We encourage you to apply if you have:
· a PhD degree in experimental physics or a related field
· at least two years of postdoctoral experience outside of the Netherlands, preferably in a different country than where you received your PhD, and a relevant international network
· excellent research qualities, as shown by a publication record in international peer-reviewed journals and proceedings of renowned conferences
· a good track record in teaching, appropriate to your career stage
· demonstrable organisational competences
· cross-cultural sensitivity
· good command of spoken and written English.
And you are:
· a team player with good communication skills
· able to acquire substantial research grants from external sources
· willing to obtain a University Teaching Qualification (Dutch: BKO) within three years
· able to speak the Dutch language or motivated to speak it within five years.
Fixed-term contract: 84 months.
We offer you in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities:
· a salary, depending on qualifications, work experience and your career stage from € 3,746 (salary scale 11) up to a maximum of € 5,826 gross per month (scale 12) for a full-time position
· a holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income and an 8.3% year-end bonus
· a pension scheme
· maternity and parental leave
· a full-time position as Assistant Professor in our faculty’s tenure track system Career Paths in Science and the possibility to work part-time (0.9 FTE or 0.8 FTE)
· a mentor program and a broad range of opportunities for personal development
· dual career support for partners of new faculty members moving to Groningen.
Consider our website for more information about the working conditions at the University of Groningen: https://www.rug.nl/about-us/work-with-us/that-is-why/
As an Assistant Professor, you will enter a tenure track that, if followed successfully, will lead to a Full Professorship in approximately 10 years. In case of a full-time contract, you will initially be appointed for 7 years and your performance will be assessed after 5 years. This moment may be extended with at most one year in case of a life event (e.g. prolonged illness or maternity leave). If your assessment is positive, you will get a tenured appointment as an Associate Professor. After another 4 to 7 years you will be assessed for promotion to the position of Full Professor.