Job opening: Lecturer (23808)

Requisition ID 23808 - Posted  - Job openings for academic staff - Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

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Tilburg University | Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB)

is looking for a

Lecturer (salary scale 10)

Department: Department of Human Resource Studies

On site: Tilburg,

Contract size: 0.8 – 1.0 fte (32- 40 hours per week)

Full-time gross monthly salary: €3.546 – €5.538 

Contract duration: 4 Years (temporary)

Intended start date: 15 August 2026

Your position

Working as a Lecturer in the department Human Resource Studies will involve teaching in about three courses of 6 ECTS in our Bachelor program, mainly focused on Introduction courses to HRM, academic skills and writing and conducting research, mentoring Bachelor groups, and supervising Bachelor theses. The position might also include coordinating one of the courses. Teaching is in Dutch and in English. Part of your contract (20%) is dedicated to your professional development. This involves completing teaching qualification courses, participating in one of the HRS research labs and/or the People Management Center, and active career mentoring by a senior HRS staff member. Obtaining a University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) is not an obligation for Lecturers 4, but a possibility. In close consultation with the manager and the UTQ coordinator, it is determined if and when the start of the UTQ program is on the agenda. Lecturers in this position are, in any case, supported in their lecturing by participating in training courses.

The department offers a stimulating and supportive work environment and challenges its members to realize their ambitions and potential, building on their strengths.

The Department of Human Resource Studies is the only University department in the Netherlands that offers both a Bachelor's and a Master’s (including an extended Master's) program in HR Studies. Our Bachelor's program has a total inflow of about 120 students. The Master’s program is taught in English, and the Dutch Bachelor program offers an international track in “People Management”. In our Master’s program, we offer electives that build on our staff's expertise. Members of the department also participate in three multidisciplinary programs together with other TSB departments in which we teach HRS-related topics: the two-year Research Master program, including a profile “Human Resource Studies“, the Master track “Positive Psychology and Wellbeing”, and the Bachelor track “Global Management of Social Issues”. These are all taught in English.

Your profile

The HR Studies department is looking for an enthusiastic new team member who is excellent at teaching. Applicants should hold a Master's (MSc) or PhD in HRM, business management, or the social sciences, and have experience teaching interactive workgroups for smaller groups and supervising Bachelor's and Master’s theses. Applicants will need to be fluent in both written and spoken English and possess excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• (Nearly) completed Master's or PhD in HRM, business management, or social sciences.
• Minimum CEFR level C2 English and C2/C1 level Dutch.
• You are interested in teaching: you have experience in teaching/supervising groups of students.
• You show personal leadership: you take responsibility for your work and career and possess a good level of self-knowledge.
• You have team spirit: you feel part of a team and express this through collaboration, sharing knowledge and experiences, and contributing to an open and inclusive work environment.

Our offer

Tilburg University offers excellent benefits in a pleasant working environment:

• Employment of 0.8 – 1.0 fte (32-40 hours per week).
• Salary between €3.546 and €5.538 gross per month for full-time employment (UFO-profile Lecturer, salary scale 10). Tilburg University uses a neutral remuneration system based on relevant work experience.
• This is a vacancy for a temporary position in accordance with Article 2.3 paragraph 5 CLA DU. You will be given a temporary contract for the duration of 4 years.
• Vacation pay of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.
• Over 8 weeks of vacation leave.
• Hybrid working with home working allowance (€2 p/day) and internet allowance (€25 p/month).
• Reimbursement for sustainable commuting: walking, cycling, and public transport.
• Options model for additional leave, pension, a bicycle or personal training.
• Moving allowance (subject to conditions).
• Pension through ABP.
• Ample training offer: personal development, leadership, education, research or language courses.
• Inclusive work culture: everyone welcome, equal opportunities.
• A green, inviting campus that’s easily accessible by public transport.

For more information, please see our Website and the CLA Dutch Universities.

Want to know more?

Would you like to know more before applying? Feel free to contact Sascha Ruhle at  s.a.ruhle@tilburguniversity.edu

Want to apply?

We kindly invite you to apply before May 11th; this can only be done online. Address your cover letter to Dr. Brigitte Kroon and attach your resume. We look forward to your response.

The letter selection will take place by May 18th and you will be notified as soon as possible thereafter. We ask the selected candidates to prepare a task and send it to the committee before the selection interviews take place

The first selection interviews will take place between 8 -12 June.

The selection committee consists of:

1. Dr Sascha Ruhle, Assistant Professor & Academic Director of the Bachelor Program
2. Dr Jeske van Beurden, Assistant Professor
3. Dr Mahi Spanouli, Assistant Professor
4. Dr. Brigitte Kroon, Associate Professor

Ideally, you will start working at Tilburg University on August 15, 2026.

This vacancy has been published simultaneously internally and externally. In case of equal suitability, our preference is for an internal candidate.

About Tilburg University 

Tilburg University is an academic, inclusive, and engaged community. Together with nearly 3,000 employees, we are committed to broad prosperity, sustainably, and inclusion. For current and future generations. We develop and share knowledge for the requirements of people and our society. This is how we contribute to solving complex social issues and help society move forward.

We educate our 19,500 students of 110 nationalities to become responsible leaders with knowledge, skills, and character. With our education and research for broad prosperity, we exceedingly focus on themes such as mental and preventive care, an inclusive labor market, the energy transition, and digitalization.

About Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB)

Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB) is one of the five faculties of Tilburg University. The teaching and research of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences are organized around the themes of “Adaptive societies, organizations, and workers”, “Healthy life span”, and “Personalized prevention and care”. The School’s inspiring working environment challenges its workers to realize their ambitions, involvement and cooperation are essential to achieve this.

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About Department of Human Resource Studies

The Department of Human Resource Studies is a well-established department with a strong reputation in academia. The department is well-known for its expertise in taking a balanced approach to strategic HRM (focusing on well-being, development and performance), strengths-based and lifespan approaches to HRM, and inclusive HRM. Research within the department is organised in four research labs on these core themes: 1) Aligning strategic HRM, wellbeing, and performance, 2) Enhancing worker health and well-being over the life span, 3) Learning, development, and the strengths based approach, and 4) Inclusive HRM. We aim for high quality publications and societal impact on these themes through our People Management Center. The department’s research program is part of TSB’s Herbert Simon Research Institute through which we collaborate multidisciplinary with other TSB departments on the themes of adaptive societies, organizations, and workers; healthy life span; and personalized prevention and care. 

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