The Maastricht Center for Entrepreneurship has a vacancy for tenure track assistant professor in entrepreneurship. The Maastricht Center for Entrepreneurship (MC4E) is part of the School of Business and Economics and is affiliated to the Department of Organisation and Strategy. The Center teaches a variety of entrepreneurship courses at the Bachelor, Masters and Research Masters level, performs research activities in the area of entrepreneurship, stimulates students towards entrepreneurship (e.g. Maastricht Entrepreneurship Week and Global Entrepreneurship Week) and has a (pre-)incubation program (LaunchBase).

The current position would be a tenure track position of in principle six years possibly leading to tenure. The position is open for social, business and applied economics scientists with a PhD degree. The PhD thesis and/or publications should give proof of strong interest for the field of entrepreneurship. It is a clear plus in case the candidate has ample experience with teaching (entrepreneurship) courses. The task of the assistant professor is primarily research (at least 40%) and teaching (50%), with some service activities to the inspiration and incubation activities (at most 10%). Areas of research may include opportunity recognition, innovation by new and small firms, venture capital, incubation, international entrepreneurship, venture growth, technology entrepreneurship, etc.  The applicant should have a clear interest in (studying) the actual act of setting up a business and be enthusiastic about the PBL (small group tutoring) teaching philosophy at Maastricht University.

An assistant professor should have a PhD degree in business studies or any of the other social sciences. An important criterion is research quality. This may be visible through (forthcoming) publications in international peer-reviewed journals. Another key criterion is experience in teaching. The small group teaching system at Maastricht University implies that the applicant should have strong communication skills.   

Fixed-term contract: Tenure track 6 years.

The position starts in scale 11, is in principle a 1.0 fte position and there is a research/travel budget available throughout the tenure track period. Preferable starting date is September 1, 2017.

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.

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 16,000 students and 4,000 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 Humanities and Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.

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School of Business and Economics

The Maastricht University School of Business and Economics offers you a truly international perspective. We are an integrated, synergetic and society-oriented institute, focusing on conducting excellent research and educational innovation. Our renowned Problem Based Learning method fosters authentic students, critical thinkers and gives rise to societal conscious leaders. Our multidisciplinary approach inspires us to explore, in fundamental as well as in more applied research. As such we function as the interface between Society, Business and Academia. We work collaboratively, in openness, towards a sustainable future. We are driven to share responsibility with all those involved in the SBE community.

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Maastricht Centre for Entrepreneurship

The Maastricht Center for Entrepreneurship (MC4E) is part of the School of Business and Economics and is affiliated to the Department of Organisation and Strategy. The Center teaches a variety of entrepreneurship courses at the Bachelor, Masters and Research Masters level, performs research activities in the area of entrepreneurship, stimulates students towards entrepreneurship (e.g. Maastricht Entrepreneurship Week and Global Entrepreneurship Week) and has a (pre-)incubation program (LaunchBase).

www.mc4e.nl/