Job description

For the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN-KNAW) we are looking for an authoritative scientist with a research activity in the study of neural circuitry of mental functions and an inspiring leader that cherishes collaboration, team science and diversity & inclusion, and with excellent management capabilities.

You will bear final responsibility for the general and day-to-day management of the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and for charting the institute's course, in line with the Academy's strategy. You are supported by the Managing Director.

You will ensure that the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience remains a leading international institute where scientific talent flourishes. You will identify important developments in research and society, both in the Netherlands and elsewhere, and respond effectively to them. You will develop a distinct approach to the profile and future development of the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience as a dynamic research institute of international standing with added value for the Netherlands.

You will play an important role in national and international networks and partnerships in the field and promote interdisciplinary cooperation with universities and other Academy and NWO institutes.

You will position the institute with bodies that fund research (including the EU, NWO), knowledge institutions, NGOs, government institutions and the business community, and by doing so create new partnerships.

You will devote yourself to fostering science communication and maximising the impact of the institute's research activities on society.

You will represent the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience both within the Academy (as a member of the Council of Directors) and in national and international bodies, thus promoting the interests of both the institute and the Academy.

Terms of employment

The employment contract with the Academy will be entered into for an indefinite period of time. The director will be appointed for a period of five years, with the intention of reappointment for a second and final term of five years. The commencement date is in principle 1 March 2023 but can be agreed in consultation with you. Depending on education and work experience, the person appointed will be remunerated at scale 18 (of the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities), including 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.3% of the annual salary. The Academy offers attractive employee benefits and schemes that enable a good work-life balance.

Additional information

The deadline for applications is 1 September 2022. The Academy Procedure for Appointment and Reappointment of Institute Directors is applicable which has the consent of the Academy's Works Council. The selection procedure may involve an assessment.

For further information about the position, please contact Wilma de Koning MSc, Academy Director General, e-mail wilma.de.koning@knaw.nl.

Website Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience-KNAW: www.the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience.nl; website Academy (KNAW): www.knaw.nl

Work location: Meibergdreef 47, 1105 BA Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Profile

You have proven leadership qualities, the ability to connect, and you are inventive and engaged. You stand for and promote an inspiring, safe, diverse and inclusive research environment.

You are a leading (inter)national active scientist with an excellent track record of investigating the neural circuitry of mental functions across humans and animals, or a track record in one with strong affinity to the other.

You have experience how to promote and implement open science within a neuroscience institute.

You have a large national and international network and are demonstrably able to use it to form strategic alliances and acquire grants for research.

You are open to public debate and committed to scientific integrity. You are honest, result-oriented and decisive and show dynamism. You are a strong communicator, both internally and externally, have an eye for the human dimension, create a basis of support and maintain a dialogue.

You have an affinity with finance, human resources and ICT policy that enables you to take integral responsibility for the institute.

You have in any event an excellent command of written and spoken English. If you do not have a command of the Dutch language, it is expected that you are prepared to at least passively master the Dutch language in the foreseeable future by means of language training.

Diversity & Inclusion

The KNAW considers a working environment in which everyone feels welcome and appreciated of great importance. A working environment in which attention is paid to individual quality and where development opportunities are paramount. Together we strive for an inclusive culture in which we embrace differences. We would therefore like to invite candidates who want to contribute to this through their background and experience. In the event of equal suitability, preference will be given to the candidate who thus enhances diversity within the Academy.

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About the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience

The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience is the country's leading fundamental neuroscience research institute, in the international and progressive city of Amsterdam. It provides a critical mass of scientists (spanning more than 27 nationalities) and neuroscience facilities, in a highly interactive, dynamic, multi-cultural environment, with English as the working language.

About the Academy (KNAW)

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) is the forum of and for excellent scientists and researchers. The Academy is an advisory body to the government and is responsible for ten national research institutes, as well as three institutes that provide research infrastructure, which belong with their research and collections to the international top. The Young Academy and the Society of Arts are independent components.

The Academy Bureau assists members, the board, councils and committees, institutes and the director general in the performance of their duties.