Assistant Professor(s) in Persuasive Communication

Specificaties - (uitleg)

Functietypes	Professors, associate professors, assistant professors and lecturers
Wetenschappelijke discipline	Behaviour and Society
Uren	38.0 uren per week
Vacaturenummer	W12-012
Vertalingen	en

Solliciteer binnen 28 dagen op deze vacature

Functiebeschrijving

• Teaching regular modules in the curricula of Communication Science at the bachelor and master level;
• supervising and evaluating internships, Bachelor theses and Master theses;
• carrying out research within the program Persuasive Communication of the ASCoR research programme;
• participating in committees, groups and projects in the program group.

Functie-eisen

The candidate:

• Has a PhD in one of the social sciences, preferably communication science, consumer or health psychology, or related disciplines;
• has an in-depth knowledge of their sub-discipline, proven by publications in prominent international journals and through well-known publishers;
• has a strong empirical analytical research profile;
• has the qualities to apply for competitive research grants in the future;
• has teaching experience, preferably BKO (otherwise to be obtained);
• excellent PhD candidates in their final phase are explicitly encouraged to apply.

Arbeidsvoorwaarden

The Assistant professorships (UD2) are scale 11, pending experience and track record, ranging from 3,195 to 4,374 gross per month (full-time). Promotion to UD1 (scale 12) ranging from 3,872 to 4,970 gross per month (full-time), is possible in the future, pending resources and performance.
The committee will make offers pending the vacancy, the financial situation and the experience and track record of the candidates.

Organisatie

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 9,000 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, which resides in a number of buildings in the centre of Amsterdam.

Afdeling

Department of Communication Science

The Department of Communication Science is organized along the lines of socially relevant issues, as reflected in the research and teaching programs. There are currently four program groups (Persuasive Communication, Political Communication and Journalism, Corporate Communication, and Youth and Media Entertainment). In addition the Department has a group of General Communication Science.

Additionele informatie

For specific questions about the job position, please contact prof.dr. Edith Smit e.g.smit@uva.nl  or see the website www.perscom.nl

Found here: http://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UVA/vacancy/12673/lang/en/

Assignment Services Consultant - Netherlands

Alchemy Recruitment Ltd - Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Job Description

Our clients base is diverse in terms of the size of their expatriate populations, the scope of services we provide, and the locations in which we provide them. Specialising in the outsourced delivery of the international assignment programs of our clients, our people are skilled in policy design, implementation and delivery; expatriate compensation and benefits planning; payroll; coordination of relocation services both in-house and in conjunction with external vendors; and work closely with their colleagues in relation to tax, social security and immigration issues.

Responsibilities:

The role of the Assignment Services Consultant is to manage client relationships on an operational level and act as an escalation point where issues may occur. In addition, the manager has team management and development responsibility.

Day to day responsibilities will include:

Principal client relationship contact and responsible for delivering positive relationships with all key stakeholders.

Responsibility for day-to-day delivery of services within the parameters of a detailed service level agreement on each client within their portfolio.

Responsible for the resolution of client service issues.

Responsible for the financial performance of their client
portfolio against KPI's.

Responsible for the development of each engagement within their portfolio through proactive advice on enhancements to improve service levels and profitability.

Active participation in the overall management of the outsourcing service.

Participation in new business pursuits and centre visit demonstrations.

For more information and a full job spec please contact Damian Bennett – damianb@alchemyrecruitment.com
Company Description

Alchemy Recruitment Ltd specialises in global recruitment for the Relocations/Global Mobility, Shipping, and Logistics sectors. Established over 15 years ago and staffed by industry qualified consultants our expertise, knowledge and experience within these industries is unparalleled. We recruit all levels of professionals and to every continent of the globe. To view our international vacancies please browse to www.alchemy-worldwide.com. We recruit for the following areas: Relocations: Global Mobility International Assignments Destination Services International HR Expatriate Management Corporate Immigration International Removals Shipping & Logistics: Import/Export all levels Logistics Operations Managers Project Co-ordinators Customs Clearance Business Developers Project Cargo Fine Art Shipping Multi-modal Forwarding Liner/Liner Agency Marine & Maritime: General Managers Fleet Managers Technical Superintendents QA/ISM Managers LNG Superintendents Charters/Shipbrokers Insurance/Cargo Claims
Additional Information

Posted:
December 21, 2011
Type:
Full-time
Experience:
Mid-Senior level
Functions:
Human Resources
Industries:
Human Resources, Financial Services
Job ID:
2316922

More info: http://www.alchemyrecruitment.com/

Customer Service Intern

Tracking Code
290736-718
Job Description
Customer Service Intern will work with the engineers on daily issue logs, lab infrastructure setups and onsite field support for Irdeto Middleware, Customer Care and Billing, Broadband and CA applications, and the hardware and software infrastructure that Service them. The CS Intern will work with his/her team members and other Irdeto resources to identify and resolve more difficult issues with the Irdeto applications in an effort to identify defects, influence the development of application workarounds and assist Irdeto Customer Service in resolving customer issues related to use of the Irdeto applications.

