Assistant Professor 'Social inequality and diversity'

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Updated: over 1 year ago

Deadline: ;

Therefore, the Department of Sociology is looking for an Assistant Professor.

Do you have expertise in the area of Social Inequality and Diversity? Are you a passionate teacher and researcher? Can you inspire students and initiate relevant new research?

department of sociology is one of the largest and among the leading sociology departments in Europe. It harbors a long tradition of theoretically informed, conceptually innovative and empirically driven research. Moreover, research at the department can be characterized by its critical and publicly engaged approach to urgent societal problems and questions. The department is thematically broad and pluralistic both when it comes to theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches. It seeks to transmit these academic values to students as well, by offering Bachelor program (with both English and Dutch as languages of instruction), a one year Master program , and, together with the faculty’s other social sciences, an interdisciplinary, two year research Master program (both Master programs have English as the language of instruction.

Research at the department is organized in three program groups – Cultural Sociology ; Political Sociology ; Institutions, Inequalities and Life courses – and is embedded in the Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR ). In different ways, using different theoretical framings and based on different methodologies, research on the themes of Social Inequality and Diversity is conducted by staff members of all three program groups. The current position will be embedded in one of these three research groups depending on the thematic, theoretical and methodological affinities of the selected candidate.

Current research of staff members focuses among others on racial, gender, and class-based inequalities and issues of diversity emerging in life courses, in (health) care settings, on the labor market, in educational systems, in migration settings or as part of the wider stratification of society. In doing so, both political, cultural as well as institutional dimensions of inequality and diversity are thematized. While some have focused on these issues on the level of cities or nation states, others have taken a cross-comparative, or global approach. Many of these themes also return in the curriculum of the various teaching programs in which the department is involved.

What are you going to do?

In this position you will:

build your own line of research within the theme Social Inequality and Diversity;
develop and provide education in the Bachelor and Master programs;
present and publish your research to an international scientific audience;
engage in the valorization activities;
be active in the acquisition of research grants;
supervise PhD students;
seek (knowledge) exchange and (research) cooperation with professionals on your research area;
make a positive contribution to the organization and cooperation within the program group and the department.

What do you have to offer?

You have:

or in another, adjacent social science discipline relevant for this position;
excellent research skills, as demonstrated by publications in international journals , in particular on the theme of Social Inequality and Diversity;
original ideas for new, relevant research on the theme Social Inequality and Diversity;
a proven record of high-quality teaching; you are passionate about teaching and committed to teaching general and specialist courses in the BSc and MSc programs in Sociology and in the interdisciplinary Research Master Social Sciences;
a clear philosophy about diversity in doing research and in teaching; affinity with an international classroom;
good communication, social and organizational skills
adequate knowledge of Dutch, or the willingness to develop a working proficiency in Dutch language within two years.
the Dutch Basic Teaching Qualification or Senior Teaching Qualification (or foreign equivalents), or willingness to acquire such a qualification in the short term;
the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

In addition, you are an enthusiastic colleague who likes to share knowledge, embraces open science, is curious, critical and eager to learn.

Our offer

We offer a temporary employment contract for 32 - 38 hours per week, for the duration of 18 months (12 months if you are already employed by the UvA). Contingent upon positive evaluation and satisfactory performance, you will be offered a permanent contract.

The gross monthly salary based on full-time employment (38 hours per week) ranges from a minimum of € 3,974 up to a maximum of € 6,181 (salary scale 11-12). This is exclusive 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% end-of-year bonus. The starting salary will be based on your qualifications and relevant work experience. The profile “Assistant professor” is applicable in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities .

In addition, we offer an extensive package of secondary employment conditions, including a generous vacation scheme, and we believe it is important that you continue to develop and professionalize yourself. To this end, we offer excellent study and development opportunities.

What else can we offer you?

Working at the UvA means working in a critical, independent, innovative and international climate, characterised by an open atmosphere and a genuine engagement with multiple stake-holders in Amsterdam and across the world. The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences is committed to diversity and inclusion within its community and especially welcomes applications from members of underrepresented groups.

About us

The University of Amsterdam is the largest university in the Netherlands, with the broadest range of courses. An intellectual hub with 39,000 students, 6,000 staff and 3,000 PhD students. Connected by a culture of curiosity.

The Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences plays a leading role in addressing the major societal challenges facing the world, the Netherlands and Amsterdam, now and in the future.

Curious about our organization and attractive fringe benefits such as a generous vacation plan and development opportunities? Read more about working at the University of Amsterdam here .

Questions

Prof. dr. Olav Velthuis (chair of the department from 1 September onwards)

Email: [email protected]

Job application

If you recognize yourself in the profile and are interested in the position, we look forward to receiving your application. You can apply online via the link below.

Applications should include the following material bundled in a single .pdf (not zipped):

a motivation letter of max. 2 pages;
a cv, including a list of publications;
a teaching statement of max. 1 page;
a research statement of max. 1 page;
a diversity statement or a diversity section in the motivation letter;
names and contact details of two references.

The application period closes on 15 September 2022. Applications received after the deadline, which are not sent via the link or are incomplete, will unfortunately not be considered.