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Tenure-track Assistant Professor or Lecturer in International Business

Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam

Closing date: March 23, 2025

The University of Amsterdam invites applications for one tenure-track Assistant Professor or Lecturer position in International Business. The successful candidate will work as Assistant Professor or Lecturer at the Strategy and International Business section of the Amsterdam Business School (ABS) within the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

ABS is a leading, research-driven business school at an internationally recognized university. ABS is located in the heart of Amsterdam, the cultural and financial capital of the Netherlands, offering a cosmopolitan living environment with excellent connections to the world. Our newly designed campus is in the city center of Amsterdam, one of the most vibrant, diverse, safe, sustainable, and friendly cities in Europe, with an exceptionally high quality of life. English is widely spoken in the Netherlands. The compensation package is competitive relative to European salaries.

We are looking for candidates with a clear research and/or teaching focus on international business. For Assistant Professor applicants, we have a preference for candidates whose research agenda links up with the ongoing research at our section in the context of innovation and global mobility, corporate social responsibility and ethics, sustainable development, corporate governance, emerging economies, diversity and culture, and digital transformation in global value chains. We expect candidates to clearly indicate whether they are applying for an Assistant Professor or Lecturer position. Only one of these positions will be filled.

You will be a member of a successful group with a both ambitious and supportive culture with ample opportunity for personal development in an attractive international work environment. The Strategy and International Business section houses three main groups – Strategy, International Business, and Innovation & Digital – as well as the Amsterdam Centre for Business Innovation. The section is internationally renowned for its research on international business; strategic decision-making; stakeholder strategy and governance; ethics, responsibility, and sustainability; digitalization; and business innovation. The section is committed to providing high-quality education at all levels, from undergraduate (BSc) to PhD level and Executive education. The Strategy & International Business section is home to more than 30 distinguished faculty members and international business experts, from junior (tenure track) to leading senior researchers, as well as PhD candidates. The section is very collegial and diverse, its scholars come from 23 different nationalities, with wide range of backgrounds. Faculty members regularly publish in top internationally recognized journals, like the Academy of Management Annals, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Science, Organization Studies, Research Policy, and Strategic Management Journal.

This is what you will be doing
We offer a rewarding job opportunity with responsibilities but also personal freedom, autonomy, and personal development in an attractive international work environment. Excellent candidates from all major international business areas are welcome. We are particularly interested in candidates who can strengthen our team in the field of technology/data science and corporate sustainability in the areas of international business. The working language, including teaching, is English or Dutch. We are particularly interested in candidates who can use Dutch as primary language in class.
For the Tenure-track Assistant Professor position we a looking for outstanding research-oriented experts with already a track of top publications in international journals. During the six-year tenure track position the successful candidate will perform both teaching and research tasks. Your main tasks will be to initiate and perform academic research culminating in publications in leading journals; teach and supervise theses in our BSc and MSc in Business Administration, the MBA, and our Executive Programme Management Studies.
For the Lecturer position we are looking for individuals with potential for exceptional teaching performance and broad interests in international business. The main tasks of the candidates are teaching, thesis supervision, and teaching coordination in the (under)graduate and master education programs. The teaching load is reasonable and can be concentrated both in terms of time and preparation.

Please find the full job description and how to apply here!

If you have any questions about the position, please feel free to contact:

• Vittoria G. Scalera, Associate Professor of International Business, Coordinator of the International Business group, Chair of the recruitment committee (v.g.scalera@uva.nl)
• Arno Kourula, Professor of Business & Sustainability, Head of Section of Strategy and International Business (A.E.Kourula@uva.nl).

Best regards,

Vittoria