Lecturer in Finance

The Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.) invites applications for a Lecturer in Finance. Are you close to completing a PhD in Finance and do you want to be part of a growing group of Finance scholars, teaching courses at both the graduate and undergraduate level? Then we invite you to apply for this position!

Your job
You are expected to teach courses in various Finance areas at undergraduate and/or graduate level, and to supervise theses. Affinity with sustainable finance is a plus. All teaching is in English. A part-time appointment is possible for candidates who wish to combine a teaching position at U.S.E. with a position at a different institution.

Successful candidates:

• have or are close to completing a PhD in Finance (preferred) or a similar discipline;
• demonstrate a clear potential for excellence in teaching different Finance courses at both undergraduate and graduate level;
• have an excellent command of spoken and written English;
• are in possession of a University Teaching Qualification or willing to obtain such a qualification.

We offer:

• a fixed-term appointment for up to 4 years;
• a working week of 28 to 40 hours and a gross monthly salary between €4,332 and €5,929 in the case of full-time employment (salary scale 11 under the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU);
• 8% holiday pay and 8.3% year-end bonus;
• a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible terms of employment based on the CAO NU.

In addition to the terms of employment laid down in the CAO NU, Utrecht University has a number of schemes and facilities of its own for employees. This includes schemes facilitating professional development, leave schemes and schemes for sports and cultural activities, as well as discounts on software and other IT products. We also offer access to additional employee benefits through our Terms of Employment Options Model. In this way, we encourage our employees to continue to invest in their growth. For more information, please visit Working at Utrecht University.

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The Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E) is part of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance at Utrecht University. U.S.E. aims to contribute to an economy where people flourish by taking a broad view on welfare and its causes. We aspire to be an internationally renowned school of economics with scientifically rigorous and socially relevant research and education. We enrich economics with other disciplines to better solve problems and identify opportunities, from a business as well as government perspective.

U.S.E.’s Bachelor’s programme Economics & Business Economics offers students a solid foundation in economic theory and methods, combined with insights from business economics, finance, entrepreneurship, innovation, ethics and sustainability. The programme has about 1,500 students from various backgrounds and nationalities and is completely taught in English.