Professor of Transition Processes in Urban and Rural Areas

At Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (HVHL), we collaborate on sustainable solutions for current issues from the perspectives of education, research, and the professional field. As Professor of Transition Processes in Urban and Rural Areas, you will have the opportunity to develop a powerful research program, collaborate with inspiring partners, and thereby make a direct impact on the professional field as well as our students.

The Research Group on Transition Processes in Urban and Rural Areas will focus on transition processes, participation, and systemic changes, and the effect these have on the living environment of humans, plants, and animals. In doing so, the Research Group will align with a very diverse range of practical issues concerning climate, water, nature, the living environment, food supply, and livelihood security. Issues regarding the design of both liveable cities and the surrounding areas will be investigated within a social science context. In doing so, the Research Group makes a significant contribution to the objectives and vision of HVHL.

The Professorship is not an entirely new professorship, but it is a continuation of the CoPSEL (Communication, Participation and Socio-Ecological Learning) professorship, which currently already has an extensive research portfolio. The themes and projects related to the design of sustainable and livable cities are being added to this portfolio. You can find the initial memorandum for this professorship here. Cannot open it? Then please email anja.jansen@hvhl.nl, and she will email it to you as soon as possible.

Make an impact with practice-oriented research!

The Position

As Professor, you are the figurehead of the research group. You connect research, education, and practice, and leverage your vision and network to link the two directions within the research group. You:

• develop a future-oriented and coherent research program in which you connect the existing research portfolio with the new theme;
• build a research program with a clear societal and strategic impact;
• provide inspiring leadership to the research group consisting of junior and senior (lecturer-)researchers, PhD candidates, and postdocs, and encourage their further professional development;
• actively involve students and lecturers in the research and contribute to curriculum development and educational innovation;
• work from your specific socio-ecological knowledge with the various research groups within our university of applied sciences, both in Velp and Leeuwarden;
• position the research group within and outside Van Hall Larenstein and build sustainable collaborations with the professional field, both nationally and internationally;
• acquire external funding and research assignments to strengthen the research group; actively disseminates research results to professional practice and society.

Your profile

You are a visionary leader with a passion for applied research. Thanks to your strategic insight, you know how to realize impact in education and practice. You:

• hold a PhD (preferably in the Social/Environmental Sciences or a related discipline) and have extensive experience with practice-oriented research;
• bring a clear vision regarding the theme of the research group and the societal issues associated with it;
• are an inspiring leader with experience in building and managing research teams;
• possess a strong (inter-)national network and know how to actively utilize it;
• have demonstrable experience in acquiring external funding and research projects;
• are a strong communicator and are the figurehead of the research group;
• actively seek collaboration with degree programs, research groups, and external partners;
• have an affinity for education and for guiding students and lecturers.

You have a command of both Dutch and English (C1 level). Candidates who do not (yet) have a good command of the Dutch language are expected to develop this to C1 level within 2 years.

Why Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences?

We are the most sustainable educational institution in the Netherlands with an international focus; as a knowledge institute, the university combines education with applied research within the various research groups. HVHL trains students to become high-quality, ambitious, and innovative professionals who contribute to making the world more sustainable.

With the institutional plan ‘Growing as experts in transition’, we provide direction for our education and research for the period 2022-2027. It articulates our ambitions and forms the basis for policy plans and annual evaluations.

What we offer you

At Van Hall Larenstein, you will have the opportunity to build your research group within a university of applied sciences where sustainability and collaboration are central. You will receive:

• space to realize your vision and expand the research group with an enthusiastic team;
• committed colleagues, students, and network partners who want to make an impact together with you;
• An employment contract for a period of 6 years (0.8 – 1.0 FTE); an option for extension can be explored at a later date;
• The salary depends on knowledge and experience, corresponds to salary scale 15 (CAO-HBO), and amounts to a minimum of €7,138.40 and a maximum of €9,544.16 gross per month for a full-time work week;
• We value your development, both professional and personal. HVHL offers training and courses for employees and teams via MyAcademy;
• HVHL considers it important that every employee can work on sustainable employability; DI hours are available for this purpose.

Our terms of employment are in accordance with the CAO-HBO, and include:

• 8% holiday allowance;
• 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
• pension insurance with ABP.

In addition, HVHL has a number of supplementary conditions, including:

• NS Business Card; for other modes of travel, you receive a travel allowance;
• bicycle plan;
• You can make use of a collective health insurance plan;
• “Welcome Aboard at HVHL” program for all our new employees.

Questions?

Visit our website https://www.hvhl.nl/ to get an impression of Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences. Do you have questions regarding the content? Then call Gerard Robijn at 06-28850427. For questions about the procedure, you can call Anja Jansen, Recruitment Advisor, at 06-34340928.

Application procedure

We have already prepared the application procedure so that you can take this into account in your schedule. You can apply for this vacancy via the application button up to and including May 25. You will receive a response to your application after the procedure has closed. The first interviews are scheduled for June 15.

If you are invited for a second round of interviews (including the advisory committee), this is scheduled for June 25. An assessment may be part of the selection procedure.

An extensive screening (including a Certificate of Conduct application/references/background check) is part of the procedure. The costs for this will be reimbursed.

Solicitation resulting from this advertisement is not appreciated.