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We are looking for a Managing Director for the Pathways to Sustainability theme. The theme is headed by a Scientific Director, Prof. Dr. Maarten Hajer. The Managing Director will organize the support of the strategic theme, reports to the Scientific Director and is responsible for overseeing its research programme. Furthermore, the role of the Managing Director is to create new initiatives and incentives that foster community building, expanded research capacity, catalyze new collaborations, implement and provide ongoing management and coordination of approved plans. The Managing Director will serve as an entrepreneurial ambassador for the theme, initiating and nurturing critical partnerships with partner institutions and other external stakeholders from society and industry.
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We offer a position for 0.5 FTE. The appointment runs parallel to the duration of this programme (until December 2021). The gross monthly salary - depending on the seniority of the candidate - ranges between €4,210 and €6,438 (scale 12-14 according to the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities) gross per month for a full-time employment.
The salary is supplemented with a holiday allowance of 8% per year and a year-end bonus of 8.3%. We offer a pension scheme, collective insurance schemes and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model). Facilities for sports and childcare are available on our campus, which is only 15 minutes away from the historical city centre of Utrecht. More information is available at: working at Utrecht University.
A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major societal themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability. These four strategic research themes direct Utrecht University towards important contributions to societal issues such as health, governance, climate, environment and upbringing.
The Pathways tot Sustainability theme focusses on tackling important open questions related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, with a unique transdisciplinary approach that involves intensive interaction between scholars from different disciplines and societal stakeholders from outside the university. The research on sustainability across different faculties and institutes is coordinated in the Pathways to Sustainability theme. The theme draws on the reputation of Utrecht University as a world-leading university in sustainability research to bring together scholars, students, practitioners, and policymakers. Having the unique combination of top-notch fundamental natural science research, modelling, and scholarship in innovation, transition, governance and finance, Utrecht University, as a broad research university, is at the forefront of innovation in sustainability research.
The Faculty of Geosciences offers education and research applied to the geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere and anthroposphere. With a population of 2,600 students (BSc and MSc) and 700 staff, the Faculty is a strong and challenging organization. The Faculty is organized in four Departments: Innovation, Environmental and Energy Sciences, Earth Sciences, Physical Geography and Human Geography and Planning.
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