Job description
The Department of Anthropology is hiring a Chair in Modern Asian History.
The
new chair is currently expected to spend 60 percent of the time on
teaching and 40 percent on research. Both activities include
administrative tasks and services to the community.
The chair
combines social anthropology with history. The chair’s expertise must
fit the profile of Research and Teaching Mission of the Moving Matters
group (see description). S/he has expertise in mobility and/or border
studies, labour relations, transnational flows of people, goods and
ideas.
The
new chair is currently expected to spend 60 percent of the time on
teaching and 40 percent on research. Both activities include
administrative tasks and services to the community.
The chair
combines social anthropology with history. The chair’s expertise must
fit the profile of Research and Teaching Mission of the Moving Matters
group (see description). S/he has expertise in mobility and/or border
studies, labour relations, transnational flows of people, goods and
ideas.
Tasks:
- Contributing to the broad and diverse
research and teaching profile of the anthropology in Amsterdam, notably
the anthropology of development; - developing, carrying out and
supervising empirical historical anthropological research at a high
academic level, further developing international leadership in this
field, developing a research line in collaboration with junior staff
members and other researchers working at the Amsterdam Institute for
Social Science Research (AISSR) and the social anthropology Program
Group ‘Moving Matters’; - teaching general, specialist and
methodological courses in the Bachelor's-, Master's-, Research Master's-
and PhD programs in anthropology at the University of Amsterdam, and
supervising graduate students; - acquiring and helping to acquire external funding for research (also on behalf of junior researchers);
- actively
contributing to the development of anthropology in the national and
international context by publishing and participating in national and
international research networks and educational initiatives; - carrying
out administrative tasks on behalf of the Department of Sociology and
Anthropology, the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research
(AISSR) and their interdisciplinary centres, the teaching programs, and
so forth.
Requirements
- Strong
general knowledge in the fields of the anthropology of development and
history as well as knowledge and experience in combining these and other
disciplines; - commitment to the research agenda of the AISSR in
general and the Program Group ‘Moving Matters’ in particular, and
commitment to enhance interdisciplinary collaborations in this specific
field; - outstanding track record in empirical research on themes
that fit the research and teaching profile of the Moving Matters group,
more in particular in the field of mobility and/or border studies,
transnational flows of people, goods and ideas, and/or labour – as
exemplified in a strong publication record in internationally peer
reviewed journals and/or books published by internationally recognized
press; - research experience in Asia and also proficiency in an Asian language;
- demonstrated
ability to acquire research funding from external sources (e.g. the
Netherlands’ Organization for Scientific Research, the European Research
Council, or other research councils, the European Union, or other
national and international funding agencies); - thorough mastery of historical and anthropological research methods, including research using databases;
- a
proven record of high-quality teaching, preferably at Bachelor's-,
Master's- and PhD level. Also a commitment to teaching general courses
as well as specialist courses in the Bachelor's and Master's programs in
Sociology and in the interdisciplinary Research Master Social Sciences; - track record in administration and commitment to carry out administrative tasks;
- adequate knowledge of Dutch, or the willingness to learn the Dutch language within two years;
- in
possession of the Dutch Basic Teaching Qualification (or foreign
equivalent), or willingness to acquire such a qualification on a fairly
short term.
Conditions of employment
Depending
on qualifications and experience, the salary will range from €5,003 to
€8,795 gross per month, in conformity with the Collective Labour
Agreement of Dutch Universities. Secondary benefits at Dutch
universities are attractive and include 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end
of year bonus.
on qualifications and experience, the salary will range from €5,003 to
€8,795 gross per month, in conformity with the Collective Labour
Agreement of Dutch Universities. Secondary benefits at Dutch
universities are attractive and include 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end
of year bonus.
Department
The Department of Anthropology is one of the departments in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG).
Research and education are carried out by special 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.
Research takes place
under the aegis of the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research
(AISSR). The AISSR is a multidisciplinary research institute, the
biggest one of its kind in the Netherlands. The broad scope and
pluralism of our education and research programmes are inspired by and
reflect a strong degree of internationalization. The AISSR Programme Group ‘Moving Matters: People, Goods, Power and Ideas’ consists
of researchers involved in social anthropology and the sociology of
development. These scholars, alongside colleagues from other groups and
disciplines, collaborate in various interdisciplinary centres, as well
as the International Institute for Social Science History (IISG).
Research and education are carried out by special 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.
Research takes place
under the aegis of the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research
(AISSR). The AISSR is a multidisciplinary research institute, the
biggest one of its kind in the Netherlands. The broad scope and
pluralism of our education and research programmes are inspired by and
reflect a strong degree of internationalization. The AISSR Programme Group ‘Moving Matters: People, Goods, Power and Ideas’ consists
of researchers involved in social anthropology and the sociology of
development. These scholars, alongside colleagues from other groups and
disciplines, collaborate in various interdisciplinary centres, as well
as the International Institute for Social Science History (IISG).
Additional information
For more information about this position, please contact:
- Prof. Mario Rutten, Chair of the Department of Anthropology
T: +31 (0)20 525 2504
