6 Assistent/Associate Professors in High-Tech Business

• show vision and entrepreneurial drive (seeing opportunities and possibilities, showing ambition);
• hold a PhD degree in a relevant background and have experience in research, which is apparent from publications in highly ranked academic journals, presentations in international scientific conferences, and other academic activities;
• have affinity with the high-tech business domain;
• show evidence of advanced research methods mastery;
• make use of advanced business analytics (AI, machine learning, big data, etc.);
• conduct (fundamental and applied) research within a multidisciplinary environment;
• are active in networks for obtaining research funding, and have ambition and experience in working closely with companies and government agencies;
• have proven teaching experience (both lecturing and tutoring) at a top 500 (Times Higher Education) university;
• possess good communication skills and the English proficiency level C2 (European Framework) or equivalents;
• possess a University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) certificate, or be willing to obtain this, and have a real passion for, and the ambition to become a creative and effective teacher.

We realise that the defined candidate profile is broad, and that it is not realistic that you have affinity with all of the high-tech business domains. We therefore explicitly invite you to apply if you believe you fit even part of the profile.

INFORMATION AND APPLICATION

You can submit your application (including cover letter, curriculum vitae, contact details of two more references, publication list, and if available a copy of your PhD thesis) online (http://www.utwente.nl/vacatures/en/) before November 30, 2019.

For more information on these positions, you can contact prof. dr. J. van Hillegersberg, Chairman of the HBE cluster and Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Business Information Systems (email: j.vanhillegersberg@utwente.nl, phone: +31-53-4893513/3426). For more information on the HBE cluster, look at the department websites listed under HBE on https://www.utwente.nl/en/bms/research/departments-institutes/#department-clusters.

Conditions

We offer 4-year appointments that, when positively evaluated, will lead to permanent appointment. The starting salary, depending on your experience, ranges between € 3.637 to € 6.738 gross per month (in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities), based on the job profile Assistant or Associate Professor. In addition, the University of Twente offers additional attractive employment conditions (8% holiday allowance, 8.3% end-of-year bonus, solid pension scheme, sabbatical leave, professional and personal development programs, etc.).