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Dear all, Apologies for cross-posting! Please find below the job opening for an assistant professor position of International Relations/European Integration at the Political Science Department at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands (or click here: http://www.ru.nl/vacatures/details/details_vacature_0?recid=509207). We are a great and enthusiastic team and welcome applications from scholars from every conceivable theoretical paradigm (!) and field of expertise that falls into the broad domain of International Relations (IR) and/or Global Political Economy/or IR bordering European Union Studies/EU External Relations. Note that employment conditions at the Radboud University are excellent (fixed employment after four years), and that non-Dutch speaking candidates will be granted three years to aquire a demonstrable command of the Dutch language. Please feel free to forward this e-mail to suitable candidates. The closing date is 10 June 2012. Best wishes, Angela Wigger Assistant Professor of International Relations/European Integration (0,8 - 1,0 fte) Nijmegen School of Management Vacancy number: 27.07.12 Closing date: 10 June 2012 Responsibilities As Assistant Professor of International Relations/European Integration you will develop and teach high-quality courses in International Relations and European Integration as part of the Political Science study programme (BA/MA) and will supervise students writing their Bachelor’s and Master’s theses. Your research will contribute to the research programme ‘Distributive Conflict in a Globalizing World: Consequences for State-Market-Civil Society Arrangements’ and should result in publications in leading international journals. You will also be required to write funding proposals. There is a 60/40 teaching time/research time ratio. Work environment The Nijmegen School of Management (NSM) is an academic centre of research and higher learning. There are seven departments within NSM: Business Administration, Public Administration, Political Science, Economics, Social and Political Sciences of the Environment, Human Geography, and Spatial Planning. Altogether, NSM employs 220 full-time staff. NSM offers education to about 3,000 students. The Department of Political Science has a strong reputation for offering high-quality teaching by a dynamic and inspiring team. It hosts national and international experts in Comparative Politics, International Relations/European Integration, and Political Theory. In the Institute for Management Research, they cooperate with scholars from conflict studies, economics, and public administration in the research programme Distributive Conflict in a Globalizing World (DisCon). DisCon investigates and evaluates the impact of globalization on (potential) distributional conflicts (regarding both material and immaterial issues) within social systems, their effect on the nature of the arrangements between states, markets, and civil society, as well as the means and strategies aiming at preventing or managing such (potential) conflicts. What we expect from you You have a PhD in the social sciences and have demonstrable expertise in the field of international relations. Specific expertise in (new) security and the history and theories of European integration is an advantage. You are an enthusiastic team worker. You are able and motivated to contribute to the academic debate on international relations/European integration, as evidenced by publications in leading international academic journals. Furthermore, you should have the ability to acquire research funds. You should have teaching experience, excellent didactic skills, and a good command of the English language. You will be expected to have a demonstrable command of Dutch within three years. What we have to offer We offer you: - employment: 0,8 - 1,0 fte; - in addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus; - Radboud University Nijmegen has excellent conditions of employment. The salary depends on qualifications and experience; - duration of the contract: 4 years maximum. Excellent candidates may be offered a contract for an indefinite period of time; - you will be appointed as an Assistant Professor (UD). Are you interested in our excellent employment conditions? Other Information This job vacancy was also offered in January/February 2012. Those who responded at the time need not re-apply. Would you like to know more? Further information on: Nijmegen School of Management prof. dr. Bertjan Verbeek E-mail: [log in to unmask] Applications Are you interested? Applications should include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a list of publications and two letters of reference from relevant persons within academia. Interviews will be held on 27 and 28 June 2012. It is Radboud University Nijmegen's policy to only accept applications by e-mail. Please send your application, stating vacancy number 27.07.12, to [log in to unmask], for the attention of prof. dr. Bertjan Verbeek, before 10 June 2012. For more information on the application procedure: +31 24 3611173 -- Assistant Professor International Relations & Global Political Economy Department of Political Science Radboud University Nijmegen Thomas van Aquinostraat 5.1.34 PO.Box 9108 6500 HK Nijmegen Tel.: 31(0) 24 3611978 Fax: 31(0) 24 3612379 e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.ru.nl/politicologie/koppeling/wigger/ http://www.arcipe.eu/members/angela-wigger/ Out now: (2011) The Politics of European Competition Regulation. A Critical Political Economy Perspective. New York and London: Routledge/RIPE Series in Global Political Economy.