Tenure Track Assistant Professor
Information Systems & Change Management (1,0 fte)

University of Groningen - Faculty of Economics and Business

Vacancy number 213086

Job description

The assistant professor contributes to research and teaching of the department. The applicant is specialized in the following field: Information Systems & Change Management. This research fits within the research program Innovation & Organization of the Faculty's SOM research school. Presently, the department is also recruiting for a full professor in Strategy & Organization and for two other tenure track positions.

Requirements

• PhD degree in business, economics, sociology or a related discipline, and expertise in the field of Information Systems & Change Management.
• a relevant publication record demonstrating candidate's ability (or potential) to publish in international academic publications, preferably in top tier peer-reviewed journals
• proven interest and ability in developing courses and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and in mentoring students
• a relevant international network
• a team player with good communication skills
• the potential to generate external funding for research projects.

Tenure track positions at the Faculty of Economics and Business are temporary positions subject to a tenure decision after a period of six years. Formal Tenure track requirements include criteria with respect to research prominence, teaching and external funds raising activities. During the Tenure track period 50% of the position is reserved for research and 50% is devoted to teaching activities.

Conditions of employment

The University of Groningen offers a salary depending on qualifications and work experience. For candidates at the assistant professor level, salary is starting from a minimum of € 3,227 gross per month (salary scale 11) to a maximum of € 5,020 gross per month (salary scale 12) for a full-time position, excluding 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% end-of-year bonus and participation in a pension scheme for employees.

You will be appointed for a period of six years, on the condition of a positive mid-term evaluation in the third year of employment. On the basis of a positive final evaluation in the sixth year of employment, you will be granted tenure.

We assume candidates to start by August 2013, or earlier if possible.

Applications

1. a motivation letter including your view on how your research and/or teaching fit into the department
2. an up-to-date curriculum vitae
3. three letters of recommendation
4. a short statement of your research accomplishments and future research goals
5. five keywords that describe your research area
6. a self-selected "best paper".

You may apply for this position until 6 May 2013 Dutch local time by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the universities website).

Organisation

The University of Groningen seeks to fill a tenure track position at the department of Innovation Management & Strategy at the Assistant Professor level. Experienced assistant/associate professors will be considered for this position as well.

The position is situated in the Department of Innovation Management & Strategy, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

The Innovation Management & Strategy department, part of the Faculty of Economics and Business, contributes to several programs at the (honors) bachelor's, master's, research master's levels and to the PhD program of the research school SOM. The department is responsible for the following three Master's of Science programs: change management, small business & entrepreneurship and strategic innovation management. The department covers a variety of interests and backgrounds, and embraces a number of different research approaches and methods with a keen focus on quality in research and teaching. We focus on applied as well as fundamental research questions. Areas of research at the department include innovation, entrepreneurship, strategy, information systems & organization theory
(see: www.rug.nl/feb/organization/scientific-departments/ims/).

Additional information

Ms. Dr Maryse Brand, Head of the department, e-mail: m.j.brand@rug.nl

Prof. Albert Boonstra, Professor of Information Management, e-mail: albert.boonstra@rug.nl

About tenure track: http://www.rug.nl/feb/organization/profile/work/
Department of Innovation Management & Strategy: http://www.rug.nl/feb/organization/scientific-departments/ims/
Research programme Innovation & Organisation: http://www.rug.nl/research/io/

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