Required Skills
Verify code fixes that are part of the core product.
Assist Customer Service in bringing complex Service issues to resolution in a timely fashion.
Ensure that all Enhancements are captured and logged on CRM System
Develop knowledge of Irdeto software products and new system updates, as they become available.
Tracking issues on CRM/TFS.
Virtualisation of Setups
Support ATPs
Review documentation for completeness against actual.
Some travelling maybe expected at the end of the year programme once knowledge base of DVB is acceptable.
Complete at least one project for the CS EMEA Team
Ability to work independently and within a global team of hi-level professionals.
“Can do” attitude
Ability to perform basic troubleshooting
Positive and enthusiastic team player with the ability to work independently.
A key contributor in a complex and critical environment.
Self-starter, willing to learn and the ability to work under pressure.
Dynamic, customer orientated and willing to accept responsibilities.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
A good professional command of the English oral and written.
Ability to stay focused during times of ambiguity
Ability to work independently and within a global team of hi-level professionals

Required Experience
Knowledge of digital broadcasting, MPEG-2, DVB and IP systems
Windows Server 2003/2008 and SQL databases – preferably MS SQL 2005/2008.
Understanding of network infrastructure (vlans switching and routing).
Knowledge of IGMP and multicasting.
Experience with protocols and servers HTTP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, NFS, NIS, FTP, TFTP, NTP.
.NET , XML\XSLT , Javascript/CSS/HTML, C#, PHP, AJAX


No Agency Calls Please

Job Location
Hoofddorp, OTH NL
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular

Original post: http://irdeto.com/en/careers/job-opportunities.html

General Counsel

Irdeto - Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Job Description

The Vice President Legal (or General Counsel of Legal) is responsible for all legal and contractual support of Irdeto’s global business.

Primary responsibilities:

• Structure and manage the global legal and contractual staff and process(es), to ensure Irdeto’s goals can be achieved
• Provide analysis and counsel on legal, policy and commercial issues to include: proposed new products, protecting intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, compliance issues, non-disclosure agreements, master services agreements, license and royalty agreements
• Develop and recommend company policy and position on legal issues, closely aligned with MIH and Naspers legal counsel.
• Support critical contract negotiations, commercial deals, suppliers etc
• Write and administer complex vendor and client contracts
• Provide legal counsel on issues arising from actuals or anticipated lawsuits
• Anticipate and guard against legal risks facing the company
• Represent the company or its officials in various legal proceedings
• Manage the relationships with external law firms using them for external advice when appropriate

Manage the company’s internal legal team:

• Two Legal Business Partners for the Online and Digital-TV divisions 
• One Legal Shared Services manager responsible for the back-office legal support (maintaining company standards, contract management, compliance)

Additional responsibilities:

• As part of the CFO leadership team, the General Counsel (or Vice President Legal) has an overall responsibility within the team to support and constructively support, but also where appropriate challenge all key projects and initiatives
• Specifically the General Counsel (or Vice President Legal) has a role supporting Irdeto’s Directors in their fiduciary duties and being one of the custodians of the integrity of the business
• If required the General Counsel (or Vice President Legal) will also participate in projects outside of his direct area of responsibility

Interfaces and Authorities:

Internal

• All Irdeto departments, Irdeto Group Companies, (relevant) Naspers contacts
• Responsible for global contract managers and contract admin
• Working closely with the business owners, sales and the business support teams
• (MIH/Naspers) Working closely with the group legal council

External

• External partners (vendors, partners, customers), law firms

Working conditions:

• This position can be based in either the Netherlands or the US (Carlsbad or San Francisco). It shall depend on were the selected candidate comes from.
• Frequent travelling may be required
• As part of a global organisation with a global team, working hours require flexibility
• Used to be working under strict deadlines
• Visibility requires maintaining a professional appearance and positive company image towards external stakeholders

Knowledge and Skills requirements:

