Assistant Professor in Political Science
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The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science with a specialization in political behavior political psychology or comparative research on political parties and/or electoral systems public opinion or media.
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The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science. We are looking for a candidate specialized in one of the following areas: political behavior political psychology political parties and/or electoral systems public opinion or media.
The ideal candidate brings an innovative research agenda that is complementary to the departments current strengths and experience and enthusiasm to educate our students.
What are you going to do
The core tasks of the successful candidates will be teaching (0.6 fte) and research (0.4 fte). You will occasionally perform organizational tasks and committee work in the wider context of the Department of Political Science.
You are expected to teach introductory and advanced courses in the BA and MA programmes of the Department of Political Science. Also we expect you to teach specialized courses in the Comparative Politics track that are also of interest of students from other tracks. You can also be asked to teach in an interdisciplinary BA or (Res)MA-programme associated with the Department of Political Science.
Your research will be affiliated with the Programme Group Challenges to Democratic Representation situated in the Department of Political Science and the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR). For more information on the group and its interests please consult the will actively contribute to the development of the research programme of Challenge by publishing in international scholarly journals or books by co-supervising junior researchers and by submitting grant Department of Political Science appreciates scholarly outreach to professionals and the wider public.
Core tasks
- Teaching introductory and advanced courses;
- Developing conducting and supervising high quality empirical academic research in political science;
- (Participating in) acquiring external research funding and finding societal partners for collaboration;
- Contributing to the research programme of the Programme Group Challenges and the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research through scholarly publications and engagement in local national and international networks.
What do you have to offer
- A completed doctoral thesis in Political Science or adjacent fields;
- The proven ability to provide relevant and inspiring academic teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Dutch and/or English as evidenced by successful experience in independently designing and executing courses and a clear didactical vision;
- The ability to work both as an independent professional and as a team player;
- A demonstrated expertise in the field of empirical social sciences;
- A proven collaborative relationship with practitioners/policy-makers to the benefit of teaching and research
- An ongoing research programme and publications focused on international peer reviewed journals and/or books published by internationally recognized academic presses;
- Mastery of social science research methods appropriate for your research agenda;
- The ability to develop and submit competitive research grant proposals;
- Affinity with teaching students from other tracks within political science and from interdisciplinary programmes within and beyond your own specialization;
- A capacity to teach in English and/or Dutch and a willingness to acquire passive knowledge of Dutch within three years;
- The basic qualification at Dutch universities in higher education (Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs; BKO) certificate or a willingness to acquire such.
What else do we offer you
We offer a temporary employment contract of a maximum of 18 months with a probationary period of two months. Upon proven suitability and unchanged financial and organizational circumstances the contract will be converted into a permanent employment. If you already have (had) an employment contract with the UvA we offer permanent employment upon a satisfactory evaluation and unchanged financial and organizational circumstances following a temporary employment contract of a maximum of 12 months. The employment contract will be for 38 hours per week.
Salary depends on past education and relevant work experience. For this position the University Job Classification profile Universitair Docent (UD 1 or UD 2) applies with a minimum salary of 4728 and a maximum salary of 6512 gross per month based on full-time employment for a 38-hour working week in keeping with salary scale 11 12.5 as per the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities. We additionally offer an extensive package of secondary benefits including a generous holiday allowance and a year-end bonus. Applicants from abroad can be eligible for the 30% tax incentive scheme over a period of five years.
You will work in this department
A rewarding work environment with a variety of duties and ample scope for individual initiative and development within an inspiring organization. The social and behavioral sciences play a leading role in addressing the major societal challenges faced by the world the Netherlands and Amsterdam now and in the future. Want to know more about our organisation Read more about working at the University of Amsterdam in general and the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences specifically.
If you recognize yourself in this profile and are interested in the role we look forward to receiving your motivation letter and CV. You can apply via the red button until 31 October 2025. Depending on the number of candidates we are planning for one interview round taking place in case of equal qualifications internal candidates will be given preference over external candidates.
For questions about the vacancy you can contact Prof. dr. G. (Gijs) Schumacher at
Employment Type
Full Time
