Tilburg University & the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Tilburg University is a modern, specialized university. The teaching and research of the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences are organized around the themes of Health, Organization, and Relations between State, Citizen, and Society. The faculty’s inspiring working environment challenges its workers to realize their ambitions; involvement and cooperation are essential to achieve this.
 

Department of Human Resource Studies

The Department of Human Resource Studies within the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, headed by Professor Jaap Paauwe, is a well-established department with a strong reputation spanning two decades for being the only university in the Netherlands to offer both a Bachelors and Masters program in HR Studies. The department is also developing a strong reputation in research, with academic links to Cornell University in the USA and King’s College, London in the UK, supporting the team of academic staff based at Tilburg carrying out high quality research. Our Masters program has developed strong thematic modules based on our areas of specialism: Human Resource Studies, Human Metrics & Valuation, Strategic Human Resource Development, Diversity Management, and International HRM. Our impressive team of academics includes Professors Jaap Paauwe (HRM and performance), Rob Poell (HRD), Patrick Wright (SHRM), Rene Schalk (work and well-being), Riccardo Peccei (performance and well-being), and associate-professors Paul Boselie (SHRM) and Marc van Veldhoven (labor and health).

For more information about the HR Studies department, please visit: www.tilburguniversity.nl/faculties/fsw/departments/HRS/.

Our department is currently expanding and has the following vacancy:

Assistant Professor in Human Resource Studies
(full-time, tenure track)
Vacancy number 400.09.27

The HR Studies department is looking for an enthusiastic new team member who is excellent in both teaching and research. To extend the department’s current range of expertise, we are particularly keen to recruit an Assistant Professor whose main focus is on Strategic HRM (possibly with special interest in HR and technology) and/or on International HRM. Applicants should be particularly strong in quantitative research techniques. The post will involve teaching (50% of your time) on both Bachelors and Masters programs, supervising Master’s theses as well as developing your own research activities (50% of your time) in line with department’s research program (http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/faculties/fsw/departments/HRS/research/).

For the candidate with appropriate additional experience and achievements, appointment at Associate Professor level may be possible.
 

Qualifications

Applicants should hold a PhD in HRM, business management or social sciences and have a strong publication and teaching record. You will need to be fluent in both written and spoken English and possess excellent presentation and communication skills.
 

Terms Of Employment

Tilburg University is among the top Dutch employers and has an excellent policy concerning terms of employment. The collective employment terms and conditions for Dutch universities will apply. The appointment will be made on a four-year tenure track, with the possibility of tenure thereafter. The salary for the position of an Assistant Professor on a full-time basis ranges between 3195 Euro and 4374 Euro gross per month. Overseas candidates can apply for a tax-free allowance equal to 30% of their taxable salary.
 

Applications and Information

Additional information about Tilburg University and the Department of Human Resource Studies can be found at: www.tilburguniversity.nl. Specific information about the vacancy can be obtained from Professor Jaap Paauwe, HR Studies Department, Tilburg University, PO Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands; telephone: +31 (0)13 466 2371; email: paauwe@uvt.nl.

Applicants should send their CV and a covering letter to Mr. M.H. van Ieperen, Managing Director Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, only by e-mail to: pz-fsw@uvt.nl. Please refer to the relevant vacancy number. The closing date for applications is 15 July 2009, however applications will be reviewed upon receipt until the position is filled. Some interviews will be held during the Academy of Management Meeting in August 2009 in Chicago, USA.

In addition, we also have a vacancy for the following position:

Post-doc researcher in Human Resource Studies
(full-time, for 2 years)
Vacancy number 400.09.28

Qualifications

Applicants should hold a recent PhD in HRM, business management or social sciences (or have already announced the public defense of their PhD in the near future) and have a strong drive for research and publishing.