The Netherlands' Tilburg University is seeking an Associate Professor for its Department of Social and Cultural Sciences, who will conduct research and teaching tasks at a high academic level. Candidates' research will focus on one or several aspects of leisure (behavior, management, policy), or on social issues that have a direct relation with leisure [Leisure includes media, culture, sports, recreation, and tourism]. Social issues related to leisure may focus, for instance, on cultural participation and social inequality, time use in relation to work, care, or participation in civil society. Candidates' research will be carried out in the framework of the research program; Social and Cultural Dynamics. For a description of the general nature of this program: CLICK HERE. The candidates' research has to be of high quality, manifested in publications in international, peer-reviewed journals, and in a sufficient number of citations. Academic output has to meet the standards the Faculty of Social Sciences applies for allocating research time to individual researchers (See HERE for details.) The position of Associate Professor requires experience in acquiring and coordinating large-scale research projects, as well as in supervising junior researchers. Candidates must also adequate experience in academic teaching, preferably at Master level, and have obtained good external evaluations (e.g. by students). They are able to contribute to the curricula the Department is responsible for. Salary for the role will be between € 4078 and € 5459 per month, depending on experience. The employment contract is temporary, with a tenure position possible at a later date, dependent on satisfactory job performance.

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