Five Assistant / Associate Professors in Sociology – University of Amsterdam

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites applications for:

Five tenure track positions at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor of Sociology
Deadline December 3, 2012

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Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) – Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Publication date

1 November 2012

Level of education

Higher professional education / University

Salary indication

€3195,- to €5920,- gross per month

Closing date

3 December 2012

Scope of work

for 38 hours per week

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is one of the Departments at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG). Research and education are carried out by special institutes. The College of Social Sciences (CSS) and the Graduate School for the Social Sciences (GSSS) are responsible for the undergraduate and graduate teaching programmes in the social sciences. Research takes place under the aegis of the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR), a multidisciplinary research institute, the biggest one of its kind in the Netherlands and possibly in Europe. The broad scope and pluralism of our education and research programmes are inspired by and reflect  a strong degree of internationalisation. The Programme groups ‘Dynamics of Culture and Citizenship’ and ‘Institutions, Inequalities, and Life Courses’ form  the two main cohorts of researchers. Academics from these programme groups alongside researchers from other disciplines collaborate in various interdisciplinary centres, including the Centre for Urban Studies, the Centre for Global Health and Social Sciences—both representing the UvA’s research priorities—and the Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies.

Sociology is a discipline in need of further strengthening, notably in the fields of sociology of culture, citizenship, cities, ethnicity, educational inequality, and gender and life course. The Department of Sociology and Anthropology currently has openings for Five Assistant / Associate Professors in Sociology.

Job Description

• Strengthening the broad profile of sociology in Amsterdam;
• Developing, carrying out and supervising social science research at a high academic level;
• Providing general, specialist and methodological education in the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and co-supervising graduate students;
• Promoting top-level research, ‘fostering research collaboration (also with post-docs and PhD candidates) and developing internationally competitive academic leadership (associate professor);
• Acquiring, or helping to acquire, external funding for research;
• Actively contributing to the organization of research and teaching and to the development of the discipline in national and international contexts by publishing and participating in national and international research networks and educational initiatives.

The new assistant /associate professors are currently expected to spend 60 percent of their time on teaching and 40 percent of their time on research.

Requirements

• Commitment to the research agenda of the AISSR in general (as carried out by the sociology Program Groups of the AISSR) and in the field of culture, or of citizenship, or of cities, or of ethnicity, or of educational inequality, or of gender and life course in particular;
• Commitment to enhance collaborations in relevant fields;
• Completed doctoral thesis in the field of sociology;
• Excellent track record in sociological research, as exemplified in a strong publication record in internationally peer-reviewed journals and books published by internationally recognised publishers;
• Demonstrated ability to acquire research funding from external sources (e.g. Netherlands’ Organization for Scientific Research or other research councils, European Union, or other national and international funding agencies), or the potential to do so;
• Thorough mastery of quantitative and/or qualitative research methods;
• Proven capability to teach and motivate students at both basic and advanced levels;
• Adequate knowledge of Dutch, or the willingness to learn the Dutch language within two years;
• In possession of the Dutch Basic Teaching Qualification (BKO, or foreign equivalent), or willingness to acquire this in a relatively short term.

Further Information

For more information about this position, please contact:

• Prof. Dr. Jan Rath, Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology
  telephone: +31-20-525-2505

You may also consult the following website for more information:

• AISSR
• Center for Urban Studies
• Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies
• Global Health
• Graduate School

Appointment

The full-time appointment (38 hrs / week) will initially be on a temporary basis for a period of three years, with the opportunity for tenure. Depending on qualifications and experience, the gross monthly full-time salary will range from € 3,195 up to € 4,970 (scale 11/12) in the case of assistant professors, and from € 4,428 up to € 5,920 (scale 13/14) in the case of associate professors. This is in conformity with the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities. Secondary benefits at Dutch universities are attractive and include 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end of year bonus.

Job Application

Applications by email only. These should include:

1. a concise statement of motivation (2 pages max.);
2. CV and list of publications;
3. a statement including research plans (2 pages max.);
4. a teaching statement (2 pages max.);
5. a list of three references.

At this stage of the procedure, please do not send letters of reference or proofs of your academic writing. All documents should be sent as a single pdf email attachment. Please mention ‘Sociology Application, vacancy number 12-250’ in the subject line.

The deadline for all applications is 3 December 2012.

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