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The dean is responsible for the management of the faculty, and for the quality of education and research, together with the Faculty Board, and in consultation with the executive board of the university. As the new dean you will guide your team, together with the other faculty board members, in order to meet the following challenges successfully:
The new dean
Given the challenges mentioned above, the leadership role is professional and managerial/administrative in nature and requires the new dean to be familiar with the Dutch system of scientific education and research in order to be able to drive that system. The requisite and outlined profile allows some scope for the continuation of a research line, subject to further discussion.
Application procedureThe university will be supported throughout the search process by Eugenie van Leusen and Pieter Cortenbach of Vanderkruijs, partner in executive search (call +31-(0)30-8200068 for more information).
You can make your interest known by sending a short letter, explaining your reasons for applying (include an up-to-date CV), before the 4th of June to utwente@vanderkruijs.com.
You will receive confirmation of receipt within one working day, once your application has been sent. Please contact our office if you do not receive a confirmation email, as we have found that free email providers (such as Hotmail, Gmail and iCloud) quite often experience email traffic malfunctions, that fail to return error messages to you, the sender.
The Dutch law for public sector salaries, WNT (Wet Normering Topinkomens) is applicable to this position.
The University of Twente (founded in 1961) is a young and entrepreneurial university that prepares young people for the future, through creative and innovative education and by fulfilling a global role in technological and social research. A total of 2,950 scientists and professionals are jointly responsible for delivering groundbreaking research and relevant innovation, and for providing inspirational education to over 10,000 students. It has a growing campus that forms an ecosystem for hundreds of spin-off companies. Approximately 100 companies, including student companies, are located on campus. Furthermore, the university has witnessed the creation of over 900 successful spin-off companies, throughout the last decade or so. Novel-T (formerly Kennispark Twente) supports and facilitates young entrepreneurs. The sporting and cultural facilities are exceptional at the university. Events, such as the world’s largest think-tank, Create Tomorrow, and the student sport event, the Batavierenrace, have made the campus a byword for excellence in terms of student experience. For further information about the University of Twente and its strategy, please visit UT">www.utwente.nl/nl/vision2020">UT Vision and UT">https://www.utwente.nl/en/research/">UT impact.
The Education and Research of the University is organized in five faculties:
Each faculty has a Faculty Board with a dean (in the role of chairperson), three members in charge of education, research, and organization and management, respectively and a student assessor in an advisory role. The board is a collegiate body whose members share final responsibility of all powers and tasks.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Because of our diversity values we do particularly support women to apply.
Mission statement of the Faculty
To provide excellent education in a selected number of academic programs, encompassing disciplines in Science and Technology, as well as from the area of Health to perform cutting edge and societally relevant research in selected fields connected with these educational programs.
The faculty of Science and Technology is a robust organization that engages in educational programs with a disciplinary character, such as Applied Physics and Chemical Engineering, and multidisciplinary educational programs like Advanced Technology, Nanotechnology, and Biomedical Engineering. The relation to the domain of Health has been strengthened by the development of the Technical Medicine program about 15 years ago and the recent transfer of the Health Sciences program. Most research groups have their origin in the traditional Applied Physics and Chemical Engineering disciplines but a number of them have adopted a more multidisciplinary character. Most groups are positioned in the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology or the TechMed Institute for Health and Biomedical Technology.
A recent organizational development is the formation of 13 clusters. Clusters are formed by research groups with an overarching research team, such as physics of fluids, applied nanophotonics, membrane science and technology, and medical imaging. The faculty is proud to have impact and is internationally recognized. Moreover, the faculty is proud of the quality of its education (all the six bachelor-programs ended up as Nr. 1 in their category in the 2018 issue of the “Keuzegids”). This pride is combined with a deeply felt desire to contribute to good causes: to support young people in their professional and personal development, to understand the intricacies of nature, and to develop technologies that contribute to improvements for people and for the world. A drive to high quality is part of the university’s culture.
Please don't use the application button! You can make your interest known by sending a short letter, explaining your reasons for applying (include an up-to-date CV), before the 4th of June to utwente@vanderkruijs.com.
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