The Case Development Centre (CDC) at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM), seeks a full-time senior case writer to join our energetic team. The senior case writer will be working closely with the CDC managing editor and RSM academics to develop teaching cases, teaching notes and supporting materials on diverse topics.

Job description

Working as a senior case writer at CDC can be exciting and challenging. The topics you will write about have a great variety. Every case is a project. You will be paired with an academic supervisor for each case, but you need manage the project and work independently from defining the case concept to producing the final work. You will also need keep track of work progress and communicate frequently with the CDC managing editor to ensure that a case will be delivered on time and with quality. 

As a senior case writer, your job responsibilities include:

• planning and time management
• desk research (qualitative and quantitative)
• field research (interviews)
• writing cases and teaching notes, including making exhibits and other integral parts
• soliciting feedback from case supervisors and other reviewers
• rewriting and editing
• writing web summaries and promotional material for cases
• arranging case release
• reviewing cases written by junior case writers.

Required qualifications

The ideal candidate is a generalist who can cover topics from all RSM research departments including Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship, Marketing Management, Business-Society Management, Technology & Operations Management, Organisation & Personnel Management, Finance, and Accounting & Control.

We expect you to:  

• be a good and efficient writer of English (native speaker or near native-speaker level)
• have a good understanding of current business and management issues
• have strong desk research skills 
• have strong analytical, communication, and interviewing skills
• have proven project management skills
• be flexible, adaptable, and be able to multitask as well as focus
• desire to work in a team as well as independently
• have a valid Dutch work permit
• have Dutch language competence (this is a plus)
• have teaching experience (this is a plus)
• have in-depth industry knowledge (this is a plus)
• have multimedia content development experience (this is a plus).

Fixed-term contract: Temporary 1 year with a possible extension for another.

Employment conditions

The conditions of employment comply with the collective labour agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU). The appointment is for four or five days a week, in the job category of Educational Development 3 (onderwijs ontwikkeling 3). The appointment is for one year with a possible extension for another.

Salary is subject to training and experience, and may vary from € 2,588 gross per month up to € 3,111 gross per month (scale 10 CAO NU), based on a full-time contract of 38 hours.

Erasmus University has attractive employment conditions, which include a holiday allowance of 8 per cent, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3 per cent and a generous number of vacation days. The job also allows a flexible work schedule and work from home. More information is available at www.eur.nl/en/working-erasmus-university

The senior case writer will receive guidance from the managing editor and academic supervisors. For more information, please visit www.rsm.nl/cdc.

About RSM

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is one of Europe’s top 10 business schools. RSM provides ground-breaking research and education furthering excellence in all aspects of management and is based in the international port city of Rotterdam – a vital nexus of business, logistics and trade. RSM’s primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. Our first-class range of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes encourage them to become critical, creative, caring and collaborative thinkers and doers. Study information and activities for future students, executives and alumni are also organised from the RSM office in Chengdu, China. www.rsm.nl

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities, and nationalities.

About RSM’s Case Development Centre

Case studies are a common tool for learning and teaching. A teaching case is a snapshot of an actual situation – it describes a challenge faced by an organisation and compels students to step into the shoes of its decision-makers and come up with solutions. A good case writer can explain a highly technical subject in a non-technical way and engage readers with a vivid story.

RSM CDC is one of few organisations in Europe specialised in case development. Our cases – distributed by Ivey Publishing, Harvard Business Publishing, SAGE Publishing, and the Case Centre (former European Case Clearing House) – are used by universities and business organisations worldwide. Some of our cases have won international prizes and appeared as articles in the Financial Times and Harvard Business Review.

We collaborate with many other European institutions on case development and give case writing workshops to academics and aspiring case writers around the world. We also constantly look to innovate in case-based learning and to experiment with new ways, such as multimedia, to present cases.