• Fully aligned with the business’ goals and understands the strategy in order to constructively support the business realizing its goals whilst being able to constructively challenge to protect the business’ interests from many stakeholder perspectives
• Good understanding of key business drivers in the IT Services industry
• Experience in negotiating commercial deals in the IT Services industry
• Intellectual Property management, licensing, contracting etc knowledge and experience
• Good base understanding of international commercial law, preferably with experience in North America, Europe and/or AsiaPacific
• Good managerial skills as the Legal team will be based in various countries, cultures and time zones.
• Experience with (re)structuring a global legal team,
• Modesty to know when to seek external advice to supplement knowledge on a matter or to fill a knowledge/experience gap;
• Excellent in English specifically in report writing and presentations
• Relevant law degree and professional experience
• Experience in a similar position for a global company or in an advisory function for a law firm
• Highly trustworthy as the position will require a high level of confidentiality

Desired Skills & Experience



• Fully aligned with the business’ goals and understands the strategy in order to constructively support the business realizing its goals whilst being able to constructively challenge to protect the business’ interests from many stakeholder perspectives
• Good understanding of key business drivers in the IT Services industry
• Experience in negotiating commercial deals in the IT Services industry
• Intellectual Property management, licensing, contracting etc knowledge and experience
• Good base understanding of international commercial law, preferably with experience in North America, Europe and/or AsiaPacific
• Good managerial skills as the Legal team will be based in various countries, cultures and time zones.
• Experience with (re)structuring a global legal team,
• Modesty to know when to seek external advice to supplement knowledge on a matter or to fill a knowledge/experience gap;
• Excellent in English specifically in report writing and presentations
• Relevant law degree and professional experience
• Experience in a similar position for a global company or in an advisory function for a law firm
• Highly trustworthy as the position will require a high level of confidentiality

Company Description

Irdeto is the most innovative software security and media technology company in the world. Through its dynamic monetization and security technologies, the company allows new forms of distribution for broadcast, broadband and mobile entertainment, as well as for the world’s most popular apps, eStores and consumer devices. Co-headquartered in Amsterdam and Beijing, the company employs more than 1,000 people in 25 locations around the world. Irdeto is a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE: NPN). Please visit Irdeto at www.irdeto.com.

More info: http://irdeto.com/en/careers/job-opportunities.html

MySQL DBA / Developer – Amsterdam – 55/65K, Amsterdam

Ref No.: 1340044

Region: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Job Description

My client is a mid-d proprietary-trading house based in Amsterdam. They have around 25 traders on different markets and financial products and looking to expand further. In order to grow on the front-office they need an extra DBA in the house.

The front-office development team is a medium d, quickly growing team of professionals that works in close co-operation with the IT and Trader departments. They have developed its own state of the art framework for accessing and trading markets all over the world. The usability of their trading applications needs to be improved

As a MySQL DBA you will work together with the other DBA. It’s important to strengthen the DBA team due to the increase of activities. You will be responsible for all large MySQL databases in the company on an international basis. Your responsibilities will include:
- DBA tasks - maintenance of the large databases (performance analysis and tuning, ad-hoc problems, foresee problems before they occur, database recovery, disaster recovery, storage engines, backup)
- Help developers in designing databases and develop them
- Upgrades (upgrades, plug-ins, replications, database integration)
- Querying
- 24/7 support

Your profile:
- You have a bachelor degree
- Experience with MySQL (versions 5.0 to 5.5) (MUST)
- Experience with Oracle is a plus
- Experience with a scripting language (Python, Bash, PHP) is a plus
- Some programming language skills is a plus
- You’re comfortable working in a Linux environment
- You speak fluent English
- You’re currently residing in the EU

You have a strong personality and are able to work in a stressful fast moving environment. You don’t have a 9-5 mentality (24/7 support and weekend work is required). You’re a self starter and learn quickly. You can work independently as well as in a team.

Offer:
They offer a highly learning environment and a wealth of (global) career opportunities. Besides that they pay a great salary with tremendous bonuses.

If you think you are suitable for this role then please apply by sending an updated copy of your CV via the link below for the attention of Silvie van Steensel.

