JOB DESCRIPTION

We invite applications for the position of Assistant / Associate Professor in Digital Marketing. We seek a colleague coming from any research domain in marketing (consumer behavior, marketing strategy, quantitative marketing) to contribute to our growth ambitions. Applicants who can create synergies with our research and teaching activities in the areas of digital marketing, neuro-marketing, B2B, or marketing research are particularly encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will join our High-Tech Business and Entrepreneurship (HBE) department. The HBE department holds a leading position for research intersecting business, technology, and the social sciences. We conduct cross-disciplinary business research, supporting organizations in innovative management and decision-making. Our marketing team in HBE is a growing and collaborative group with a range of research interests and methodological approaches, including digital marketing, marketing analytics, B2B, health marketing. We are committed to creating a collegial and cross-disciplinary environment through collaborations with the behavioral lab (BMS Lab), data science lab (BDSI), and engagement with the businesses and the community.

RESPONSIBILITIES

A successful candidate will

• carry out research in marketing and digital marketing;
• (co-)teach and coordinate courses in our Bachelor and Master programs of (International) Business Administration;
• supervise students in their graduation BA and MSc thesis ;
• work jointly with the BMS lab;
• contribute to our research funding acquisition, and work closely with companies and government agencies;
• contribute towards the supervision of PhD students.

YOUR PROFILE

• hold a PhD degree in Marketing or a closely related field (required);
• have experience in research, proven by a strong job market paper and a promising pipeline (early career candidates), and publications in reputable academic journals;
• have teaching experience (both lecturing and tutoring) at an internationally accredited university, with good teaching evaluations;
• possess good communication skills and an excellent command of English;
• possess a (equivalent of) Dutch University Teaching Qualification certificate, or be willing to obtain this, and have a real passion for, and the ambition to become a creative and effective teacher.

OUR OFFER

We offer a 1-year contract with a prospect for a permanent position. The starting salary, depending on experience, ranges between ? 3.746 to ? 6.317 gross per month (in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities), based on the job profile Assistant or Associate Professor. In addition, the University of Twente offers additional attractive employment conditions (8% holiday allowance, 8.3% end-of-year bonus, solid pension scheme, sabbatical leave, professional and personal development programs, etc.).

INFORMATION AND APPLICATION

For more information on this position you can contact prof. dr. ir. L.J.M. Nieuwenhuis, email:[email protected]. Please include a full resume, a job market paper, 3 references and a recent teaching evaluation, before 15tht of September 2021.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

The Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social sciences (BMS) aims to play a pivotal role in understanding, co-engineering and evaluating innovation in society. Innovation is driven by advances in technology. By means of 'social engineering', we are here to integrate these advances in society. As a people-first tech university, we align these advances with the needs and behaviour of humans. We ensure proper public and private management as well as robust, inclusive and fair organisational structures. The faculty of BMS does this by developing, transferring and applying high-quality knowledge of Psychology, Business Administration, Public Administration, Communication Science, Philosophy, Educational Science, and Health Sciences. Our research and education in these disciplines is challenge-based. The BMS research programmes are directly linked to our research institutes: Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, the TechMed Centre and the Digital Society Institute.

University of Twente (UT)

University of Twente (UT) has entered the new decade with an ambitious, new vision, mission and strategy. As ?the ultimate people-first university of technology' we are rapidly expanding on our High Tech Human Touch philosophy and the unique role it affords us in society. Everything we do is aimed at maximum impact on people, society and connections through the sustainable utilisation of science and technology. We want to contribute to the development of a fair, digital and sustainable society through our open, inclusive and entrepreneurial attitude. This attitude permeates everything we do and is present in every one of UT's departments and faculties. Building on our rich legacy in merging technical and social sciences, we focus on five distinguishing research domains: Improving healthcare by personalised technologies; Creating intelligent manufacturing systems; Shaping our world with smart materials; Engineering our digital society; and Engineering for a resilient world.

As an employer, University of Twente offers jobs that matter. We equip you as a staff member to shape new opportunities both for yourself and for our society. With us, you will be part of a leading tech university that is changing our world for the better. We offer an open, inclusive and entrepreneurial climate, in which we encourage you to make healthy choices, for example, with our flexible, customisable conditions.