Teaching-oriented Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation

5 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Tilburg University

Research Field

Economics

Researcher Profile

Leading Researcher (R4)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Netherlands

Application Deadline

5 May 2024 - 21:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

40.0

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Positions
The Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship of Tilburg University invites dynamic and passionate individuals to apply for a position as a teaching-oriented Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. We have two position openings. As one of our new Assistant Professors of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, you will play a pivotal role in nurturing the enterprising spirit of our students. You will:

• Co-teach innovative, experiential Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation courses, focusing on design thinking, product development, business modeling, and business planning. 
• Collaborate with industry professionals such as scale-up entrepreneurs, professional investors, corporate entrepreneurs, and new business developers to bring real-world insights into your classroom and ensure our students benefit from the latest trends and practices. 
• Contribute to the department’s cohesion and enterprising spirit. We expect you to challenge the status quo and proactively contribute to our endeavors.

You will teach (mostly) courses in the BSc Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation program and supervise graduation projects. The E&BI program is unparalleled in its ambition to provide a relevant and evidence-based academic degree program that equips and empowers future business innovators and entrepreneurs. Its curriculum is designed to introduce students to the scholarly evidence base that provides a solid basis to develop professional competence. The program complements more traditional courses with experiential, challenge-based, and team-learning-based courses. These offer a hands-on learning journey, enabling students to immerse themselves in real-world challenges and opportunities to start and scale businesses and learn through and from immersing.

Your teaching tasks will ensure you develop beyond traditional teaching roles; you will coach, mentor, and bridge between academia and practice, guiding students as they prepare to become pioneers who tackle substantive societal challenges. Successful candidates demonstrate a passionate drive to become a teaching-oriented scholar in Entrepreneurship and/or Business Innovation. 

We can hire applicants to join the Department in the summer of 2024. We are looking for candidates with a Ph.D. from a reputable university, evidence of strong teaching, and some demonstrated research potential. The ability to teach in Dutch is a big plus, as is possession of a (Senior) University Teaching Qualification.

Requirements
Specific Requirements

Are you:  

• A candidate with a doctoral degree from an AACSB-accredited school or from a school with outstanding scholarly credentials,
• Someone with disciplinary roots in industrial design engineering, sociology, business administration, or psychology,
• Experienced in teaching courses on (combinations of) various subfields of entrepreneurship and/or innovation, such as new venture growth and survival, new product development, or business model innovation, 
• An entrepreneurial thinker with experience in, or a strong understanding of, business modeling, design thinking, product- and production engineering, and new product development,
• Familiar with experiential and challenge-based pedagogies,

Then consider joining us.

As part of the university’s gender equality roadmap, female candidates are especially encouraged to apply for the position.

Additional Information
Benefits

We offer contracts with 20-40% research time based on past research output. Tenure decisions are made after 18 months based on performance indicators agreed upon at the start of the appointment. The starting gross salary for assistant professors is based on scale 11 of the Collective Labor Agreement Dutch Universities . Depending on experience and background candidates may be eligible for a starter grant funded by the Dutch government. 
 
You are entitled to a holiday allowance amounting to 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% of your gross yearly income. Faculty moving to the Netherlands may be eligible for a tax abatement for a period of five years (30% facility). Visit Working at Tilburg University | Tilburg University  for more information on our employment conditions.

Selection process

Please apply online via the apply button on the vacancy website of Tilburg University. Interviews will start in April, and applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. Applicants should submit (1) a motivation letter, (2) a curriculum vitae with a reference list, (3) a teaching statement, and (4) teaching evaluations or other evidence of teaching ability (5) a research statement (6) a main work-in-progress research pape

Additional comments

Any questions relating to the contents of these positions can be directed to the chair of the recruiting committee, Dr. Wynand Bodewes [email protected] . Senior applicants who wish to inquire confidentially about a position may contact the Head of Department Prof. Joris Knoben [email protected] .

Website for additional job details

https://www.academictransfer.com/339856/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

2

Company/Institute

Tilburg University

Country

Netherlands

City

Tilburg

Postal Code

5037 AB

Street

Warandelaan 2

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.academictransfer.com/en/339856/teaching-oriented-assistant-professo…

Contact

City

Tilburg

Website

http://www.uvt.nl/

Street

Warandelaan 2

Postal Code

5037 AB

STATUS: EXPIRED