-internal vacancy- Core Lecturer Computational Social Science

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Amsterdam, Nederland Universiteit van Amsterdam Voltijd

What are you going to do

As a Core Lecturer, you will take the lead in innovative teaching activities within our transdisciplinary, project-based curriculum. You will do so in close consultation with the team of core lecturers, with the examiners of the semester courses, experts across the three faculties, and in alignment with learning trajectory objectives. You will supervise several groups of students at an individual and group level in a small-scale setting. You will coach and guide them throughout their projects with external partners, including their (capstone) graduation projects, and monitor their academic progress. You will also teach and supervise workshops.

What do you have to offer

You

hold a PhD degree or are a PhD candidate near to completion in a relevant discipline to Computational Social Science or related interdisciplinary field; identify as a computational social scientist; have affinity with, and interest in interdisciplinary teaching and/or research; have excellent English language skills (proficiency in Dutch or willingness to learn Dutch is a plus); have experience in teaching and activating student learning in a university setting; have experience in course design and course development, preferably within a project-based curriculum; are familiar with the particular challenges that students may encounter while learning computer programming and computational data analysis (or are willing to learn more about this); are skilled in research methods; are skilled in scientific programming; have a willingness to become an academic mentor to students; have a willingness to contribute to Computational Social Science as a community.

We are particularly interested in candidates with a background in changemaking, (data) ethics, and the theoretical underpinnings of computational social science.

Experience in coaching students at an individual or group level is a plus.

Qualified candidates with a background in community organizing, entrepreneurship, or similar are encouraged to apply.

What can we offer you

We offer a temporary contract at the Department of Sociology. The start date will be as soon as possible; we expect the successful candidate to be able to join the semester team late August. Employment will be for a period of one year and up to 38 hours per week.

Depending on the staffing situation, and upon positive evaluation and satisfactory performance, you may be offered a permanent contract.

The gross monthly salary based on a full-time employment (38 hours per week) ranges from €4, up to a maximum of €5, gross per month. The starting salary will be based on qualifications, expertise and relevant work experience. The profile “Teacher 3” is applicable in accordance with the .

We additionally offer an extensive package of secondary benefits, including 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.

The UvA offers excellent possibilities for further professional development and education.

What else do we offer

a position that highly values a can-do attitude and fully encourages you to take initiative; a dedicated programme team that is enthusiastic about innovative teaching in which student learning and social engagement take centre stage; an inspiring academic and international work environment in the city centre of Amsterdam.

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