Are you a researcher willing to use your expertise in spatial planning to make a societal impact? Then you have a part to play as an assistant professor. Make a meaningful contribution with your research and inspire our students to learn more about responsible spatial transformations. All while working in a friendly, dynamic work environment that offers ample room for team science and individual initiative.  
The Department of Geography, Planning and Environment (GPE), Radboud University, is looking for an Assistant Professor in the field of spatial planning. We are looking for a colleague who can strengthen our research programme on the governance of spatial transformations. GPE’s planning research is characterised by its focus on institutional and (experimental) governance issues related to spatial planning. The Assistant Professor position requires an aptitude for research and a strong track record in publications, as well as a heart for teaching. Above all, we are seeking a highly motivated and committed candidate with a cooperative attitude and strong team skills. You will be expected to contribute to the research and teaching programmes of the Department of GPE. You will teach courses in the Bachelor's programme in Geography, Planning and Environment and the Master's programme in Spatial Planning. You will conduct disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research, publish in international high-quality journals, attract external funding for research projects, acquire and supervise PhD projects, build international networks with academics and societal partners, and contribute to general management and coordination tasks in the department.

• You hold a PhD degree in a relevant social science field (e.g. spatial planning, spatial economics, public administration or human geography).
• You have published thematically relevant articles in internationally recognised high-quality journals.
• You have experience with attracting research funding.
• You have experience with realising societal impact.
• A Dutch university teaching qualification (BKO or equivalent) and experience with teaching quantitative methods would be an advantage.
• You have a clear research agenda and niche (theoretically, methodologically and empirically), preferably on the theme of housing, in a both national and international context.
• Good knowledge of the Dutch planning system and the changes therein, and an ability to engage in discussions with practitioners on the implementation of the Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet) and Environmental Vision (Omgevingsvisie) would be an advantage.
• You have substantial international experience and a network of international contacts.
• You have excellent English language skills and are willing to learn Dutch (a working knowledge of additional languages would be an advantage).
• You have a proven ability to collaborate in inter- and transdisciplinary teams.

Fixed-term contract: It concerns a temporary employment for 1.5 years with a permanent contract after positive evaluation.

• It concerns an employment for 1.0 FTE.
• The gross monthly salary amounts to a minimum of €3,974 and a maximum of €5,439 based on a 38-hour working week, depending on previous education and number of years of relevant work experience (salary scale 11).
• You will receive 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
• It concerns a permanent employment for It concerns a temporary employment for 1.5 years with a permanent contract after positive evaluation.
• You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Care Services. Our Dual Career and Family Care Officer can assist you with family-related support, help your partner or spouse prepare for the local labour market, provide customized support in their search for employment and help your family settle in Nijmegen.
• Working for us means getting extra days off. In case of full-time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the legally allotted 20.

Work and science require good employment practices. This is reflected in Radboud University's primary and secondary employment conditions. You can make arrangements for the best possible work-life balance with flexible working hours, various leave arrangements and working from home. You are also able to compose part of your employment conditions yourself, for example, exchange income for extra leave days and receive a reimbursement for your sports subscription. And of course, we offer a good pension plan. You are given plenty of room and responsibility to develop your talents and realise your ambitions. Therefore, we provide various training and development schemes.

The Nijmegen School of Management enables students, institutions and companies, societal actors and governments to play their part in a transformation towards sustainable societies. In doing so, the faculty is committed to Radboud University’s mission of contributing to a healthy, free world with equal opportunities for all. 
In the context of our ‘Responsible governance for sustainable societies’ mission, we address scientific and societal challenges from a good governance perspective. Our work focuses on the topics Beyond Economy, Climate, Inclusivity, Safety, and Democracy. By building, questioning and extending the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), we acknowledge their interrelatedness and focus on a number of grand challenges within society. On topics such as inequality, gender, decent work and poverty, we contribute to innovation and sustainable growth. Furthermore, we address environmental and climate challenges, seeking to contribute towards resolving them.

At Nijmegen School of Management, academic research and teaching are carried out in challenging educational programmes. These programmes are offered in the areas of Business Administration; Economics and Business Economics; Geography, Planning and Environment; Political Science; and Public Administration. Academic research takes place within the Institute for Management Research (IMR). Research is carried out within the above-mentioned domains and in interdisciplinary research groups: the Hotspots. The Nijmegen School of Management has 350 FTE staff and around 5,000 students.

Nijmegen research on the governance of spatial transformations uses institutional, discursive and relational, practice-based, perspectives. Core themes addressed in our planning research are land and property markets, mobility and infrastructure, water and climate change, health, energy, the circular economy and biodiversity. Most of our planning research is part of externally funded transdisciplinary research projects.


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