The Human Resource Studies Department in the School of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Tilburg University, the Netherlands has the following vacancy: 
 
Assistant Professor in Human Resource Studies (Tenure Track, full-time)

The HR Studies department is looking for an enthusiastic new team member who is excellent in both research and teaching. To extend the department’s current range of expertise, we are particularly keen to recruit an Assistant Professor whose main focus is on Strategic HRM. Applicants should be particularly strong in advanced quantitative research techniques. Experience with executive training of (HR) professionals is also very much appreciated. The post will involve developing your own research activities in line with the department’s research programme. It will also involve teaching in both our Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in HRS. Another part of the post will involve supervising Bachelor and Master theses. 

Applicants should hold a PhD in HRM, business management, or social sciences and have a strong publication and teaching record. They will need to be fluent in both written and spoken English and possess excellent presentation and communication skills.

Fixed-term contract: a five-year tenure track, with the possibility of tenure thereafter.

Tilburg University is among the top Dutch employers and has an excellent policy concerning terms of employment. The collective employment terms and conditions for Dutch universities will apply. For the tenure track Assistant Professor, a five-year tenure track, with the possibility of tenure thereafter, applies. The salary for the position of an Assistant Professor on a full-time basis ranges between € 3.637,- and € 4.978,- gross per month (various allowances are not included). 

School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (TSB)

Tilburg University is a modern, specialized university with an excellent reputation in research and teaching. The teaching and research of the School of Social and Behavioural Sciences are organized around the themes of adaptive societies, organizations, and workers, healthy life span, and personalized prevention and care. The School’s inspiring working environment challenges its workers to realize their ambitions and potential

Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Department of Human Resource Studies

Human Resource Studies within TSB, headed by Prof. Dr. Dorien Kooij, is a well-established department with a strong reputation in academia. The department is well-known for its expertise in taking a balanced approach to strategic HRM (focusing on well-being, development and performance), strengths-based- and lifespan approaches to HRM, and inclusive HRM. The ongoing research of staff members are organised around four core themes: 1) Aligning strategic HRM, wellbeing, and performance, 2) Enhancing worker health and well-being over the life span, 3) Learning, development, and the strengths-based approach, and 4) Inclusive HRM. 

The department offers a stimulating and supportive work environment in which staff can carry out high-quality research and teaching. It is the only department in the Netherlands which offers both a Bachelor’s and Master’s program in HR Studies. The Master’s programme is taught in English and the Bachelor’s programme offers an English spoken international track in “People Management”. Our team of inspiring academics includes Dorien Kooij (HRS and successful aging at work), Marc van Veldhoven (Work, health, and well-being), Rob Poell (HRD), Karina van de Voorde (Strategic HRM), Marianne van Woerkom (Strengths-based approach), and Charissa Freese (Inclusive HRM) among others. For more information about the HR Studies department and its members of staff, please visit the following website.