The MIRD programme seeks to support its academic teaching staff by the appointment of a full-time tutor in International Relations. The two-year MIRD programme offers a unique blend of academic education in international relations and political science with practical graduate education and training in international negotiation and diplomacy. It is offered jointly by Leiden University‘s Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Institute of Political Science and the Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’. The programme is administered and managed by the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (Institute of Security and Global Affairs).

The successful applicant will be expected to:

• provide assistance to the course lecturers in the MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (for more information on the individual courses, see the e-prospectus at https://studiegids.leidenuniv.nl/en/studies/show/6133/international_relations_and_diplomacy_political_science#tab2 );
• have relevant background knowledge in areas such as quantitative and qualitative research methods, conflict resolution, international organisation and diplomacy;
• have an excellent command of English;
• assume a primary role in the assessment of students, and to provide relevant feedback;
• monitor and enhance students’ progress;
• attend all lectures of the courses for which he or she assists;
• participate in meetings with the MIRD programme director and the programme coordinator;
• attend and participate in mandatory trainings and meetings;
• take on administration tasks (such as participating in and supporting committees related to the MIRD programme);

• PhD degree in Political Science, International Relations or a related academic area;
• demonstrable commitment and capacity to assist in the provision of high-quality teaching and student assessment;
• capacity to meet strict deadlines;
• demonstrable interest in and capacity to judge students’ work and to provide students with relevant feedback;
• self-motivated and engaged work attitude;
• capacity to work in a team setting;

The position is initially for six months, starting preferably on the 1st October 2017, with the possibility of renewal depending on budgetary circumstances and performance. The salary range is €2,588 to €4,084 gross per month depending on experience (pay scale 10 in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities).

Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses (8.3 %), training and career development and sabbatical leave. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. More at www.workingat.leiden.edu/.

Diversity
Leiden University is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from members of underrepresented groups

Universiteit Leiden

Leiden is a typical university city, hosting the oldest university in the Netherlands (1575). The University permeates the local surroundings; University premises are scattered throughout the city, and the students who live and study in Leiden give the city its relaxed yet vibrant atmosphere.

Leiden University is one of Europe's foremost research universities. This prominent position gives our graduates a leading edge in applying for academic posts and for functions outside academia.

Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

The Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) is a scientific institute that focuses on multidisciplinary research and education within the international scientific field of security studies. ISGA analyses and studies issues in a coherent way from their local transnational and global impact.

Researchers at our institute are engaged in interdisciplinary research and teaching within the international scientific field of security studies. The approach to issues of security is glocal, that is to say that the local, national, transnational and global impact are studied and analysed in conjunction with each other.

ISGA operates from The Hague, the third major city of the Netherlands, center of national governance and International City of Peace, Justice and Security. See also https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/governance-and-global-affairs/institute-of-security-and-global-affairs