The Lecturer will teach in various courses of the faculty’s ‘science and society’ education, which include the Science, Business and Policy (SBP) track in most of the master’s programmes, six courses in the faculty’s bachelor’s programmes on Science, Ethical and Professional Aspects (SEPA) and 3 courses within the university broad minor Future Planet Innovations (FPI). The courses are interdisciplinary and most of them include projects that take place outside academia. We expect the Lecturer to supervise (short and long term) internships within the SBP track, to teach in at least one of the SEPA courses and to teach in one of the courses in FPI minor. The specific courses are listed below, for more information on the content, please consider the university’s online course catalog:

• Introduction to Science and Business (SBP track)
• Introduction to Science and Policy (SBP track)
• Internship Business and Policy (SBP track)
• Global Challenges (minor FPI)
• Global Integration (minor FPI)
• Sustainable Contributions to Society (minor FPI)
• Chemistry & Society: Ethical and Professional Aspects (SEPA, Chemistry)
• Physics, Astronomy & Society: Ethical & Professional Aspects (SEPA)

The Lecturer tasks could include:

• give lectures and tutorials within the courses listed above
• prepare and/or supervise (BSc and MSc) internships at companies and (non-)gouvernmental organisations
• prepare and/or supervise (BSc and MSc) projects on science advice
• contribute to the development of the different courses within a development team
• contribute to the organisation of education, for example by participating in Programme Committees (approximately 10% of the appointment)
• have the opportunity for further professionalisation (approximately 10% of the position).

Teaching at the Faculty of Science and Engineering is research-infused. For this reason, you will be affiliated with the research group Science and Society.

What we expect of you:

• a master’s degree in a science or engineering discipline (because of the composition of the team there is a preference for a background in the field of applied pharmacy/mathematics or physics)
• experience with various types of academic teaching and learning (lectures, tutorials, group work, coaching, workshops)
• minimally 2 years of experience in teaching at the university level
• affiliation with innovation, economics, business and policy studies
• demonstrable broad interests in and knowledge of societal aspects of science and engineering
• experience outside of academia, such as in business, consultancy, gouvernment, or non-gouvernmental organisations is an asset
• excellent proficiency in English and command of Dutch
• cross-cultural sensitivity and strong communication skills
• to be flexible and creative
• ability to work in a team
• a University Teaching Qualification (Dutch: BKO) or the willingness to obtain this within a year.

Fixed-term contract: 12 months.

We offer you in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities:

• a salary with a minimum of € 2,790 (salary scale 10) up to a maximum of € 5,127 gross per month (salary scale 11), scale and starting salary depends on qualifications and experience) for a full-time position
• a holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income and an 8.3% end-of-the-year allowance
• a (part time) position 0.8-1.0 FTE
• an appointment for initially one year that, after a positive evaluation during the Result and Development Interview can be extended another year.

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Faculty of Science and Engineering

The University of Groningen is a research university with a global outlook, deeply rooted in Groningen, City of Talent. Quality has had top priority for over four hundred years, and with success: the university is currently in the top 100 of several influential ranking lists.

The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) offers education and research in a wide range of science disciplines, from traditional disciplines such as physics and biology to interdisciplinary disciplines such as artificial intelligence and industrial engineering and management. The School of Science and Engineering of the faculty provides 14 bachelor degree programmes and 26 master degree programmes respectively to approximately 6.500 students. The faculty’s staff and students come from all over the world and nearly all its degree programmes are in English.

Within the Faculty, a group of lecturers is responsible for interdisciplinary education on the crossroads of science and society. The group provides courses on ethics, philosophy of science, policy and career orientation in most of the faculty’s degree programmes, from mathematics to medical biology. The Faculty has presently one vacancy within this group.