The lecturer position offers ample opportunity for personal and professional development in a stimulating international and collegial work environment. The Finance Group participates in the Bachelor programme in Economics and Business, the MBA programme, and runs the Master in Finance and the executive Master in International Finance programmes. Excellent candidates from all major finance areas are welcome. We are looking for individuals with potential for exceptional teaching performance and broad interests in financial economics.

The main tasks of the candidates are teaching, thesis supervision and teaching coordination in the (under)graduate, master and executive education  programs.

Preferably a PhD degree in Finance (or in a related field) or a PhD degree near completion. Alternatively, extensive relevant teaching experience at the Bachelor or Master levels. Almost all teaching in the department is in English which is the language spoken in the Finance group. English is also an official language in administrative affairs at the University of Amsterdam.

Our offer

The lecturer in finance will initially be offered a contract for one year, after which a multi-year extension is possible. Starting date will be 1 January 2021 or such other date as may be mutually agreed.

Salary will be in accordance with Dutch academic salary scales. For a lecturer this is min €2,790 and  max €5,127 (+16.3% holiday and end-year payments) dependent on experience and track record of the candidate. A temporary reduction in income tax (equal to 30% of taxable salary) may apply to non-Dutch candidates. The Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities is 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.

Faculty of Economics and Business - Amsterdam Business School

Amsterdam Business School is part of the University’s Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB). The FEB provides academic courses for more than 5,000 students and conducts research programs in many specialist areas employing about 400 people. The FEB has an internationlly acclaimed research profile and consists of the Amsterdam Business School and the Amsterdam School of Economics.

Amsterdam Business School is a growing, research driven business school at an internationally recognized university.  The finance section has an outstanding group of academics researching in finance and it is truly international.

Amsterdam Business School 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.