You will provide education in the dynamic context of the History degree programmes at UvA with ample opportunities for the development of innovative teaching methods on these and related topics for both BA and MA students. Your research will be part of the Amsterdam School of Historical Studies (ASH), one of the five research schools of the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR). This position also aligns with the newly established Decolonial Futures research priority area (RPA), which brings together scholars from across the humanities, social sciences, and law with the aim of establishing what more just, decolonial futures could look like and how (competing) claims for reparative justice could be addressed to make these futures possible.

Your experience and profile

Candidates need to have the following qualifications:

• a PhD in history or related disciplines in the social sciences and humanities;
• clear potential for developing a strong publication record commensurate with the stage of your academic career and the ability and ambition to obtain external research and/or project grants;
• an international academic network in the research area and in the field of heritage institutions concerned, or a willingness to develop one;
• experience with research-led teaching in a higher education context and a strong commitment to personal development in teaching. If you have not attained a University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) you are required to start with the UTQ track upon commencement of your employment contract and obtain the certificate within three years of employment;
• organisational experience and a willingness to take an active part in the administrative and collegial life in the department;
• good command of Dutch and English. If you do not speak Dutch, an active and passive command must be acquired within the first two years of the employment contract and the state examination for Dutch as a Second Language programme II must be passed.