Senior Academic Staff in Policy Science and Socio-economic Analysis of Environmental and Climate Issues

Department: Department of Sociology
Regime Full-time

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The Department of Sociology in the Faculty of Social Sciences has the following full-time vacancy:

Tenured senior academic staff in the field of policy science and socio-economic analysis of environmental and climate issues

Position

You will contribute to the University of Antwerp’s three core tasks: education (40%), research (40%) and services (20%). Your role also includes organisational and managerial aspects.

Education

• You will provide high-quality education in the Master in Environmental Science, as well as the Sociology and Socio-Economic Sciences programs.
• Your teaching role will evolve along with the study programmes and language certificates obtained. The courses you will teach include, often as co-teacher, Environmental Policy, Environment and Policy, Integrated Case and Project Management in the Master in Environmental Science, EU Environmental Policy and City and Environment.
• You will play a role in developing activating, student-centred and competence-driven programme components and study programmes.
• You will supervise students and their Bachelor and Master dissertations.

Research

• You will expand high-quality scientific research in the domain of policy science and socio-economic analysis of environmental and climate issues. You study both of the policy making process and the distributional aspects surrounding these issues.
• You will initiate new lines of research and coordinate the progress of scientific research projects. You will also participate in ongoing research programmes of the Centre for Social Policy Beleid Herman Deleeck (FSW) and the interdisciplinary Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development (IMDO).
• You will acquire and manage national and international research funding.
• You will publish in international journals and specialist literature.
• You will develop an international scientific network, building on the networks of CSB around social policy and of IMDO around environmental policy and sustainable development.
• You will supervise PhD students and postdoctoral researchers.

Services

• You will play a role in the provision of both academic services and service to society, within the institution and externally. You will participate in student recruitment, boards and committees, popular science communication, and so on. Building on your social sciences expertise, you will take up a leading role in the management and governance of the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development.

Organisation and leadership

• You will accept coordinating responsibilities in the areas of education, research and/or service provision.
• Your leadership style will be motivating and coaching. You will be attentive to your employees’ growth and development processes.

Profile

• You hold a PhD in social sciences or related science disciplines.
• You can demonstrate several years of postdoctoral experience (or equivalent).
• Your research qualities are in line with the faculty and university research policies. You have established an excellent research portfolio including high-level publications. You have built a track record in the policy science and socio-economic analysis of environmental and climate issues.
• Your teaching competences are in line with the University of Antwerp’s educational vision. You are motivated to develop your teaching skills further through the professionalisation opportunities
• If you do not speak Dutch, the administrative language of the university, you should be willing to obtain a CEFR B2 level of proficiency in Dutch. As soon as you take on teaching duties as a programme component coordinator, you should be able to demonstrate a CEFR C1 level of proficiency in the language of instruction. The University of Antwerp supports international staff members through an integration trajectory and offers tailor-made language coaching in compliance with Flanders’ statutory language regulations.
• You demonstrate leadership potential and organisational skills.
• You act with attention to quality, integrity, creativity and cooperation.

What we offer

• We offer a full-time appointment as a member of the Senior Academic Staff (Dutch: Zelfstandig Academisch Personeel, ZAP). The level of your appointment (assistant professor, associate professor, professor or full professor) is determined on the basis of your professional experience and academic qualifications. Junior ZAP members are usually offered temporary appointment as a tenure track assistant professor for five years, which is then followed by permanent appointment as an associate professor. Appointment as an associate professor or higher leads to permanent appointment (tenure) after a maximum of three years. A favourable performance appraisal is always required for permanent appointment.
• Your gross monthly salary is calculated according to the pay scales for Senior Academic Staff.
• You will receive ecocheques, Internet-connectivity allowance and a bicycle allowance or a full reimbursement of public transport costs for commuting.
• The planned start date is 1 October 2023.
• You will do most of your work at the City Campus in a dynamic and stimulating working environment.
• Find out more about working at the University of Antwerp here and discover all the other benefits.

Want to apply?

• You can apply for this vacancy through the University of Antwerp’s online job application platform up to and including 27 March 2023 (by midnight Brussels time). Click on 'apply', complete the online application form and don’t forget to include the following documents: (1) your motivation letter, including how your own research expertise is related to the aspired position of CSB and IMDO (2) the completed job application appendix for ZAP, (3) your academic CV. After the preselection, the selected candidates will be asked to submit a research plan and a research proposal for a first PhD researcher.
• The selection committee will review all of the applications as soon as possible after the application deadline. As soon as a decision has been made, we will inform you about the next steps in the selection procedure.
• If you have any questions about the online application form, please check the frequently asked questions or send an email to jobs@uantwerpen.be. If you have any questions about the job itself, please contact Edwin Wouters (Head of the Departement of Sociology, edwin.wouters@uantwerpen.be), Ive Marx (Spokesperson of the Centre for Social Policy, ive.marx@uantwerpen.be) and Silvia Lenaerts (Head of the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, silvia.lenaerts@uantwerpen.be).

The University of Antwerp received the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research Award for its HR policy. We are a sustainable, family-friendly organisation which invests in its employees’ growth. We encourage diversity and attach great importance to an inclusive working environment and equal opportunities, regardless of gender identity, disability, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or age. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse characteristics to apply.