As dean, you exercise the overall leadership of the School and are accountable to the TiU Executive Board. You hold responsibility for the organization of research and educational programs, human resources and financial management of the School. You work in a team existing of a managing director, a vice-dean education and a vice-dean research. As a member of the body of the Executive Board and Deans (OCD), you also contribute to shaping Tilburg University’s policy, strategic plan, and budget.

The dean

• has an excellent academic track record in research and education in a discipline relevant to the School; s/he is or becomes a professor at Tilburg University;
• has an international, scientific and administrative network and connects to relevant stakeholders to serve the School and to further develop it;
• is an experienced leader with excellent social, empathic and intercultural skills who values bottom-up initiatives and whose leadership style features open dialogue, engagement and trust;
• is able to implement and further develop the School’s strategic plan and to respond alertly and with flexibility to internal and external developments;
• demonstrates connected leadership, i.e. cares for the School’s staff, faculty, and students;
• actively promotes the values, we stand for as Tilburg University (curious, connected, caring & courageous);
• intrinsically advocates the value of inter-, trans- and multi-disciplinary research and values the principles of ‘Open Science’;
• values highly the core principles of ‘recognition & reward’ (erkennen & waarderen);
• plays a connecting role in the collaboration with and between the various Schools and the board of the university and is able to give TiSEM a recognizable and respected position;
• actively seeks to maintain and solidify the School’s position as an eminent European educational and research institution;
• has excellent communication skills in English and Dutch;
• ensures connective collaboration through the employee and student participation bodies within the School and University.

The position of dean is a full-time position. The position has been assigned a scale 18 of the table of salaries applicable to the Collective Agreement of Dutch Universities. The remuneration includes also a special dean’s bonus. In principle, the dean is appointed for a period of four years, after which her/his professorship can be extended at Tilburg University, with a possibility of renewal for an additional four years.

Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TISEM)

Tilburg University (TiU) has five schools of which Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TISEM) is the largest. Serving a growing community of 8,000 students, it strives for teaching and research excellence and is a mainstay in the top 10 schools in Europe in the fields of Business and Economics. The School’s mission is to develop and disseminate groundbreaking knowledge in these fields to help understand and advance the changing society.

TISEM has eight departments and employs about 400 academics and scholars. The School offers an international work environment: half of faculty is from non-Dutch origin. TISEM’s ambition is to attract top talents through a strong international research performance and reputation across all its fields. It hosts state-of-the-art research facilities and a strong Graduate School with a track record of excellent PhD placements.

TISEM offers a portfolio of 7 Bachelor programs (4 in English) and 14 Master programs (almost all in English). Four of TISEM’s Bachelor programs and four of TISEM’s Master programs boast highest student evaluations in the Netherlands. The School has secured a number of recruitment partnerships with Philips, Achmea, Unilever, DHL and other companies to offer its students good job perspectives. TISEM also holds a strong partnership with TIAS School for Business and
Society, TiU’s school for life-long learning.

TISEM aims for societal impact through cutting-edge research on, inter alia, entrepreneurship, innovation, alleviation of world hunger, market, governance, pensions and ageing, and sustainability. The School stimulates inter-disciplinary research by collaborating with a range of academic, business, and government partners in research centers and networks. TISEM is home to several highly visible institutes, such as Netspar and Zero Hunger Lab, that have become key partners for public, private, and non-profit actors. See for more information on the strategic plan 2022-2027 of the School (Strategy).

Tilburg School of Economics and Management