The Amsterdam Business School (ABS) seeks to fill one or more positions as Assistant Professor in Marketing. The expected starting date for this position is 1 September 2018. The new tenure-track Assistant professor is expected to strengthen the position of the Marketing group by contributing to its further development. We are looking for ambitious high-potential candidates who take both, research and teaching seriously and have published, or are about to publish, in top-tier international journals. Candidates from all marketing sub-disciplines are highly encouraged to apply. The position involves teaching in English at the undergraduate, MSc. or MBA levels, and potentially in the executive education programs. The Marketing group is currently responsible for teaching in the Marketing and in the Digital Business track, further tracks may be developed in the near future. We expect an active research portfolio, willingness to actively participate in our research seminar series, concomitant visibility at major conferences, and strong ties to the international marketing community. Research time is 50% and allocated according to standardized faculty procedures.

To qualify for the position, a candidate should:

• hold a PhD in Marketing or a related discipline (candidates at the final stage of their PhD program may be considered for the Assistant Professor position);
• be well trained in research methodology;
• have authored publications in international top-tier journals, or are about to;
• have excellent teaching skills;
• possess a relevant international academic network;
• be enthusiastic about participation in research activities (e.g. seminar series).

We offer a challenging job with ample opportunity for personal development in an attractive international work environment. ABS is a growing, research driven business school at an internationally recognized university that has the ambition to become a leading international player in the field of management research and education. ABS is located in the heart of Amsterdam, the cultural and financial capital of the Netherlands. Amsterdam offers a cosmopolitan living environment with excellent connections to the rest of the world.

The appointee at the assistant professor level will be offered a tenure track position for six years. Upon meeting the tenure track criteria, a permanent contract as Associate Professor will be offered. Salary will be in accordance with Dutch academic salary scales and include a pension scheme, and range between €3,475 to €5,405 gross per month, dependent on experience and track record of the candidate. A substantial reduction in income tax (equal to 30% of taxable salary) may apply to non-Dutch candidates. The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universitiesis applicable.

University of Amsterdam

With over 5,000 employees, 30,000 students and a budget of more than 600 million euros, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is an intellectual hub within the Netherlands. Teaching and research at the UvA are conducted within seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business, Law, Science, Medicine and Dentistry. Housed on four city campuses in or near the heart of Amsterdam, where disciplines come together and interact, the faculties have close links with thousands of researchers and hundreds of institutions at home and abroad.   The UvA’s students and employees are independent thinkers, competent rebels who dare to question dogmas and aren’t satisfied with easy answers and standard solutions. To work at the UvA is to work in an independent, creative, innovative and international climate characterised by an open atmosphere and a genuine engagement with the city of Amsterdam and society.

Amsterdam Business School

The Amsterdam Business School (ABS) is one of the two schools of the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Economics and Business. ABS has almost 3,000 students and the equivalent of 120 full-time academic staff. The school’s core subjects are Business in Society, Finance, and Big Data / Business Analytics.

Six sections (Accounting, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Finance, Leadership & Management, International Strategy & Marketing, and Operations Management) conduct research that is published in prestigious international journals. They also provide various degree programs including a BSc program and six MSc programs, a wide range of postdoctoral programs featuring three MBAs, four accountancy programs and Lean Six Sigma programs, and an extensive portfolio of open courses and in-company projects.

The offered position(s) is/are within the International Strategy & Marketing (ISM) section, which is currently home to around 30 faculty members, in addition to a number of PhD candidates and affiliated faculty. Particularly, ABS plans to continue the substantial growth of the Marketing group within the ISM department over the next years. ABS has excellent corporate contacts within and outside of Amsterdam and utilizes these contacts in research and curricular activities. In addition, ABS opened its brand-new behavioural research laboratory in 2016.