviews. We believe that trust, respect, interest and differences lead to new insights and innovation, to sharpness and clarity, to excellence and a broader understanding.

We stand for an inclusive community and believe that diversity and internationalisation contribute to the quality of education, research and our services.

Therefore, we are always searching for people whose backgrounds and experience contribute to the diversity of the VU community.

Additional information

Are you interested in this position? Please apply via the application button and upload your curriculum vitae, one publication, and cover letter until January 4, 2025.
Submitting a diploma is part of the application process.

Applications received by e-mail will not be considered.

Acquisition in response to this advertisement is not appreciated.