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The Faculty of Geosciences is seeking to appoint a new Chair in Innovation & Transition Studies. The chair will provide Utrecht University with the opportunity to strengthen its teaching and research leadership. This will be achieved by providing inspiring leadership and drawing on the existing work of colleagues in the Department of Sustainable Development and beyond. This chairholder is further invited to link to the university-wide strategic themes ‘Pathways to Sustainability’, ‘Institutions for Open Societies’ and/or ‘Life Sciences’.
For this vacancy for a Full Professor in Innovation & Transition Studies we are interested in a versatile scholar, open to qualitative and quantitative approaches, and able to analyse innovation from process- and system-level perspectives. We look for a scholar with strong expertise in topics and approaches that can strengthen, broaden and complement the expertise on innovation and transition studies within the section of Innovation Studies.
A non-exhaustive list of examples of scholarly expertise include the topics of:
The chair holder will be appointed for 0.8-1.0 full-time equivalent. Depending on the exact management responsibilities, the appointee is expected to spend around 50% of time on research activities, 40% on teaching and 10% on management. Additionally, societal impact and team spirit are important elements of recognition and rewards of Utrecht University and parts of the Faculty of Geosciences ‘MERIT’ appointing and promotion scheme, focusing on Management, Education, Research, Impact, and Team spirit.
We are looking for a professor who fits well with the following conditions:
The salary – depending on previous qualifications and experience – ranges from €6,099 to € 8,881 gross per month for full-time employment (scale H2 according to the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities).
The salary is supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% per year. In addition, we encourage you to grow and support work life balance. That’s why Utrecht University offers an excellent pension scheme, professional development, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions.
For more information on terms of employment at Utrecht University please see: Terms of employment - Working at Utrecht University
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