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Eligible candidates for this position should be specialized in education and research of organizing for ‘wicked problems’ (climate change, global warming, sustainable consumption, or inequality and poverty). Organizing for wicked problems requires social innovations and new organizational forms that concern the involvement of multiple stakeholders, collaboration in multidisciplinary, international network-based projects that execute tasks over multiple iterations over longer periods. Each of these aspects of organizing for wicked problems define important competences we are looking for in the ideal candidate.
The candidate is responsible for high quality teaching and research in the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the area of Organization Studies in general and "Global Management of Social Issues" in particular by:
Candidates for the position must have the following qualifications:
The candidates are expected
The Philip Eijlander Diversity Program comprises:
Tilburg University offers competitive European salaries. For researchers coming from outside the Netherlands, the university can apply for a tax-free allowance equal to 30% of taxable salary under certain conditions. The university offers very good fringe benefits.
Tilburg University
Tilburg University is a modern university, specialized in social sciences and humanities. The university is internationally known for its high standards in education and scientific research as well as its good facilities. The Tilburg University campus offers both quietness and connectivity, as it is located in a wooded park, ten minutes away from Tilburg city center, main highways, and railways. A mid-sized city of 200,000 inhabitants in the South of the Netherlands (7th largest city in the Netherlands), in proximity to cities like Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, and London, Tilburg is located at the very heart of Europe.
Tilburg University is committed to diversity as a self-evident value within its organization. Diversity, inclusion, and equality are important key priorities of the university’s HR policy. Under the Philip Eijlander Diversity Program, Tilburg University offers talented women with a passion for teaching and research a wonderful opportunity to design research and courses on important themes at the various Schools. Appointees will receive a start-up grant for their research and will participate in a networking and mentoring program.
Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Tilburg University is een moderne gespecialiseerde universiteit. Het onderwijs en onderzoek van de Tilburg School of Social and Behavorial Sciences (TSB) zijn georganiseerd rond de thema’s Health, Care & Well-Being, en People, Work, & Organizations. Met een inspirerende werkomgeving daagt de school haar medewerkers uit om hun ambities te verwezenlijken. Betrokkenheid en samenwerking zijn daarbij belangrijke uitgangspunten.
Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
The appointee will be embedded in the Department of Organization Studies at the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences of Tilburg University. Research in the department focuses on relations within and between organizations and their effects on organizations’ adaptive behavior (e.g., organizational learning, change, innovation, etc.). The department has a very strong research orientation with a focus on high-quality publications in leading journals. Our faculty publish in e.g. Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Annals, Organization Science, Organization Studies and Journal of Management. Members of the department supervise Bachelor and Master students and teach a variety of degree courses at both levels in the Organization Studies programs including the Bachelor track ‘Global Management of Social Issues’ and the Master specialization tracks ‘Global Management of Social Issues’. The last two programs focus on organizing for grand challenges. All programs and tracks (except for one of the bachelor programs) are taught in English. Non-Dutch-speaking candidates will be asked to teach in English only. The working language of the Department and School is English.
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