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Dear all, the University of Amsterdam is currently inviting applications for a full-time position as Full Professor in the field of urban sociology. The successful candidate will be expected to assume the role of Research Director of the Institute of Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES: www2.fmg.uva.nl/imes/). more information: <http://www.english.uva.nl/actueel/object.cfm/objectID=4CA76CC2-6044-4521-B7D49A968E58AD9A> (English; see also below) <http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/object.cfm/objectID=A1396587-F2B7-42AD-A94A77AADB1AA58B> (Dutch) best wishes Justus Academic vacancies <<ole0.bmp>> Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) is the largest educational and research institution in the social sciences in the Netherlands. The Faculty serves 7,000 students in numerous Bachelor's and Master's 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 education as well as research. There are over 1,200 employees at the Faculty department, which resides in a number of buildings in the centre of Amsterdam. The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is a unit of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences of the Universiteit van Amsterdam. The Department is responsible for academic staff that engages in teaching and research activities in the respective disciplines of Sociology and Anthropology. The Department's research activities are organised in the context of research institutes, in this case the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES). Teaching programmes are organised through the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Education (AISSE) and the postgraduate English-language programmes of the International School for Humanities and Social Sciences (ISHSS). Research and educational institutes are autonomous and have their own admission and performance standards. <<ole1.bmp>> <<ole2.bmp>> Research Director Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies and Chair in Urban Sociology (Hoogleraar), with specialisation in ethnic and cultural diversity in the urban environment <<ole3.bmp>> Full-time Vacancy number 05-2001 <<ole4.bmp>> <<ole5.bmp>> <<ole6.bmp>> Job profile The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the Universiteit van Amsterdam invites applications for a full-time position at the rank of Full Professor (Hoogleraar) in the field of urban sociology. Eligible candidates will be expected to assume the role of Research Director of IMES. Candidates should have research and teaching interests in the field of ethnic and cultural diversity in urban areas, broadly defined, in preference in comparative international perspective with a creative use of a variety of research techniques and methodologies. The department is particularly interested in candidates who can place their specialised research and teaching in the broader context of the discipline and the social sciences in general. Salary will depend on qualifications and experience, ranging from 4,517 EUR to 6,592 EUR gross per month, plus pension and contractual benefits. Contemporary scholarship in Sociology has consistently devoted considerable attention to the City and the growing diversity and complexity of the urban environment. The emergence and transformation of diverse lifestyles and subcultures, the frequent changes in relationships within and among social groups, and the dynamism of public-private sector interaction demand scholarly attention. The contemporary discipline places the city at the centre of global-local networks and flows of information, services, and migration. Migration, combined with cultural and geographical diversity and/or separation raise the classic issues of integration, inequality, and social cohesion. The professorship is one of four core disciplinary Chairs in Sociology in the Department. The successful candidate will be responsible for the leadership of both research and teaching activities and for enhancing the national and international profile of the discipline at the University. Teaching duties will involve leadership and development of the curriculum in the field of urban sociology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including the English-language MA in Migration and Ethnic Studies offered by the ISHSS. Successful candidates will be expected to contribute more generally to introductory teaching in the Sociology curriculum, teaching in the area of sociological theory, and both quantitative and qualitative social science research methods at both the BA and MA levels. An active role in the training and supervision of PhD candidates is expected. The Chair, as Director of IMES, will also play a leadership and supervisory role in developing the research activities of a team of some twenty researchers, including PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows. This involves multidisciplinary co-operation with active researchers from other departments who are also members of IMES. The Director will have overall responsibility for the research programme and budget of the Institute. Successful candidates will also be responsible for sharing with other Chairs, responsibility for the overall administration of the Department in the context of the University. <<ole7.bmp>> Requirements Interested candidates must have a completed PhD in Sociology or a related discipline, a superior record of refereed publications in both scholarly journals in the social sciences and with recognized international academic publishers, and a strong record of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at a high level of proficiency and at the required undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Candidates should have a well-developed and theoretically anchored programme of empirical research activities of demonstrable relevance to the development of the contemporary discipline in the field of specialisation. A proven capacity to solicit and obtain research funding from research councils, private foundations and contract research sources is a prerequisite. The candidate will be expected to considerably exceed the admission requirements of IMES, which she/he will direct, and to have a recognised international profile in the field as part of a broad network of active and internationally recognised scholarships. Experience of successful supervision and training at the PhD level is also expected. Candidates should have an adequate knowledge of Dutch and English. Candidates with no initial knowledge of Dutch will be expected, following language training, to be able to teach at the relevant level of competence within the first two years of taking up the appointment. <<ole8.bmp>> More information Candidates who wish to further discuss the post should contact Prof. Jan Willem Duyvendak, E-mail [log in to unmask] <<ole9.bmp>> Job application Applications, including a cover letter, full CV, at least two letters of reference, and samples of publications should be sent to: Universiteit van Amsterdam, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, to the attention of Mrs. M. Dahler, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, O.Z. Achterburgwal 185, 1012 DK Amsterdam, the Netherlands, or via E-mail to [log in to unmask] The deadline for applications is 29 April 2005. Interviews will be held on 9 and 10 May 2005. <<ole10.bmp>> Contact Prof. Jan Willem Duyvendak <mailto:[log in to unmask]> apply by E-mail to Mrs. M. Dahler <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Justus L. Uitermark Amsterdam School for Social science Research (ASSR) University of Amsterdam Kloveniersburgwal 48 1012 CX Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: 0031-20-5252277 / 0031-6-45292909 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Website: www.justusuitermark.nl