The Faculty of Arts is built on a long-standing tradition of four centuries. Our mission is to be a top-ranking faculty with both excellent education and world-quality research, with a strong international orientation, firmly rooted in the north of the Netherlands. We create knowledge & new insights and share its benefits with society. We work at a modern, broad and international institution, educating over 5,000 Dutch and international students to become forward-looking, articulate and independent academics and professionals. We form a hardworking and diverse team of 700 staff members.

The Department of International Relations and International Organization (IRIO, link: https://www.rug.nl/let/onze-faculteit/organisatie/vakgebieden/irio/) is committed to top-tier research combined with high quality education. Students and staff are drawn to studying international relations and the role of international organization in an integrated manner from historical, political, economic and legal angles. The Bachelor and Master degree programs are taught in English. There are currently about 1,000 students registered for the various IRIO programs. Additionally, the Department contributes to the EMJMD 2-year Master degree program in Humanitarian Action, coordinated by the Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA, link: https://www.rug.nl/rudolf-agricola-school/research/risk-crises-and-resilience/humanitarian-assistance-noha-network?lang=en), and the Research Master in International Relations with a specialization in Modern History. Research in the department is organized through the Centre for IR Research (CIRR, link: https://www.rug.nl/research/icog/research/research-centres/centre-for-internatlonal-relations-research-/) around five chairs, respectively in: History & Theory of IR; IR and Security Studies; International Political Economy (IPE); History & Theory of European Integration; and Global International Relations.

What will you be working on?
The position combines for the first year, teaching (40%) and research (60%), in the second year teaching (50%) and research (50%), and thereafter, teaching (60%) and research (40%) in the field of International Relations, with an emphasis on Humane Artificial Intelligence.

In teaching, you are expected to provide BA- and MA-level courses, as well as support PhD supervision. Participation in managerial committees related to the organization of the degree programmes will be expected. In general, you will contribute to BA-levelintroductory courses in areas such as IR Theory, Policy and Governance, History of International Relations, and International Politics, and contribute specialist courses in the third year BA and Masters programmes.

In terms of research, you are expected to contribute to the development of innovative research projects that strengthen our expertise in Humane Artificial Intelligence as source and form of culturally, ecologically and socioeconomically diverse responsible innovation. You will investigate questions related to the politics of AI regulation and governance, such as the roles and implications of machine learning and natural language processing and technology for international power and security both within and also beyond cyberspace, traditionally defined.

You will be part of a wider group of scholars working on Humane Artificial Intelligence within and beyond the Faculty, and you will be expected to participate in their research environment and activities.

You will develop your own research projects (both individually and in small teams) and will contribute to wider research initiatives within the University and beyond. We expect that you develop a research funding plan to attract external funding in the short/medium term.

Who are we looking for?
- you have a completed PhD in International Relations, Political Science, or a cognate area
- you have proven research results, supported by a list of at least one peer-reviewed article published in indexed journals
- you have further research potential and plans supported by a program of research for the next three years indicating its contributions towards developing one of the research areas mentioned above
- you have excellent social and communicative skills and ability to work in groups
- you have teaching experience and have or are expected to acquire relevant teaching qualifications, such as the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ or in Dutch, BKO) within one year
- you have the ability to communicate and teach in English (CEFR C1 level for reading, listening, writing, speaking), knowledge of Dutch is not an entry requirement, but a CEFR B2 level for reading and listening, and CEFR B1 level for writing and speaking are part of the conditions for tenure.

Fixed-term contract: 18 months.

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

- a salary, depending on qualifications and work experience, with a minimum of € 3,974 (salary scale 11) to a maximum of € 6,181 (salary scale 12) gross per month for a full-time position
- a full-time position (1.0 FTE)
- a holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income
- an 8.3% end-of-the-year allowance
- minimum of 29 holidays and additional 12 holidays in case of full-time employment
- favorable tax agreements may apply to non-Dutch applicants.

The faculty will facilitate you with obtaining the requested qualifications for teaching and the Dutch language.

The appointment will initially be on a temporary basis for 18 months with an outlook to a permanent position when you meet the criteria.

The appointee will ideally commence on 1 September 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter.

We comply with the conditions of employment of the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU). For more detailed information about working conditions and working for the University of Groningen, please check: https://www.rug.nl/about-us/work-with-us/