The assistant professor will be involved in one or more research projects. These can be projects in the context of the Academic Workplace Supervision (in cooperation with the Inspectorate for Health and Youth Care) or projects on (the regulation of) new professional roles. The assistant professor will for about 50% of his or her time be involved in teaching, mainly in the master programs of the Department (masters Healthcare Management, and Health Economics, Policy and Law). The assistant professor will at least be involved in the courses ‘governance & strategy’ and ‘quality & safety’, next to thesis work.

The successful candidate should hold a PhD in science & technology studies, public management or (medical or organizational) sociology or anthropology. Preferably, the candidate should have experience in using qualitative research methods and should master the Dutch language. The successful candidate should have experience in teaching at bachelor and master levels.

We offer an appointment as assistant professor for a period of 2 year. Remuneration will be in accordance with scale 11 set by the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU). Fulltime work will pay between € 3,475- and € 4,757- depending on labour experience of the candidate. In addition, there’s a set end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and generous opportunities for taking time off. Fulltime is considered to be 38 hours per week.

Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management (ESHPM) is part of Erasmus University Rotterdam and is responsible for a bachelor and four master programs on policy and management in healthcare, which serve 1000 students. In addition, research is being done on three major research themes: ‘competition and regulation in healthcare’, ‘quality and efficiency in healthcare’ and ‘healthcare management’. ESHPM has about 175 employees. The position offered is within the Healthcare Governance Group.

The Healthcare governance group
The health care governance group studies the new roles, position and identities of practitioners, patients and regulators, and how they interact and steer healthcare. Through projects as well as strategic partnerships the group engages with practitioners and regulators to understand governance ‘from within’. The group is specialized in ethnographic and discursive research methods. The leading researchers – Roland Bal, Antoinette de Bont, Pauline Meurs, Kim Putters – all have extensive networks in healthcare practice and in academia, both nationally and internationally. In addition, strategic partnerships with the Dutch Healthcare Inspectorate (with a leading role for Ian Leistikow), the National Health Care Institute (through Diana Delnoij) and the Association of directors in healthcare (Richard Janssen) give the group a strong footing in Dutch healthcare practice.

Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), named after Rotterdam-born humanist and theologian Erasmus, is a research university with a strong international orientation and a pronounced social focus, both in its education and research activities. On the lively, modern campus, more than 28.000 students and scholars of more than 100 nationalities are constantly encouraged to develop their talents and meet their ambition. Our more than 2700 scientists and employees work together with all our students to solve challenges faced by global society, drawing their inspiration from the consistently dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. The academic education offered at our faculties is intensive, engaging and strongly focused on practical application. We increasingly perform our research in multidisciplinary teams, which are closely interwoven with international networks. In terms of research impact and the quality of its degree programmes, EUR can compete with the foremost universities in Europe, which is reflected in its consistent top-100 position in most major universities rankings. Erasmus University Rotterdam’s key values are daring, curiosity, social involvement, breaking new ground and striving for success www.eur.nl