More and more students are deciding to engage in a bachelor or a master program in which sustainability is the leading topic. We at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) of the Faculty of Science are hosting a number of such programmes that focus on the environment and sustainability, including the bachelor program
Aarde, Economie & Duurzaamheid (AE&D), the master programmes
Environment and Resource Management (ERM) and
Hydrology, and the research master track
Global Environmental Change & Policy (GEC&P).
The IVM invites applicants for a position of Junior Lecturer (Junior Docent) in sustainability related teaching programs. We are looking for a candidate with a clear affinity in one or more of the following sustainability-related areas: water, energy, biodiversity, food and/or climate change. We seek a candidate with clear ambitions in academic teaching, demonstrating the ability to promote our students’ intellectual and personal development, and prepare them to succeed, lead and serve a more sustainable society. Teaching is mainly in English but may possible also be in Dutch (depending on the candidate’s ability), at bachelor and master levels, primarily in the areas of sustainability science and methodology (of either qualitative or quantitative methodology but we are open to multiple methodologies), including lectures, practicals, seminars, workshops and thematic courses.
Your duties
- provide (occasional) lectures and lead practicals (computer practicals and field practicals)
- support assistant, associate and full professors in their courses
- join in field work sessions
- assist in the development of high-quality teaching materials both off and online
- initiate efforts towards increasing the efficiency of courses and propose innovative ways of teaching and examination effective with larger groups of students
- strengthen quality of eduction within the IVM
- acquire a basic qualification in teaching (BKO) as demanded by Dutch universities (if not already acquired)
- mentoring students (including bachelor and masters students)