Leiden University's Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) - in the context of the Social Sciences and Humanities Sector Programme Funding for teaching, research and societal impact activities within a newly created Interdisciplinary Hub on "European Approaches to Societal Challenges (EASC)- invites applications for anAssistant Professor in European Approaches to Security, Diplomacy and Global Affairs (1.0 FTE)In 2022, the Netherlands Ministry of Education Culture and Science has initiated new funding programmes aiming to provide a new impulse for research within broad themes in the social and behavioral sciences. Research themes under these new funding schemes are sector specific or horizontal, crossing over several scientific disciplines and domains.
In the context of advancing an interdisciplinary Hub on 'European Approaches to Societal Challenges' (EASC), the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs and Institute of Security and Global Affairs seek to appoint a full-time Assistant Professor in European Approaches to Security, Diplomacy and Global Affairs.
This position is situated within Leiden University's Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), part of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) and based in The Hague.
Given the affiliation of the position to a university-wide cross domain SSH theme, the future assistant professor would be tasked to develop and maintain collaboration with scholars focusing on European and European Union themes within FGGA (especially the Institute of Public Administration and Leiden University College) and university colleagues across the EASC hub.
Key responsibilitiesThe Institute seeks to expand its academic staff by appointment of an assistant professor with teaching and research expertise in the field of European Approaches to Security, Diplomacy and Global Affairs in one or more of the following thematic areas: security and defence, diplomacy, mediation and conflict resolution, and the EU's role in global affairs (including EU enlargement, rule of law and human rights, good governance).
The successful applicant will be expected to:
- Play an active coordinating role within the existing community of EU scholars across FGGA and within the 'European Approaches to Societal Challenges' Hub - an important requirement and a key aspect of the activities to be developed as part of this position;
- Conduct high-level international research in the fields of European Approaches to Security, Diplomacy and Global Affairs in close cross-research group collaboration with the chairs of Security (Joachim Koops) and Comparative Governance (Antoaneta Dimitrova);
- Contribute to the activities of the newly created Jean Monnet Chair on the European Union's role in Security and Global Affairs (EURISGA);
- Support ongoing efforts to advance ISGA's Brussels strategy with planning, coordination and implementation;
- Contribute to the Institute's PhD Training Programme and selected professional training programmes in The Hague and/or in Brussels;
- Develop and teach courses on the EU's external action, security and diplomacy as well as rule of law/enlargement/human rights/good governance and global affairs challenges, at Bachelor, Master and executive training level in various programs at the Institute;
- Supervise Master theses and assist in supervising PhD dissertations;
- Disseminate research findings through high-ranking international blind peer review journals, edited volumes, books, whitepapers, conference presentations, policy reports, policy advise and (inter)national popular media;
- Contribute to securing external funding to support research and other activities;
- Contribute to public and policy debates on national and global security issues especially pertaining to European approaches to security, diplomacy and global affairs.