Salary Indication:

Negotiable

More info here: http://netherlands.expatjobs.eu/item.aspx?details_url=4203x549308

Back office administrative support - Near native level Spanish/ French or Italian with fluency in English - SWT

Vacancy number 10972

Amsterdam reference 20120109-ZNVD

company description

International company

job description

• To ensure the data is set up in the system and are up to date
• To ensure that the Sales Responsible provide the correct discounts
• To ensure that agreements with the customers are filed
• To ensure, on a weekly basis, that order confirmations are send
• To join project groups to align processes and procedures in the region

requirements

- min. 1 - 2 year experience in admin roles
- accurate/ precize/ flexible/ pro active
- willing to learn
- no 9 - 5 mentality
- excellent MS office experience
- excellent communication skills
- near native level Italian/ French or Italian speaker (if you speak all 3 languages, this is a plus!) - written and spoken
- fluency in English (written and spoken)

salary indication

Max. 2100.00 EUR per month gross, based on 40 hours a week

More info: http://www.undutchables.nl/jobs/detail/?id=10972

online gaming community manager (Turkish market) AA

Vacancy number 10929

Utrecht reference 20111206-PNSH

company description

International leader in online gaming industry

job description

• Building Turkish communities with the help of social networks and forums;
• Engaging with the community including moderation and customer support;
• Creating regular community updates;
• Providing daily feedback to other teams, including reactive feedback (user comments and reviews) and proactive feedback (surveys, player meet-ups, and polls);
• Creating new engagement opportunities that promote conversion, recurring payments, player retention, and product loyalty;
• Identifying and analyzing issues and trends in customer requests and product performance; and
• Communicating customer suggestions and providing ideas for product improvement

requirements

• Fluent in Turkish and English, both written and verbal
• Passion for social media and games
• Previous community management and/or forum moderation experience
• A team oriented self-starter with the ability to plan, organize, and execute
• Creative and pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Strong self-motivation and high level of commitment
• Sympathetic to users’ needs and proactive in improving our user experience
• Passion for writing and sharing your ideas with others
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Windows/MS Office
• Fluency in other languages a plus
• Valid EU work permit and residing in the Netherlands

salary indication

2100- 2200

More info:  http://www.undutchables.nl/jobs/detail/?id=10929

Online gaming community manager for the Russian market

Meer informatie over deze vacature vind je een externe website.

Lees verder

International leader in online gaming industry.

job description

- Building Russian communities with the help of social networks and forums;
- Engaging with the community including moderation and customer support;
- Creating regular community updates;
- Providing daily feedback to other teams, including reactive feedback (user comments and reviews) and proactive feedback (surveys, player meet-ups, and polls);
- Creating new engagement opportunities that promote conversion, recurring payments, player retention, and product loyalty;
- Identifying and analyzing issues and trends in customer requests and product performance; and
- Communicating customer suggestions and providing ideas for product improvement.

requirements

- Fluent in Russian and English, both written and verbal
- Passion for social media and games
- Previous community management and/or forum moderation experience
- A team oriented self-starter with the ability to plan, organize, and execute
- Creative and pragmatic approach to problem solving
- Strong self-motivation and high level of commitment
- Sympathetic to users’ needs and proactive in improving our user experience
- Passion for writing and sharing your ideas with others
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Windows/MS Office
- Fluency in other languages a plus
- Valid EU work permit and residing in the Netherlands

salary indication
2100 - 2200

Originele titel: Online gaming community manager (Russian market) AA

More info here: http://www.undutchables.nl/jobs/detail/?id=10928

Communications Officer

International Baccalaureate

Communications OfficerLocation: The Hague
Salary band is EUR 35 000 – 38 000

The roleTo support the work within our Global Communications and Marketing team we are looking to recruit a fulltime Communications Officer, based in The Hague. The focus of this role is to coordinate and manage different activities and projects that address the communications needs of our stakeholder community around the world. The successful candidate will need experience in all aspects of providing support to a busy team including the creation of high quality external and internal communications encompassing media relations, digital communications, internal communications, events management, printed literature, marketing campaigns, branding and corporate identity.

Main requirements• Bachelor degree in communications and /or marketing;
• Proven communications experience;
• Experience of managing time sensitive projects;
• Ability to communicate with people at different levels/ cultures;
• Proven media relations experience; solid understanding of the (social)media landscape;
• Ability to write clearly for newsletters, brochures, websites etc;
• Highly proficient in computer skills;
• Experience within a not for profit sector is desirable;
• Good influencing skills and ability to develop effective working relationships;
• Good team player;
• Fluency in English required, French and Spanish are a plus.

Start Date:1 March 2012

Location:The post will be based in The Hague, the Netherlands

More info: http://www.mediavacature.nl/vacatures/communicatie/communications-officer.html