Assistant/Associate Professor in Urban Studies

The successful candidate for this position has:

- A strong interest in better understanding the interactions between people, the (built) environment and urban design in the context of growing spatial inequalities at various spatial scales.
- The ability to collaborate with urban designers and to jointly come up with creative (design) solutions to combat the negative effects of inequality from a social science perspective.
- A PhD in the social or spatial sciences, for example geography, (urban) sociology, urban design, spatial planning, environmental psychology or another relevant spatially aware discipline.
- Postdoctoral research experience.
- A strong international profile, evidenced by international work experience and professional network.
- A track record as researcher within the theme of Urban Studies, evidenced by a strong list of internationally peer-reviewed publications and contributions to books.
- Experience with teaching within the theme of Urban Studies (preferably with a connection to urban design or urban and regional planning) and University Teaching Qualifications (or the ambition to acquire them within a short period of time).
- Experience in supervising (design)students and the ability to motivate students, including through online channels.
- Preferably experience in the management of research projects, grant proposal writing, event organisation and the supervision of PhD students.
- Preferably experience with analysing large longitudinal (big) datasets using advanced statistical techniques.
- A demonstrated proficiency in the written and spoken use of the English language as well as the willingness to learn Dutch, and good presentation and communication skills.

TU Delft creates equal opportunities and encourages in particular women to apply.