Position as lecturer or assistant professor in Operations Research, Operations Management, and/or Business Intelligence

Position as lecturer or assistant professor in Operations Research, Operations Management, and/or Business Intelligence
The Department of Quantitative Economics at the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE) is looking for a lecturer or assistant professor in the areas of Operations Research, Operations Management, and/or Business Intelligence.

Job description & qualifications

The applicant will be appointed either as a lecturer or as an assistant professor, depending on qualifications and work experience, and will contribute to the research and teaching activities of the department in the above areas.
We are looking for an enthusiastic person with a Ph.D. in a relevant area, who has a strong affinity with teaching.
As the language of instruction is English, your command of English (oral and writing) should be excellent.
Previous experience in working with innovative, interdisciplinary learning approaches and problem-based teaching methods are highly welcomed. Experience with teaching international classrooms would be preferable.

Maastricht University
Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools.
Maastricht University has around 16,000 students and 4,000 employees. Reflecting the university’s strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience. Maastricht University is renowned for excellence and innovation in learning.
High rankings in Dutch and international league tables attest to our focus on quality. Maastricht University is a bilingual (Dutch & English) university. We offer a wide range of programmes with a strong international and European orientation, most of which are taught in English. Almost half of the student population and a third of our staff is non-Dutch.

Conditions of employment:
The desired starting date of the position is September 1st 2017.
The position will initially be for a fixed term (lecturer one year/assistant professor three years). Depending on performance there is the possibility of an extension (lecturer) or the change into a tenure-track position (assistant professor).
Salary is competitive, depending on qualifications and work experience, and is based on the collective labour agreement of the Dutch universities (CAO), salary scales 10-12.

Applications:
Applications should be received no later than June 15th 2017 and should include a motivation letter, a current CV, and names and contact information of at least two references. Late applications may be considered if the position has not been filled. Applications can be sent by e-mail to: recruitment-sbe@maastrichtuniversity.nl (with cc to s.vanhoesel@maastrichtuniversity.nl)
or via regular mail to:
Maastricht University School of Business and Economics Personnel Department
P.O. Box 616
6200 MD, Maastricht
The Netherlands,
and should refer to vacancy “Lecturer/Assistant Professor SBE/QE/OR” on both letter and envelope.
For further information you can contact
Prof. Stan van Hoesel
s.vanhoesel@maastrichtuniversity.nl