[ecrea] Lecturer/PhD candidate position in Arts and Culture Studies

The Erasmus University Rotterdam offers a 
Lecturer/PhD candidate position in Arts and 
Culture Studies, with a focus on ?dark tourism?.


Erasmus University Rotterdam

The expertise of Erasmus University Rotterdam 
(EUR) is concentrated in the fields of Business 
Administration, Economics, Medicine and Health 
Sciences, Law, Social Sciences, History, Culture, 
Communication, and Philosophy. In addition to the 
initial degree programmes and scientific 
research, the University offers specific 
postgraduate study programmes and courses. 
Erasmus University has around 20,000 students and some 2,000 staff members.

Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC)
The Erasmus School of History, Culture and 
Communication includes the Departments of Media 
and Communication, Arts and Culture Studies, and 
History at Erasmus University. The FHKW is home 
to over 900 students and some 120 staff members.

Arts and Culture Studies
The Department of Arts and Culture Studies is a 
vibrant, internationally oriented department 
within the Faculty of History and Arts. In 
addition to a Dutch-language bachelor?s programme 
in Culture Studies and a master?s programme in 
Arts and Culture Studies, the Department offers 
an international master?s in Cultural Economics 
and Cultural Entrepreneurship and a  Research 
master?s in the Sociology of Culture, Media and 
the Arts. The Department is closely linked to the 
Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication 
and Culture (ERMeCC), which serves as the main 
base for researchers in the sociology of media, 
culture and the arts at Erasmus.

The Department of Arts and Culture Studies has a vacancy for an:


Lecturer/PhD 
candidate 
(f/m,1,0 fte)
in Arts and Culture Studies


Job description
At the Erasmus School of History, Culture and 
Communication, you will have an opportunity to 
collaborate with renowned academics with an 
international approach. As a lecturer, you will 
also be teaching in a dynamic and stimulating environment.

The PhD research focuses on ?dark tourism?: the 
tourist consumption of sites associated with 
death and suffering. Famous examples of such 
sites are Ground Zero, the war trenches at Ieper, 
Poenari Castle, and the Parisian cemetery 
Père-Lachaise. Recent years have seen explosive 
growth in this type of tourism, with far-reaching 
implications for the experience and organization 
of what has been labeled ?difficult? or ?dark? 
heritage. Still little is known about why people 
would like to visit these sites. How can we 
explain the increasing popularity of dark tourism within contemporary culture?

The lecturer/PhD candidate position is temporary 
and will consist of both teaching tasks (40%) and 
research and research training (60%) towards 
doctoral research, and a dissertation, which must 
be completed within five years. The lecturer/PhD 
candidate will be tasked with teaching, 
conducting doctoral research, publishing articles 
in academic journals, writing a dissertation and 
completing the doctoral degree. The teaching 
duties will be consistent with the job profile of 
a (junior-) lecturer (Wetenschappelijk Docent), 
while the doctoral research will be performed in 
line with the job profile of a PhD candidate 
(Promovendus). Given that different salary scales 
and result categories apply to these job 
profiles, two separate contracts will be offered 
for this position for legal reasons.

Research duties
Conducting PhD research.
Publishing and presenting research results in the 
form of articles in international peer reviewed 
journals and papers at international conferences.
Writing a dissertation in Dutch or English.
Defending the dissertation to complete the doctoral degree.
Taking part in any relevant seminars, workshops, 
etc. that are organised by the Huizinga Institute 
and other research schools in the field.


Teaching duties
Preparing and giving lessons within the context 
of the various degree programmes provided by the 
Department of Arts and Culture Studies.
Monitoring the literature and integrating new insight into the lessons.
Supervising and coaching students.
Supervising assignments.
Pointing out possible improvements and 
integrating them into teaching methods and/or the 
content of the lessons given.
Contributing to the evaluation of the lessons, 
both in terms of structure and execution.
Participating in committees or working groups, as 
well as performing the designated organizational tasks.

