UCR is recruiting a faculty for the development and execution of the Engineering major within the Liberal Arts and Sciences context. We are building a team that will revolutionize our tried and tested approach to the Liberal Arts and Sciences by adding a focus on technology to it.

The Engineering major combines discipline oriented courses with a hands-on projects approach. We are looking for colleagues who believe that teaching and learning is at the heart of the university and who have research experience in a relevant field, as well as affinity with project based learning.

In this vacancy we are looking for a starting lecturer with a PhD in Industrial Design with a specific interest in topics on the intersection of health, people and technology (for example in topics like wearable sensors, prosthetics, etc.).

Research at UCR is strongly focused on strengthening and innovating teaching and learning. Engagement in more fundamental research is done in association with research institutes at Utrecht University and other universities. UCR teaching staff will always devote a minimum of 50% of their contract hours to teaching and learning.

The ideal candidate has:

• a PhD in Industrial Design (or an equivalent programme focused on human/technology interaction);
• preferably some teaching experience at University Bachelor's level;
• excellent English language skills (written and spoken), with a minimum of CEF-level C1;
• affinity with project based learning;
• affinity with the Liberal Arts and Sciences and their approach to teaching.

We offer a 3-year appointment (0.6 - 1.0 FTE: 22.8 – 38 hours per week) as an Assistant Professor in Industrial Design at UCR in Middelburg, the first year of which will be a probationary period. Following a positive assessment in the first year, the position will be extended for two more years. After three years a decision will be made to continue the position or not. The gross salary - depending on previous qualifications and experience  - ranges between €3,637 and €5,656 (scale 11/12 according to the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities) per month for a full-time employment. Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% per year. In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent secondary conditions, including an attractive retirement scheme, (partly paid) parental leave, holiday leave hours of 232 per year based on full-time employment and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model). Commuting costs within the Netherlands will be partly reimbursed. More information about working at Utrecht University can be found here.

University College Roosevelt (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.

UCR graduates continue their study careers in Master's programmes all over the world. What sets UCR alumni apart is their self-confidence, their civic engagement, and their entrepreneurial sense of opportunity. Our alumni are scholars, writers, scientists, software engineers, entrepreneurs, medical doctors, conservationists and environmentalists; they are lawyers, musicians, bankers, activists, teachers, artists, politicians, diplomats, strategic advisors - and so much more. UCR is a vibrant breeding ground for those who want to make a difference in the world.

Broadening the Liberal Arts and Sciences

The leading idea behind the liberal arts and sciences is that students’ undergraduate education covers both broad and deep learning in a wealth of academic disciplines and skills. UCR is one of the broad liberal arts colleges in the Netherlands, with strong departments in Arts & Humanities, Social Science, and Science. Given the ever greater influence of technology on our daily lives and in knowledge production, UCR launches a department of Engineering in September 2020. UCR is located at the heart of the Scheldt Delta, so issues like sea level rise, climate change, reductions in biodiversity, the generation of sustainable energy, desalination, pollution and waste management are key. Engineering courses will focus on high-tech solutions, sustainable materials and connect insights from engineering with the sciences, social sciences, and arts & humanities.