Assistant professor HR, Organization & Management

Introduction

Are you an expert in HRM and do you want to know more about how digitalization affects employees and organizations? Are you for instance interested in the rise of the platform economy and its consequences? And do you want to share your knowledge with your colleagues and students? Are you able to express yourself in both English and Dutch? If you can answer these questions with yes, we are looking for you.

Job description

The Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences is intensifying research and education in the area of Work, prosperity and entrepreneurship as part of the EUR wide ‘SSH sectorplan’. Are you a social scientist with a PhD degree and interested in digitalization in public governance, artificial intelligence in public service delivery, new ways of working, and how this affects employees, organisations, citizens and/or entrepreneurs, come join our school as an assistant professor. At Erasmus University Rotterdam we offer impact-driven research and education in a dynamic and inspiring working environment.

The core tasks include:

• participating in teaching in our programs at Bachelor’s and Master’s level, such as the ‘Management van Verandering en HRM’ track (in Dutch), the ‘Arbeid, Organisatie and Management’ track (in Dutch), the Digitalisation in Work and Society track (in English) and the ‘Publiek Management’ track (in Dutch). Teaching involves individual supervision of research internships and theses, as well as lectures and work groups;
• participating in the research programmes of the school;
• participating in the multidisciplinary EUR wide ‘work, prosperity and entrepreneurship program’, more specifically within the “digitalization, new ways of working and the new employee” theme;
• publishing research findings in (peer reviewed) international scientific journals;
• contributing to the acquisition of external research funding for the benefit of the research programmes.

You will become a member of the Organisation and Management (O&M) team of DPAS.

Job requirements

• A PhD degree in a relevant discipline (Public Administration, Sociology, Psychology, HRM, or related).
• Preferably work experience in research, for instance as a post-doc, and strong affinity with the research themes mentioned above.
• Experience with and committed to engaged, impact-driven research.
• Experience in academic teaching in the social or behavioural sciences and the ability to contribute to various educational programmes (broad employability).
• Excellent proficiency in both Dutch and English (both at least at level C1 of the Common European Framework).
• Candidates who don’t possess a formal teaching qualification, are expected to acquire it within two years (according to the standards of the so-called BKO-University Teaching Qualification).
• Ability to, and preferably experience with, acquire external research funding.
• Motivated to contribute to open science.
• Excellent communication skills, teamplayer, development oriented.
• Candidates should be available before 01/09/2025 – if possible earlier.

Employment conditions and benefits

We offer you an internationally oriented and varied job in an enthusiastic team, with excellent working conditions in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU).

The start date of this position is 1 September 2025 (but preferably August 18th) and you will be based at campus Woudestein in Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB). This position is for 0.8 fte - 1 fte. The salary is dependent on your experience and knowledge and ranges from a minimum of € 4.537 to a maximum of € 6.209 gross per month Scale 11 on a fulltime basis (38 hours), in accordance with the CAO-NU. The contract is offered for a period of 1 year and can be converted into an employment contract for an indefinite period if suitability is proven and if continued in the same position, if (financial and/or organizational) circumstances remain the same.

Everything else we offer you, you can find below!

-        Everything you need for a good work-life balance: the option to work from home in consultation with your manager, 41 days of paid leave with a 40 hour contract, 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and a significant discount on a subscription for our on-campus sports centre!

-        Sustainable, inclusive and diverse work environment with an open culture, where you can be yourself and we pay attention to each other and to the world around us. Make the most of our bicycle budget, or join networks such as Young@EUR, FAME or QuEUR.

-        Time and space for your development in the broadest sense: development days and a personal career budget and free access to our university library.

-        Good pension with ABP that EUR contributes 2/3rds towards, discounts on various collective insurances with Zilveren Kruis Achmea, Loyalis, and Allianz, and compensation for travel, working from home and home internet use.

-        Are you currently combining your job with parenthood, or do you want to do so in the future? EUR offers partially paid parental leave and fully paid additional birth leave for partners, and our campus features a daycare (daycare not paid for by EUR).

