Assistent-professor
Tilburg University
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Job summary
Qualifications
- Candidate has a (nearly) completed PhD.
- Excellent early-career track record in publishing.
- Experience teaching a large-scale course and supervising students required.
- Will hold or acquire the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ).
- Proficiency in English is mandatory; must learn Dutch.
Responsibilities
- Develop own research activities in collaboration with the department.
- Coordinate and teach one or two courses.
- Conduct research on data-science methods and statistical methodologies.
- Supervise bachelor and/or master theses.
Skills
Education
Job description
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Department: Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences – Methodology and Statistics. Location: Tilburg. Contract size: 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week). Contract duration: 18 months fixed‑term, with prospect of a permanent position. Desired starting date: May 1, 2026.
As an Assistant Professor you will develop your own research activities in line with the department’s research programmes and in collaboration with members of our department and other TSB departments. You will coordinate and teach one or two courses and supervise several bachelor and/or master theses.
As a researcher you will conduct excellent research on novel methods relevant for the social and behavioural sciences. The focus may include, among others, data‑science methods, computational statistics, AI‑related methods for psychological research, Bayesian statistics, statistical methodology, modern psychometrics, or methods for large‑scale, streaming, and high‑dimensional data.
As a lecturer you will teach general and specialist courses in research methods, data science, and applied statistics in various bachelor programmes and masters, including an emerging master in AI for Psychological Research. You will coordinate courses, deliver lectures and tutorials, and supervise research internships and theses. Management duties are also part of the role.
- Candidate has a (nearly) completed PhD.
- Candidate has an excellent early‑career track record in publishing research findings in recognised international scientific journals.
- We particularly welcome applications from candidates with demonstrable experience teaching a large‑scale course and supervising students.
- Candidate should hold or acquire the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ; Dutch: BKO).
- Proficiency in English is mandatory (CEFR C2). Non‑Dutch speakers must be willing to learn Dutch to teaching level within a reasonable period after starting.
Tilburg University offers an attractive environment and benefits:
- 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week).
- Salary of €4 728–6 433 gross per month for full‑time employment, based on UFO profile Assistant Professor and salary scale 11.
- Vacation pay of 8 % and a year‑end bonus of 8.3 %.
- Over 8 weeks of vacation leave.
- Flexible work: partly on campus and partly from home with a €2 per day home‑office allowance.
- Reimbursement for sustainable commuting (walking, cycling, public transport).
- Monthly internet allowance of €25.
- Options model for additional leave, pension benefits, bicycle or personal training.
- Moving allowance (subject to conditions).
- Tax‑free allowance for expatriates equal to 30 % of taxable salary.
- Pension with ABP, the largest Dutch pension fund.
- Training in personal development, career development, leadership, education, research, and language courses.
- Inclusive workplace culture and a vibrant, green campus.
For more information, see our website and the CLA Dutch Universities.
Feel free to contact Jeroen Vermunt.
We kindly invite you to apply before January 25 2026; application must be submitted online. Address your cover letter to Prof. Dr. Jeroen K. Vermunt.
- Letter of motivation
- Research statement (max. 1 A4 page)
- Teaching statement (max. 1 A4 page)
You will receive notification shortly after the letter selection. The first selection interviews will take place on February 16 and 17 2026.
The selection committee consists of:
Prof. Dr. Joris Mulder
You will ideally start working on May 1 2026.
This vacancy is published both internally and externally. In case of equal suitability, our preference is for an internal candidate.
Tilburg University is an academic, inclusive, and engaged community with nearly 3 000 employees. We educate 19 500 students of 110 nationalities to become responsible leaders, focusing on themes such as mental and preventive care, inclusive labour markets, the energy transition, and digitalisation.
TSB is one of the five faculties of Tilburg University. It is organized around the themes of Adaptive Societies, Healthy Life Span, and Personalised Prevention and Care. The teaching and research are centred on methodological innovation for the social and behavioural sciences.
The Department is responsible for education and research in methodology and statistics for the social and behavioural sciences, with a strong focus on developing novel techniques to tackle complex problems.
- Associate
- Full‑time
- Education and Research
- Higher Education
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