Sport & Performance Psychology Educator

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 59,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

41 days leave (annual)

Holiday allowance 8%

End-of-year bonus 8.3%

ABP pension

Commuting allowance

Flexible benefits package

Job summary

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam invites applications for a Lecturer position in the Department of Human Movement Sciences. The role centers on teaching sport and performance psychology, developing the educational program, supervising student projects, and collaborating on research.

The successful candidate will join a diverse, internationally oriented faculty, contribute to impactful teaching, and engage in interdisciplinary work within psychology and movement sciences.

Qualifications

• Completed PhD (or near completion) in sport, exercise and/or performance psychology, human movement sciences, or related area.
• Teaching qualification and evidence of excellent teaching evaluations.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Demonstrated methodological and analytical skills relevant to sport psychology.
• Demonstrated knowledge of data science and/or qualitative analyses.
• Affinity with sports and high‑achievement settings (e.g., military, police, dance, music).
• Ability to teach in English and Dutch, or willingness to learn both languages in a reasonable period.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high‑quality teaching in sport and performance psychology.
• Help to enhance our educational program in sport and performance psychology.
• Supervise student research projects in sport psychology.
• Contribute to innovative research in collaboration with others in our department.
• Be an active part of our department (participate in work groups, commissions, project teams, activities).
• Generate economic, societal and scientific impact as a result of teaching.

Skills

Teaching qualification

Excellent teaching evaluations

Communication

Organisational skills

Methodological skills

Analytical skills

Data science

Qualitative analyses

Sports affinity

Bilingual teaching

Education

PhD in sport, exercise and/or performance psychology, human movement sciences, or related area

Job description

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam invites applications for a Lecturer position in the Department of Human Movement Sciences. The role centers on teaching sport and performance psychology, developing the educational program, supervising student projects, and collaborating on research.

The successful candidate will join a diverse, internationally oriented faculty, contribute to impactful teaching, and engage in interdisciplinary work within psychology and movement sciences.