The USSE has vacancies for two lecturer positions (each for 1 FTE) for the chemistry practicals linked to different programmes, mainly the bachelor and master degrees in chemistry. The teaching activities will include:
- supervision of chemistry practicals; the lecturer will be responsible for the supervision of student groups, the safety instructions, and the grading of the corresponding reports
- renovation of the experiments for the practicals; the lecturer is expected to keep up with new practical concepts and to investigate the possibility to extend the current portfolio with new experiments based on recent literature
- supervision of bachelor and master theses
- teaching (a part of) different course units; depending on the necessity for a specific course and on the candidate’s interests and background, the lecturer may be involved in teaching (a part of) a course unit.

The successful candidates will have the following qualifications:
• at least a master degree (and preferably a PhD degree) in chemistry or closely related disciplines
• experience in teaching on an academic level
• experience with different teaching methods, such as lectures, tutorials, problem-based learning
• enthusiastic team player with a proactive and flexible attitude
• excellent knowledge of written and spoken English
• excellent communication skills
• willingness to obtain the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ).

Fixed-term contract: 12 months.

The University of Groningen offers a lecturing position (UFO job profile Teacher 4/3), depending on qualifications and work experience, with a salary from a minimum of € 2,640 (salary scale 10 Dutch Universities) up to a maximum of € 4,852 (salary scale 11) gross per month for a full-time position. In addition to the primary salary, the University offers 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%. This position is first temporary for a period of one year. After the first year indefinite extension is possible after a positive evaluation.

The preferred starting date is not later than 1 January 2019.

Application
You may apply for this position until 30 September 23:59h / before 1 October 2018 Dutch local time by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website).

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Faculty of Science and Engineering

The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) is with its size of over 1.300 staff members, more than 5.000 students, and over 800 PhD students the largest faculty of the University of Groningen. The Undergraduate School of Science and Engineering (USSE) is within FSE responsible for the education in the bachelor programmes and for the implementation of faculty and university policy regarding students and educational development.