Combined PhD-teaching position: Engaging in Climate Science

2 maanden geleden

Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland Utrecht University Voltijd

One of many complex sustainability challenges we are currently facing is global climate change. There is ample evidence showing that the human population is on an unsustainable trajectory, with increasing CO2 emissions and declining biodiversity. While knowledge on the climate system is growing, our ways to teach students and engage with the public regarding this information is keeping up with this pace. In this position, you will combine teaching and research on the interface between the sciences and the arts.

Your job

Moving towards a sustainability transformation requires our students to adapt to change and to develop their capacity to shape and create change. For this, it is important to connect the cognitive learning objectives (head) with practical skill development (hand) and affective learning objectives (heart). In this PhD project, the aim is to implement the head-hand-heart approach in our climate change research and education. You will therefore be working on the interface between the sciences and the arts. On the one hand, you will work on environmental topics, including data gathering in the field or living labs, and data harvesting from large data repositories, data analysis and modelling. On the other hand, you will work together with the University of the Arts Utrecht (HKU), working, for instance, on gamification and sonification of climate science.

To explore and study the interface between the climate sciences and the arts, the Copernicus Institute of sustainable development is looking for a combined teacher-PhD candidate with an interest in education and sustainability & climate science. In this position, you will combine research on environmental sciences and sustainability education with teaching in our bachelor and master programmes. As a combined teacher-PhD candidate, you have a six-year contract to complete your PhD research and obtain aUniversity Teaching Qualification (UTQ/BKO) in combination with teaching and education development.Teaching is primarily based at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, in the Bachelor Global Sustainability Science and the Master Sustainable Development. Your time between research and teaching is divided In addition, approximately 10% of your time is allocated for professional and academic development, for instance for obtaining a University Teaching Qualification (UTQ/BKO) and following PhD courses. You will also join theGeosciences Graduate School for PhDs.

Your qualities

We are looking for a candidate with a background in natural sciences and a proven passion for sustainability education. You are somebody that likes to prepare your students for the great challenges of the coming decades with your teaching and research. As an ideal candidate you have:

  • a Master's degree (or you graduate before starting date) in Environmental Sciences, Sustainability Sciences, Earth Sciences, Biology, or a related field;
  • proven ability to work with large datasets and model-output;
  • affinity with the societal context of sustainability challenges;
  • interest in and a positive experience with teaching (e.g. teaching assistant, junior teacher, high school teacher);
  • motivation to further develop your teaching skills and acquire the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ/BKO);
  • energy to combine teaching and research over a 6-year period;
  • excellent communication and academic writing skills in English (equivalent to B2)

    Our offer

    We offer:

    • a position for one year, with an extension to a total of six years upon successful assessment;
    • a working week of 36 hours and a gross monthly salary between €3,226 and €5,090 in the case of full-time employment (salary scale 10 under the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU));
    • 8% holiday pay and 8.3% year-end bonus;
    • a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible terms of employment based on the CAO NU.

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