Assistant Professor of Economics

VU University of Amsterdam

Your function

As a member of the team, your role is to teach HRM/OB-related courses at the Bachelor and Master levels of our Business Administration program. We are also active in teaching at the PhD and executive level, and based on your experience and expertise, you will be invited to participate in those courses too. Next to teaching, research is an important part of our focus too. You will have fixed research time allocated until tenure is achieved. We also value your efforts to translate your research findings into real-life impact.

To achieve these goals, we have great initiatives in place that can support you. Think about a whiteboard that shows all team member’s projects and where they seek collaboration; a “Fun with Methods” meeting in which we discuss new or important research methods; a dedicated SBE Centre for Teaching and Learning that supports faculty members in course design, EdTech, and bringing Active Blended Learning to the classroom; and of course a “Socials team”! We expect our new team member to also proactively contribute to these efforts to build team success and resilience.

Your profile

The potential candidate should have:

  • A Ph.D. in business administration, work and organizational psychology, HRM or a related field;
  • Several published articles in well-known, peer-reviewed, HRM/OB and/or Applied Psychology journals;
  • A collaborative and proactive work ethic;
  • A preference for developing a teaching profile is a pre;
  • A teaching qualification (BKO) or the willingness to obtain this within the next 2 years;
  • Strong communication skills in Dutch (i.e., being able and willing to teach in Dutch).

What do we offer?

A position in a team that values and celebrates each other’s skills and successes. At VU Amsterdam, you contribute to education, research and service for a better world. And that is valuable. So in return for your efforts, we offer you:

  • A salary of minimum € 4,537.00 (Scale 11) and maximum € 6,209.00 (Scale 11) gross per month, on a full-time basis. This is based on UFO profile Assistant Professor 2. The exact salary depends on your CV and experience.
  • A position for 0.8-1.0 FTE. The employment contract will cover a temporary position of 18 months, with the possibility to obtain a permanent contract afterwards. 

We also offer you attractive fringe benefits and regulations. Some examples:

  • A full-time 38-hour working week comes with a holiday leave entitlement of 232 hours per year. If you choose to work 40 hours, you have 96 extra holiday leave hours on an annual basis. For part-timers, this is calculated pro rata.
  • 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
  • Contribution to commuting expenses
  • The possibility to work partly from home
  • Solid pension scheme (ABP)

About us

School of Business and Economics
We at the School of Business and Economics (SBE) at VU Amsterdam bring together socially relevant teaching and research in the areas of business administration and economics. We focus on real-life issues that have a huge impact on society, economics and ecology: from robotics to big data, and from job market participation to change management.

Collaboration and cooperation, transparency and social responsibility are four keywords that embody our approach. Students, researchers and staff at SBE share real-world knowledge in order to devise solutions together to global economic and social challenges. In order to make a positive impact on the world, society and the lives of others.

Are you interested in joining SBE? You will work in a stimulating, dynamic and international environment with motivated colleagues dedicated to helping society make informed choices. SBE employs roughly 600 staff, with 7,250 students enrolled in the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes and 1,700 executive 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.

Interested

Are you interested in this position and do you believe that your experience will contribute to the further development of our team? In that case, we encourage you to submit your application. Please upload your curriculum vitae, a personal motivation letter, and two reference letters. Deadline for application is July 20, 2025.
 

Applications received by e-mail will not be considered.

Acquisition in response to this advertisement is not appreciated.

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