[Commlist] Assistant Professor in Media & Popular Culture / Postdoc in Media & Popular Culture

Topic: Assistant Professor in Media & Popular Culture / Postdoc in Media 
& Popular Culture

The Department of Arts & Culture Studies of the Erasmus School of 
History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC) is looking for four new 
colleagues:

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN MEDIA & POPULAR CULTURE (0,8 – 1,0 fte)

POSTDOC IN MEDIA & POPULAR CULTURE (0,8 – 1,0 fte)

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN CULTURAL HERITAGE (0,8 – 1,0 fte)

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES & DIGITALIZATION (0,8 – 1,0 fte)

ESHCC is increasing its research and education in the area of Cultural 
Heritage, Creative Industries and Popular Culture. Do you have a PhD 
degree in the field of Media Studies, Communication Science, Arts and 
Culture Studies or a related field and some years of experience? Come 
join our school as an assistant professor or Postdoc!

JOB DESCRIPTION

The successful candidate is expected to:

-perform teaching in one or more of our programmes at Bachelor’s and 
Master’s level. Teaching involves individual supervision of research 
internships and theses; lectures and workgroups;

-participating in the research programmes of the department and school;

-publishing research findings in (high impact) international scientific 
journals;

-contributing to the acquisition of external research funding for the 
benefit of the research programmes;

-contribute to the management tasks of the department;

-take an active part in relevant national and international academic 
networks and organizations.

State in your application for which position you are applying.

REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible, a candidate must have:

-A PhD degree in a relevant discipline (Cultural Sociology, Cultural 
Economics, Cultural Studies or a related).

-Extensive research experience, evidenced by ample publications in 
ranked international journals and grants acquisition efforts.

-Prior teaching experience, preferably in an international environment, 
with the well-documented ability to inspire students from undergraduate 
to postgraduate levels.

-Candidates who don’t possess a formal teaching qualification, are 
expected to acquire it within two years (according to the standards of 
the so-called BKO-University Teaching Qualification).

-A track record in making societal impact, for example having worked 
with societal partners, presented research to a non-academic audience;

-Excellent proficiency in spoken and written English. (Non-English 
speakers have to meet the C1-standards of the Common European Framework 
(CEFR) International applications are expected to acquire the Dutch 
language within two years).

Furthermore, we are looking for:

-Extensive knowledge of - and ample experience with - a wide range of 
social science research methods.

-Strong communication and organizational skills and the ability to 
co-operate with others and perform well within an international and 
diverse team.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Assistant professors: employment starts preferably on 1 November 2022 
and will run for a fixed term of 1.5 years initially, to be converted 
into a permanent contract contingent upon an excellent performance.

Postdoc: employment starts preferably on 1 November 2022 and will run 
for a fixed term of 2 years

The conditions of employment correspond with the Collective Labour 
Agreement (CAO) of the Dutch Universities (CAO NU). Salary is dependent 
on your training, experience, knowledge and ranges from a minimum of € 
3.974,- to a maximum of € 6.181,- gross per month on a fulltime basis, 
in accordance with Scale 11 or 12 of the CAO-NU. In accordance with the 
CAO NU a placement in a starting grade is possible for the maximum 
duration of two years.

In addition, we offer an 8% holiday allowance, an end-of-year payment of 
8.3%, and a very generous paid leave scheme. Furthermore, EUR is 
affiliated with ABP for the pension provision, and we offer partially 
paid parental leave, fully paid extended birth leave for partners, a 
personal career budget, work-life balance coaches, discounted collective 
health insurance, and more. As an employee, you can also use EUR 
facilities such as the University library and receive a discount on 
subscriptions for the Erasmus sports center.

Erasmus University Rotterdam offers a Dual Career Programme (DCP) to 
assist the life partners of new academic staff (on payroll) in finding 
employment in The Netherlands. The programme is offered in close 
cooperation with the nearby universities of Delft and Leiden.

EMPLOYER

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is an internationally oriented 
university with a strong social orientation in its education and 
research, as expressed in our mission ‘Creating positive societal 
impact’. EUR is home to 3.700 academics and professionals and almost 
33.000 students from more than 140 countries. Everything we do, we do 
under the credo The Erasmian Way – Making Minds Matter. We’re global 
citizens, connecting, entrepreneurial, open-minded, and socially 
involved. These Erasmian Values function as our internal compass and 
create EUR’s distinctive and recognizable profile. From these values, 
with a broad perspective and with an eye for diversity, different 
backgrounds and opinions, our employees work closely together to solve 
societal challenges from the dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. 
Thanks to the high quality and positive societal impact of our research 
and education, EUR can compete with the top European universities. 
www.eur.nl.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Assistant professors: 
https://www.academictransfer.com/en/314924/assistant-professors-in-the-department-of-arts-culture-studies/ 
<https://www.academictransfer.com/en/314924/assistant-professors-in-the-department-of-arts-culture-studies/>

Postdocs: 
https://www.academictransfer.com/en/314920/postdoc-positions-in-digitization-media-and-popular-culture-cultural-heritage-and-creative-industries-4x-08-fte-10-fte/ 
<https://www.academictransfer.com/en/314920/postdoc-positions-in-digitization-media-and-popular-culture-cultural-heritage-and-creative-industries-4x-08-fte-10-fte/>

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