Vice Dean of Education Erasmus School of Economics​ Title (0,4 – 0,6 fte)

Introduction

Erasmus School of Economics is seeking an inspiring new Vice Dean of Education from 1 January 2027 as the appointment of the current Vice Dean of Education expires on that date. We are looking for a strong, inclusive and team-oriented academic leader with a collaborative leadership style, a strong commitment to educational excellence, and the ability to bring people together and supportive academic environment. 

Job description

The role of Vice Dean of Education is a dynamic role with a broad and varied portfolio, offering significant scope for impact across the School’s educational agenda. The Vice Dean of Education will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality education for the students and continuous improvement of academic programmes. Appropriate and tailored support will be provided in consultation with the Management Team (MT), enabling to fulfil the role of Vice Dean effectively. This position also offers an excellent opportunity for further professional development in leadership, policy development, and the management of internal and external stakeholders. 

The Vice Dean of Education holds responsibility for the education portfolio ensuring quality and coherence of education within the School. This position focuses on developing, safeguarding, and further strengthening the School's education policy on initial and post-initial education in alignment with both the School’s and university’s strategy. 

As a strategic sparring partner to the Dean and as member of the MT, this role contributes to integrated decision-making and developing proposals in education strategy and policy frameworks.  

In this role, you will supervise the Programme Director and ensure alignment between education strategy, the departments, educational operations, and School resources. You will have regular meetings with the MT, Directors, Programme Director, Head of Student Affairs, Head of Learning & Innovation Teams and policy officers form part of the day-to-day responsibilities. 

External representation constitutes a significant aspect of this position. The Vice Dean represents the School in university-wide education bodies. Additionally, the Vice Dean actively promotes the School's degree programmes and educational developments within the School, across the university, and with societal partners and external stakeholders such as the affiliated companies that offer post-initial education. 

Key responsibilities 

Strategic Education Planning and Policy Development: 

• Developing and formulating a strategic long-term vision for education within the School represents a core responsibility.  

• Substantive contribution to the execution of the School’s multi-year strategic plan is expected.  

Programme and Quality Framework Development: 

• Establishing frameworks and developing proposals which includes, amongst other things, the structure of degree programmes, educational quality, and quality assurance. 

Evaluation and Accreditation Management: 

• Responsibility for internal and external evaluations of education includes overseeing accreditations and programme reviews. 

Job requirements

• Experienced Associate Professor or Full Professor with a demonstrable track record in academic leadership, education, and university service

• Strong strategic thinker with a clear vision for academic education and a commitment to educational excellence, interdisciplinarity, diversity, and societal impact

• A collaborative and inclusive leadership style combined with strong organisational and administrative skills and proven leadership experience

• Demonstrated expertise in educational innovation at both Bachelor’s and Master’s levels, and experience with and/or affinity for quality assurance and accreditations processes

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to balance different perspectives and communicate openly and transparently 

• A proactive and flexible mindset, prioritising shared success over individual perspectives

• The ability to build strong relationships across the School and commitment to aligning individual and team efforts with the School's broader objectives

• Thorough knowledge of, or the ability to quickly navigate, the Dutch higher education system.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Dutch (CEFR C1) and good proficiency in English (CEFR C1).

Competencies:

• Environmental and political awareness 

• Administrative sensitivity 

• Visionary and strategic thinking 

• Connecting and collaborative leadership 

• Persuasiveness and influencing skills 

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 preferred start date of this position is 01-JAN-2027 and you will be based at Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) in Rotterdam. This position is for 0.4 fte - 0.6 fte. The salary is dependent on your current UFO-profile, experience and knowledge and ranges from a minimum of € 7.475 to a maximum of € 10.815 gross per month (where applicable Scale Professor 2) 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, EUR Disability Staff Network 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 Expat-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 Economics (ESE) is a leading school in economics in the Netherlands. It has a strong international reputation and aims to do outstanding research. Moreover, it provides excellent education at the BA., MA. and Ph.D. levels. Much research at Erasmus School of Economics is policy relevant, has social impact, and offers a strong research culture, ample research resources, and comparatively low teaching loads. 
Visit our website for more information about the faculty and click here to learn more about our academic research teams. 

 www.eur.nl/en/ese

Additional information

Are you enthusiastic about the position but would like to ask a few questions first? You can contact the Dean, prof. dr. Patrick Groenen via dean@ese.eur.nl. 

If you would like to know more about the procedure or about working at EUR in general, please contact our Corporate Recruiter Natascha Aerts-Hooi via Natascha Aerts-Hooi via natascha.aerts@eur.nl. 

For internal and external candidates:

We welcome applications from Professors and Senior Associate Professors. While a Professorship is not a requirement for appointment, candidates at Senior Associate Professor level should demonstrate both the willingness and the potential to progress towards a Professorship within Erasmus School of Economics. Given the strategic leadership responsibilities associated with the Vice Dean role, candidates should be able to combine the demands of the position with a credible pathway towards promotion to Professor. This reflects the senior academic standing and strategic leadership expected in the role.

The Vice Dean role is expected to comprise approximately 0.4-0.6 FTE, although we are open to discussing alternative arrangements for candidates who can demonstrate a strong fit with the position and the School’s needs. For candidates applying from outside Erasmus University Rotterdam, the role would typically be combined with academic responsibilities, such as teaching, research and/or societal engagement within one of our academic departments. We welcome conversations about how this role could be embedded most effectively within a candidate’s broader academic profile. Please take this into account if you decide to apply and share your preferred scenario your motivation letter.

Depending on the agreed role configuration, the overall appointment may range from 0.8 to 1.0 FTE.

Applying

Please submit your application, consisting of a motivation letter and cv, before the vacancy closing date. The selection procedure consists of two interviews and reference checks. Interviews are expected to be held in the week of November 16th.  

Prior to the official appointment, the School Council will be informed of the proposed candidate in accordance with the Council’s right to be heard. 

We look forward to receiving your application. 

Erasmus University Rotterdam continuously strives to be an equitable and inclusive employer and invites all applicants, regardless of background gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, disability, or any other aspect that makes someone unique, to apply. 

Recruitment and selection agencies or headhunters: thank you for thinking along with us, but we prefer to recruit our candidates ourselves.