The position:

The Assistant Professor in Research Methods reports to the Associate Dean Research and is actively involved in the DBA program. 

Responsibilities include:

• Contributing to the research activities of MSM in general, including raising research grant, publishing and organization of conferences;
• Teaching academic skills, qualitative and/or quantitative research methods;
• Supervising DBA candidates in their proposal writing process;
• Contributing to the coordination of the Research Methods & Skills program;
• Assessing research proposals of prospective DBA candidates to assess their eligibility for MSM’s DBA program;
• Writing a monthly DBA news item for the MSM website;
• Redesigning and improving the Research Methods & Skills online available program and developing online teaching materials.

• PhD or equivalent in business/public administration, management or economics;
• At least 5 years of experience in an academic environment;
• Full proficiency in English;
• Familiar with software applications relevant to online and blended learning;
• Experience as instructional designer and trainer;
• Possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline to work within established teaching programs;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with colleagues and students;
• Some prior experience with postgraduate teaching is desirable;
• Supervisory skills are desirable.

• An exciting, independent, challenging job with the opportunity for personal growth in a multicultural environment;
• An attractive salary (salary scale 11 or 12 of the MSM CAO) and fringe benefits package.

Maastricht School of Management (MSM)

Maastricht School of Management (MSM) is one of the oldest and most international business schools in the Netherlands. Its mission is to provide education and advocacy for ethical management, inspiring leadership, innovative entrepreneurship and effective public policy, building on its unique history in working together with institutions in emerging economies for better global management.

MSM offers internationally and Dutch accredited MBA, Executive MBA, and DBA programs, in the Netherlands and in more than a dozen countries in the world. MSM also offers a wide range of certificate and diploma based executive programs, including tailor-made programs.

MSM strives to maintain a work environment based on a set of shared values, which enables the employees to develop their professional careers in teaching, research, consultancy and administration. MSM’s official language is English.

More information on MSM can be found on our website www.msm.nl.