The instructor is expected to teach two German language and Culture courses per semester. The general program of the courses can be found at www.ucr.nl/. The teaching load will be 60 hours per course per semester plus preparation time.  

The candidate should have:

• At least a Masters (or equivalent)
• Preferably a completed doctoral (PhD) certificate or close to completion
• Excellent English language skills (written & spoken): a minimum of CEF-level C1
• Teaching experience in the German language at the relevant university level
• Native German speaker or CEF C2 proficiency
• Evidence of teaching excellence (evaluations)

UCR initially offers a half year contract running from January 1, 2019 to July 1, 2019 on the level of Assistant Professor (University Teacher). The contract is initially for 0.6fte (22.4 hours per week), however it could be possible to combine this job with possible other openings at UCR which will lead to an expansion of the working hours / fte. Salary will be based on VSNU salary scales in the range from (min. scale 10) to (max. scale 11). Travel costs within the Netherlands will be partly reimbursed. Furthermore, UCR offers secondary benefits according to the Collective Labor Agreement Dutch Universities, such as:

• End of Year Bonus (8.3%)
• Holiday allowance (8%)
• Pension arrangement
• Individual choices model

UCR is one of the English taught International Honors Colleges of Utrecht University. The staff and students form a vibrant academic community centered on a Liberal Arts and Sciences bachelor’s education. Students hail from all over the globe and follow a broad and intensive study program in the historic town of Middelburg, where they live on the centrally-located city campus. Classes have an average of 22 students and include continuous assessment as well as a high level of interaction with instructors. Instructors have great freedom in designing their courses, and work within an environment that firmly has teaching as its priority, whilst also supporting undergraduate and faculty research.

In 2012 the Dutch Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO) has evaluated UCR’s Liberal Arts & Sciences quality of teaching as good to excellent. The NVAO has also awarded UCR the quality label of a ‘Small-Scale and Intensive’ program. After graduation, UCR’s students continue in the best master programs all over the world.