What are you going to do

We offer a rewarding job opportunity with responsibilities but also personal freedom, autonomy, and personal development in an attractive international work environment.

Excellent candidates from all major entrepreneurship and/or innovation areas are welcome. We are looking for individuals with potential for exceptional teaching performance and broad interests in entrepreneurship and/or innovation. The main tasks of the candidates are teaching, thesis supervision and teaching coordination in the (under)graduate and master education programs. We are particularly interested in candidates who can strengthen our team in the field of applied entrepreneurship education (e.g., incubator or accelerator coaching and teaching) or technology/data science (e.g., transformative AI) in the areas of entrepreneurship and innovation. The teaching load is reasonable and can be concentrated both in terms of time and preparation. The working language, including teaching, is English or Dutch.

What do we require

We will prioritize candidates that hold a Ph.D. (completed or near completion, in Business Administration of Economics, with more than three years of teaching Entrepeneurship and Innovation at universities: Dutch of abroad. However, we will consider candidates with more than five years of teaching experience in high-education programs in entrepreneurship and/or innovation, without a Ph.D.

Dutch language skills at the level required for teaching in Dutch are also necessary. However, in certain instances, we may also consider applicants who are fluent in English but not (yet) in Dutch.

Our offer

The lecturer will be offered initially an appointment for one year with extension. Salary will be in accordance with Dutch academic salary scales. For a lecturer this is between € 3, to € 6, per month (.3% holiday and end-year payments) dependent on experience and track record of the candidate. A temporary reduction in income tax (equal to 30% of taxable salary) may apply to non-Dutch candidates. The (CAO) for Dutch Universities is applicable. Additionally, some research time may be offered each year to the candidate.

What else do we offer you?

The UvA has an extensive package of fringe benefits, including:

29 days' holiday with full employment & extra holidays between Christmas and the New Year;

reimbursement of commuting expenses;

pension accrual with ABP;

in addition, the UvA offers excellent study and development opportunities and encourages employees to continue their professional development;

you may participate in the open UvA lectures with which you can earn up to 30 credits per year;

we further offer a vibrant, collegial and very international environment.

The position will remain open for an extended period, and we will be actively reviewing applications until we find suitable candidates. Once suitable candidates are identified, the position will be filled at the earliest convenience. Therefore, there is no fixed start date for the position."