-        Moving to the Netherlands for your job with EUR? Then you may be eligible for the 30%-ruling if you meet the requirements of the Belastingdienst (Dutch tax agency), and with our Dual Career Programme we will also help your partner find the right job for them.

Employer

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is an internationally oriented university with a strong social orientation in its education and research, as expressed in our mission ‘Creating positive societal impact’. EUR is home to 4.100 academics and professionals and almost 33.000 students from more than 140 countries. Everything we do, we do under the credo The Erasmian Way – Making Minds Matter. We’re global citizens, connecting, entrepreneurial, open-minded, and socially involved. These Erasmian Values function as our internal compass and create EUR’s distinctive and recognizable profile. From these values, with a broad perspective and with an eye for diversity, different backgrounds and opinions, our employees work closely together to solve societal challenges from the dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. Thanks to the high quality and positive societal impact of our research and education, EUR can compete with the top European universities. www.eur.nl.

Faculty / Institute / Central service

Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB)

The Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences is home to a vast diversity of scientific disciplines: public administration, pedagogical sciences, psychology and sociology. In addition, the Erasmus University College, IHS, and two research institutes RISBO and DRIFT are linked to the faculty. This also reflects in the content of the (international) bachelor's and master's programs and in research.  Our activities are always focused on people and society. At the ESSB fundamental, internationally oriented research is of paramount importance. In addition, social research for professionals, policy makers, and the society is part of our research activities. ESSB offers a stimulating research environment where major national and international research grants are received. Appealing guest researchers and ambitious PhD candidates come along to conduct their research. Our education is small-scale and works with innovative forms of education such as Problem-Based Learning (PBL). Both the Dutch and English programs are highly ranked by students and alumni. ESSB is home to over 4000 students and more than 400 staff-members. The different disciplines are supported by the Faculty Office (for more information, please visit www.eur.nl/essb).

Group

Team Organization & Management (O&M)

The Organization & Management team consists of about 25 lecturers and researchers who teach and research topics such as executive agencies, interorganizational collaboration, financial management and procurement, HR policies, change management, leadership, innovation, and integrity. We train students in the bachelors Public Administration and MISOC, and three different master's specializations: Public Management, Management of HR and Change, and Labor Organization and Management. We also conduct research on the aforementioned topics, using a variety of research methods, from qualitative case studies to large-scale surveys and behavioral experiments. We advise organizations on their internal management, innovations and the improvement of (public) services.

For more information see Organisatie en Management | Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences | Erasmus University Rotterdam

Department

Department of Public Administration and Sociology (DPAS)

DPAS encompasses the disciplines Public Administration and Sociology: two related scientific fields each with a unique profile. Public Administration studies governance capacity and policy interventions. It focuses on institutional power to organize and intervene in the relations between different social, political and economic actors. Public Administration in Rotterdam goes far beyond the public realm to also pay attention to public-private cooperation and the networks of organizations. Sociology investigates the social structures of societies and the way these evolve. Sociologists in Rotterdam focus, inter alia, on processes of globalization and individualization, and the effects of these processes on international social relations, the labor market and family relations. Social issues that are studied under this banner include migration, flexibilization and solidarity. The perspectives of Public Administration and Sociology complement each other. Together they guarantee a highly relevant and scientific approach to topical administrative and social issues. The bachelor- and master programs of DPAS are built on this profile and develop students into scientifically schooled professionals.

Applying

Please submit your application, consisting of a motivation letter and CV, before the vacancy closing date.

You can find more information about the EUR on our website www.eur.nl. For more information about this vacancy, please contact prof.dr. Sandra van Thiel (vanthiel@essb.eur.nl) or Prof. dr. Ferry Koster (koster@essb.eur.nl).

We look forward to receiving your application.

Persons of all gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, religions, ethnicities, ages, neurodiversities, functional impairments, citizenships, or any other aspect are welcome to apply and join the EUR community.