ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH

Do you like to teach students about embryology and the influence of lifestyle and environmental factors on our health? Would you like to investigate how exposure to chemicals at young age can lead to disease later in life? Are you passionate about a career at the university? Apply then for this job at the department Environment and Health at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam!

Location: AMSTERDAM
FTE: 0.8 – 1

Job description

The health of all organisms – including humans – is directly affected by the environment we live in. This includes lifestyle choices, but also exposure to pollutants and use of therapeutic drugs. Recent years, it has become increasingly clear that exposures to pollutants and drugs during early life can affect one’s health and may lead to diseases later in life.

As researcher, you will initiate and perform high-quality research, culminating in publications and grant acquisitions. You investigate the association between chemical exposures, especially during early life stages, and health outcomes in humans. Your research should be closely connected to, strengthen or complement the research theme “Linking life-style factors to human health indices” within the Environmental Health and Toxicology section of the department. You will contribute to the research of assistant professors, PhD candidates, Master students, and Bachelor students.

As teacher, you will coordinate and teach in courses within the Health and Life Sciences Bachelor program. You’ll be involved in (re)designing courses within this and other BSc/MSc programs for various life sciences programs within the Faculty of Science. We encourage that you continuously improve your courses, for example by implementing novel teaching methods.

Requirements

• You have a PhD and worked for several years as assistant professor in the field of human health sciences or a closely related field with a track record of internationally, peer-reviewed publications
• You have vast expertise in (developmental) biology, epigenetics and epidemiology
• You have experience in writing research grant proposals, which is substantiated with successful acquisition of external funds
• You have a basic qualification in teaching for Dutch universities (‘BKO’), or be willing to acquire this qualification after appointment
• You are comfortable with teaching in the Dutch language or be able to do so within reasonable time.
• You have a well-expressed personal vision on teaching and research line
• You have a proven capacity to motivate and supervise academic researchers as well as students at BSc/MSc/PhD level
• You have excellent social skills, and are an excellent team builder and collaborator

What are we offering?

A challenging position in a socially involved organization. On full-time basis the remuneration amounts to a minimum gross monthly salary of €4,814 (scale 12) and a maximum €6,702 (scale 13), depending on your education and experience. The job profile is based on the university job ranking system and is vacant for at least 0.8 FTE.

We offer a tenure track position at the level of assistant/associate professor, dependent on your expertise, initially for the duration of 18 months. A career plan will be made with defined performance criteria and formalised in a career track agreement. After a positive evaluation based on the career track agreement, permanent employment will be granted after 18 months.

Additionally, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers excellent fringe benefits and various schemes and regulations to promote a good work/life balance, such as:

• a maximum of 41 days of annual leave based on full-time employment
• 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
• solid pension scheme (ABP)
• contribution to commuting expenses
• optional model for designing a personalized benefits package

About Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

The ambition of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is clear: to contribute to a better world through outstanding education and ground-breaking research. We strive to be a university where personal development and commitment to society play a leading role. A university where people from different disciplines and backgrounds collaborate to achieve innovations and to generate new knowledge. Our teaching and research encompass the entire spectrum of academic endeavor – from the humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences through to the life sciences and the medical sciences.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is home to more than 30,000 students. We employ over 5,500 individuals. The VU campus is easily accessible and located in the heart of Amsterdam’s Zuidas district, a truly inspiring environment for teaching and research.

Diversity
We are an inclusive university community. Diversity is one of our most important values. We believe that engaging in international activities and welcoming students and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds enhances the quality of our education and research. We are always looking for people who can enrich our world with their own unique perspectives and experiences.

The Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science inspires researchers and students to find sustainable solutions for complex societal issues. From forest fires to big data, from obesity to medicines and from molecules to the moon: our teaching and research programmes cover the full spectrum of the natural sciences. We share knowledge and experience with leading research institutes and industries, both here in the Netherlands and abroad.

Working at the Faculty of Science means working with students, PhD candidates and researchers, all with a clear focus on their field and a broad view of the world. We employ more than 1,250 staff members, and we are home to more than 11,000 students.

About A-LIFE

The position is offered within the Amsterdam Institute of Life and Environment (A-LIFE – www.a-life-vu.nl) department at the Faculty of Science of the VU University Amsterdam. A-LIFE is created by the merger between the departments of Ecology, Health and Environment and Molecular Cell Biology. Within the Department, the Environmental Health and Toxicology section has a keen focus on the developmental origin of health and disease. We aim to understand disease from a toxicological (mechanistic) perspective, as well as from an epidemiological viewpoint. We use this knowledge to do innovative research and provide state-of-the-art education, but also to inform society about potential health risks.

Application

Are you interested in this position? Please apply via the application button and upload your curriculum vitae and cover letter until

30/09/2022

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Applications received by e-mail will not be processed.

Vacancy questions
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy, you may contact:

Name: Prof. dr. Majorie van Duursen
Position: Professor
E-mail: m.van.duursen@vu.nl
Telephone: 020-5986621

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