Research, teaching (undergraduate and graduate courses, thesis advising), and some departmental service. The department of Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy has teaching needs in applied ethics and normative ethics.

• PhD prior to appointment
• strong research profile and publication record appropriate to career stage
• record of high-quality teaching appropriate to career stage
• willingness to apply for relevant research grants
• some experience with administrative duties and/or departmental service and/or professional service is welcomed
• excellent command of English
• for non-native speakers of Dutch: working knowledge of Dutch within 3 years after appointment.

Fixed-term contract: 24 months.

We offer you in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities:

- a salary depending on qualifications and work experience for candidates at the Assistant Professor level a salary ranging from a minimum of € 3,637 (salary scale 11) gross per month to a maximum of € 5,656 (scale 12) gross per month for a full-time position
- an 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% year-end bonus and participation in a pension scheme for employees; favourable tax agreements may apply to non-Dutch applicants
- a position that will become permanent (not tenure track) after a period of 2 years conditional on a positive performance review.

Starting date: 1 April 2020, or as soon as possible thereafter, but no later than 1 September 2020.

Faculty of Philosophy

The University of Groningen is an innovative and research-driven institute in the Northern part of The Netherlands. It is an internationally oriented university with 32.000 students and 5.600 employees. Quality is a top priority and as a consequence, the University has a strong international reputation and maintains a firm position in the international university ranking lists.

The Faculty of Philosophy is a vibrant, international community of excellent researchers and teachers. It consistently receives the highest evaluations both for research and for teaching among philosophy departments in The Netherlands. The Faculty has three departments: History of Philosophy, Theoretical Philosophy, and Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy.

We are looking for an assistant professor in the area of Applied Ethics and/or Normative Ethics.