Lecturer in the Human Geography Track at the University College Roosevelt

Lecturer in the Human Geography track at the University College Roosevelt

Specifications - Location University College Roosevelt, Middelburg Function types Associate professors, assistant professors and lecturers, Scientific fields Human Geography Education Doctorate Job number 5 Translations En

Organization University College Roosevelt (UCR) is one of the International Honors Colleges of Utrecht University (ranked #1 in the Netherlands by the Academic Ranking of World Universities). The faculty and students form a vibrant academic community centered on a Liberal Arts and Sciences bachelor’s education. Students hail from all over the globe and follow a broad and intensive study program in the historic town of Middelburg, where they live in the inner city campus. Classes are never larger than 25 students and include permanent assessment as well as a high level of interaction with instructors. Courses consist of 30 2-hour sessions twice a week. The official language used at UCR is English. Instructors have great freedom in designing their courses, and work within an environment that firmly has teaching as its priority, whilst also supporting undergraduate and faculty research. The Dutch Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO) has given UCR’s Liberal Arts and Sciences program the prestigious 'Label of Excellence'. To date, this label has only been awarded to a very select group of Dutch programs, indicating that the education at UCR is of the highest standards. In 2014, that same organization renewed UCR’s special qualification of ‘Small-Scale and Intensive’. This is a measure of quality that is only given to those institutions with the highest classroom interaction, the smallest communities and the most intensive academic program. Extensive survey of students continually ranks UCR among the top 3 university colleges in the Netherlands. After graduation, UCR’s students continue in the best master programs all over the world.

Job description The instructor is expected to develop and teach 200 and 300 courses in the Human Geography track (Social Sciences), specially focusing in cultural, political and developmental Human Geography. The new courses should consider a broad regional orientation and international view of Human Geography, for example including Asia, Africa, Central and South America besides Europe or/and North America. Depending on the instructor’s experience and expertise, it might be possible to teach other courses at UCR. The general program of the courses can be found at www.ucr.nl/

The teaching load will depend on the availability of courses and the background of the instructor. There is a possibility to renew the contract and to work towards tenure based on good performance and demand. Requirements The candidate should have: • a completed doctoral (PhD) certificate; • lecturing experience in Human Geography at the relevant university level; • course development experience (desirable); • evidence of teaching excellence ((e.g. via evaluations); • excellent English language skills (written & spoken). All non-native speakers of English have to provide evidence of English proficiency: a minimum of CEF-level C1 (e.g. CAE grade A or B, IELTS > 7.5; TOEFL IBT > 102).

Conditions of employment The salary (based on the VSNU salary scales) and the appointment level commensurate with experience and will be in the range from € 3.324 to € 5.608 per month (for full time employment). Travel costs within the Netherlands will be partly reimbursed. Furthermore, UCR offers secondary benefits according to the Collective Labor Agreement Dutch Universities, such as: - End of Year Bonus (8.3%) - Holiday allowance (8%) - Pension arrangement - Individual choices model

Applications Review of applications will begin March 5th, 2015, and continue until the position is filled.

Application should be sent to University College Roosevelt Attn. Mr. J.A. van Vliet, HR Advisor P.O. Box 94 NL-4330 AB Middelburg The Netherlands

Or (preferably) by e-mail to: [email protected]

Additional information For more information about the position, please contact the head of the Social Sciences Department, Dr. Elizabeth Wiese, e-mail [email protected]. More information about employer Utrecht University on AcademicTransfer and on UCR at www.ucr.nl