As a lecturer you will (co-)develop, support and teach courses within the broader area of the Biosciences / Biotechnology for both the Circular Engineering (CE) and the University College Venlo (UCV) programme. For the CE programme, your main focus will be the development and teaching of courses within the third year ‘Sustainable Biotechnology’ specialization with courses like sustainable food production, genetics & cell biology and sustainable agronomy.

For UCV as well as CE you will assist in the development of several introductory science courses and specialized undergraduate courses in the biosciences.

Furthermore, you will be an active member of the academic community and contribute to the community through academic advising, admissions..

The position in based in Venlo, with some teaching activities in Maastricht as required.

We are looking for a lecturer with a PhD in a relevant area and preferably some years of post-doctoral experience in an academic or industrial context.

• You are an experienced and enthusiastic teacher.
• You have experience with course development and problem-based teaching in an international classroom or other active learning contexts in higher education.
• You are able to stimulate student learning and to maximize student participation in our system of small-scale problem-based learning (PBL).
• Fluent English language skills, both orally and in writing are required.

We offer a fixed-term contract for 1 year with a competitive salary for this position of 38 hours a week (1.0 fte.).  Depending on the evaluation, the position is eligible for extension.

The position comes with several additional benefits, including:

• The gross monthly salary is between € 3.821,- and € 5.230,- based on a full-time contract (38 hours/week) and depending on qualifications and work experience (scale 11).
• On top of your annual salary, there is an annual holiday allowance (8% of annual income) and an annual end-of-year bonus (8.3% of annual income).
• Partially paid parental leave and a pension scheme.
• The option to participate in the collective healthcare insurance.
• A welcoming enthusiastic team and a stimulating work environment with plenty of opportunities for collaboration and growth.

The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > About UM > Working at UM.

Maastricht University

Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 22,000 students and about 5,000 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.

The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) is home to several outstanding departments in education and research. Students and scientists contribute to education programmes at (pre-)bachelor's, master's and PhD levels and take part in innovative research in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as well as the liberal arts and sciences.

Campus Venlo

Campus Venlo is the most northern branch of Maastricht University’s activities. The rapidly growing academic community in inner-city Venlo campus and the Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo, campus Venlo offers interdisciplinary research and educational activities in the field of Biocircular Economy, Future Farming and healthy Nutrition.

https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/campusvenlo
https://www.brightlands.com/en/brightlands-campus-greenport-venlo