Perhaps there are some sociologists/anthropologists lurking on this list....

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The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) of the University of 
Amsterdam (UvA) is the largest educational and research institution in the 
social sciences in the Netherlands. The Faculty serves 7,500 students in 
numerous Bachelors and Masters programmes in Political Science, Sociology, 
Anthropology, Communication Science, Psychology, Social Geography, 
Planning and International Development Studies, and Educational Sciences. 
The academic staff is employed in teaching as well as research. There are 
over 1,100 employees in the Faculty, which resides in a number of 
buildings in the centre of Amsterdam.

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology (SocA) is one of the six 
Departments in the FMG. Research and teaching are carried out by dedicated 
institutes. The College of Social Sciences (CSS) and the Graduate School 
for the Social Sciences (GSSS) are responsible for the undergraduate and 
graduate teaching programmes in the social sciences. A new research 
institute for all the social sciences is being established in 2010, the 
Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR), as the 
administrative unit for researchers of three departments: Political 
Science, Sociology and Anthropology, and Human Geography, Planning and 
Development Studies.

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology currently has an opening for 
an Assistant professor in the Sociology/Anthropology of Globalization and 
Development

38 hours per week, or 1.0 fte

The new assistant professor will be expected to spend 60 percent of his or 
her time on teaching and 40 percent on research.

Duties
- strengthening the broad profile of the sociology and anthropology of 
development at the University of Amsterdam
- teaching general, specialist and methodological courses in the Bachelors 
and Masters programmes of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 
supervising undergraduate students and assisting in the supervision of 
graduate students
- developing, carrying out and supervising social science research. This 
research will take place within the AISSR research program Moving Matters: 
People, Goods, Power and Ideas (see the website of the Amsterdam Institute 
for Social Science Research: 
http://www.fmg.uva.nl/aissr/programmegroups.cfm for further information)
- securing (or helping to secure) external funding for research
- actively contributing to the development of the discipline in national 
and international contexts by publishing and participating in national and 
international research networks and educational initiatives

Profile
- completed doctoral thesis in the social sciences, preferably in the 
field of sociology, development sociology, or anthropology
- publications in international peer-reviewed periodicals and/or in books 
published by internationally recognised presses
- broad knowledge of general social science
- specialist knowledge in the field of Asian studies, preferably the 
sociology and anthropology of East Asia
- experience in conducting empirical research in Asia
- mastery of qualitative research methods
- ability to teach and motivate students at basic and advanced levels
- possession of a Basic Teaching Qualification (or equivalent) or 
willingness to acquire this certificate within two years
- fluency in Dutch and English, and preferably an Asian language 
(candidates with no Dutch proficiency must be able to teach in Dutch 
within two years).

Additional information
For more information about this position, please contact prof.dr M Rutten 
([log in to unmask]; tel + 31 20 525 2236) or prof.dr. H.W. van Schendel 
([log in to unmask]; tel + 31 20 525 2121).

Websites
University of Amsterdam: www.uva.nl
Faculty of Social & Behavioral Sciences: www.fmg.uva.nl
SocA: www.fmg.uva.nl/sociologie_en_antropologie
College of Social Sciences: www.fmg.uva.nl/csw
Graduate School of Social Sciences: www.graduateschoolsocialsciences.nl
Research Programmes: www.fmg.uva.nl/aissr/programmegroups.cfm

Appointment
Depending on qualifications and experience, the gross monthly salary will 
range from EUR 3,195 (scale 11) to EUR 4,970 (scale 12), based on a 
full-time 
appointment (38 hours a week).

Job Application
Applications, in the form of a letter and a full cv and overview of 
publications, ought to be emailed to the Secretariat of the Department, 
[log in to unmask], before 1 May 2010.

Contact Info:
Applications, in the form of a letter and a full cv and overview of 
publications, ought to be emailed to the Secretariat of the Department, 
[log in to unmask], before 1 May 2010.
Website: http://www.fmg.uva.nl/aissr/research/programmegroups.cfm

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