Key responsibilities

• Teaching, curriculum development, and thesis supervision at undergraduate and graduate levels;
• Initiating new research projects and applying for research funding from external bodies in the Netherlands and Europe;
• Carrying out research, resulting in the publication of relevant articles in leading journals and books with leading academic presses;
• Participating in the research programme 'Colonial and Global History' of the Institute for History;
• Engaging with other colleagues in the Faculty of Humanities to develop the collaborative research hub on 'Environmental Humanities and Sustainability';
• Communicating research results beyond academia;
• Taking on administrative duties, commensurate with career stage.

Selection criteria

• You hold a PhD degree in History with a specialization in Caribbean history;
• You have proven teaching experience and didactic capabilities;
• You are willing and able to participate in all aspects of teaching within the BA programme in History, and the MA programme in Colonial and Global History;
• You have a record of research funding acquisition, commensurate with career stage;
• You have a publication record commensurate with career stage;
• You are able to work together with colleagues in a faculty hub on Environmental Humanities;
• You have affinity with and capacity for teamwork and collegiality in an intercultural work environment;
• You have knowledge of and/or experience with inclusive education and research;
• If you do not speak Dutch, you are expected to acquire a good command of Dutch (B1 level) within two years of the appointment. The Institute for History will make resources available to this end.
• You have digital knowledge and skills that are relevant for your field of research, and the ability to teach these;
• This position may come with additional project funds. Well-developed pla

Diversity and Inclusion
Leiden University's Institute for History embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized backgrounds to apply.

Terms and conditions
The appointment (1,0 fte) is in temporary employment for 18 months (1 August 2023 to 31 January 2025), with the prospect of a permanent position after positive evaluation. The position corresponds to the position of University Lecturer in the University system of job profiles (UFO). The salary is in accordance with the collective salary agreement of the Association of Dutch Universities (CAO) and depending on qualifications and experience. The gross monthly salary is € 3557 (scale 10-4) to € 6181 (scale 12) for a full working week.

Depending on qualifications, as specified by the Faculty of Humanities, particularly regarding teaching skills certification and the number of years of relevant work experience, the appointee may either start at the appropriate step in scale 10, 11 or 12.

Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses (8.3 %), training and career development and sabbatical leave. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. For international spouses we have set up a dual career programme. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. More at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at/job-application-procedure-and-employment-conditions.

Universiteit Leiden

About our organisation
Since its founding in 1575, Leiden University has acquired an international reputation for excellent teaching and research. With its staff of over 800, the Faculty of Humanities provides 26 Bachelors and 27 Masters programmes for over 7,200 students based at locations in Leiden's historic city centre and in The Hague.
The Institute for History is the home of a vibrant community of researchers and lecturers with outstanding track records and successful in attracting national and international research grants. Under the label 'Global Questions, Local Sources' scholars affiliated to the Institute combine a deep knowledge of global interactions and of specific localities, regions and states in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. They use comparative, connective and entangled approaches and resort to qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
All researchers of the Institute for History are connected to one of the six research specializations: The Unification of the Mediterranean World (400 BC - 400 AD), Collective Identities and Transnational Networks in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, 1000-1800, Political Culture and National Identities, Colonial and Global History, Cities, Migration and Global Interdependence, and History and International Relations. For more information on the Institute for History, see: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/humanities/institute-for-history.