Requirements
The Department of Arts and Culture Studies is 
looking for highly motivated PhD candidates who 
are interested in combining working on a PhD 
research project with the job of lecturer. 
Lecturer/PhD candidates who take an interest in 
one or more of the following fields are preferred:
Cultural Heritage Studies (more in particular the 
field of ?difficult? or ?dissonant? heritage)
Tourism Studies (more in particular the field of dark tourism)
Ethnography
Cultural Studies
Cultural Analysis

A background in social sciences or language & 
culture studies is a must, as well as a 
wide-ranging knowledge of and affinity with the 
field of ethnography. In addition to an 
understanding of the latest developments in the 
field, the candidate must possess didactic skills 
and an affinity for working with students.

A master?s degree in one of the social sciences;
A wide-ranging knowledge of and affinity with the 
field of arts and culture studies;
Proven affinity for empirical research, as 
evidenced by your master?s thesis, publications, 
research plans and other projects;
Strong didactic potential. Teaching experience at 
university level is considered an advantage;
Experience with digital and audiovisual tools, as 
well as an affinity for IT applications in a university education setting;
A team spirit and an ability to teach a wide 
range of subjects at all levels of more than one degree programme;
A willingness to develop one?s knowledge and 
skills in various disciplines, to increase one?s 
ability to teach a wide range of subjects within 
the faculty?s degree programme;
Organisational experience and skills;
Proficiency in spoken and written English. 
Non-English speakers have to meet the
C1-standards of the Common European Framework (CEF);
Proficiency in spoken and written Dutch. 
International applicants are expected to acquire 
the Dutch language within two years.

Conditions of employment
The conditions of employment correspond with the 
CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten (CAO NU).
The initial contract will be running for a term 
of 1,5 years, which - depending on performance ? 
will be extended with a second term of 3,5 years. 
The salary for the job of Lecturer 
(Wetenschappelijk Docent) amounts to a maximum of 
? 4.374,- (grade 11) gross per month on a 38 hour 
per week contract; for the job of PhD-Candidate 
(Promovendus) the salary amounts to a maximum of 
? 2.612,- (grade P) gross per month on a 38 hour per week contract.
In accordance with the CAO NU, for the job of 
lecturer a placement in a starting grade is 
possible for the maximum duration of two years.

The EUR has attractive employment conditions, 
which include a holiday allowance of 8.0%, an 
end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and 41 annual vacation 
days in case of a full workweek.

Additional information

Additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
About the Erasmus University Rotterdam
About the Faculty of History and Arts
About the Faculty?s Educational Programmes in 
Arts and Culture  (Dutch / (English)


Additional information about the vacancie can be obtained from:
dr. Stijn Reijnders ((reijnders /at/ fhk.eur.nl)), +31 (0) 10 408 8889) or from
prof. dr. Marlite Halbertsma ((halbertsma /at/ fhk.eur.nl), +31 (0) 10 408 2424).

Candidates may be asked to give a test lecture as 
part of the application procedure. To apply, 
please send your application letter with your 
resume, publication list, a description of 
courses taught (incl. copies of teaching 
assessments), and the names and contact details 
of two referees before January 16, 2011
by e-mail to (vacancies /at/ fhk.eur.nl). Please mention 
?Lecturer/PhD in Arts & Culture Studies?.

An assessment can be part of the selection procedure.

Working at the Erasmus University Rotterdam
Working at the Erasmus University Rotterdam means 
working in a professional environment, where 
development is encouraged through an active 
career and mobility policy. The Erasmus 
University Rotterdam highly appreciates 
flexibility: we have a 38-hour workweek, flexible 
working hours, possibilities to work part-time 
and maternal/paternal leave. Moreover, the 
University has a company childcare scheme, 
possibilities to participate in a terms of 
employment option model, company savings program 
and life insurance schemes and favourable 
collective insurance schemes. Employees can also 
make use of facilities such as sports facilities and library.





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