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Professorship in "Foundations of Science, Technology and Society", U Twente, Netherlands

University of Twente

The University of Twente is looking for a

   Professor Foundations of Science, Technology and Society

The chair of Foundations of Science, Technology and Society (faculty of 
Business, Public Administration and Technology) is part of the 
interdisciplinary capacity group Science, Technology, Health and Policy 
Studies. The group's research is internationally prominent. As far as 
education is concerned, the group assists in various other training 
programmes, for example for the technical faculties. The profile of the 
chair has a focus on meso and macro studies of science, technology and 
society. In particular, teaching and research in the overlapping areas of 
new modes of knowledge production, science policy, technology and 
innovation policy, and technology assessment.

You will have final responsibility for research and teaching in these 
areas, as well as for their maintenance, further development and renewal. 
Within this context you will direct and supervise the staff, in addition 
to contributing to the group's general teaching duties and developing 
educational modules for the bachelor and master programmes. You will also 
be responsible for securing and carrying out 2nd and 3rd flow of funds 
projects and activities and will supervise staff members and (doctoral) 
students in their tasks and activities.

You have experience and a strong affinity with teaching and conducting 
research. This also implies maintaining and extending national and 
international (including EU) contacts. You can rely on international 
networks, and your academic level is apparent from, for example, 
international academic publications and other academic activities. It is 
important that you are able to push out (knowledge) frontiers, manage 
highly-skilled staff members from various disciplines and are able to act 
as a bridge between other relevant disciplines. In addition, you are 
competent in acquisition, supervision and execution of externally funded 
research, and have demonstrable management skills.

The maximum salary for this function amounts to 8,006 per month; the 
Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities is applicable.

For further information you can contact Prof Dr A. Rip, telephone 
0031-53-489 33 45 (a.rip@utwente.nl) or visit 
http://www.utwente.nl/vacatures/en/. Vacancy number 1100/05/094.

Your written application, together with a CV and list of publications, can 
be sent to the adress below, referring the vacancy number. University of 
Twente BBT Faculty Dean Prof Dr P.J.J. M. van Loon P.O. Box 217 7500 AE 
Enschede

E-Mail: p.j.j.vanloon@utwente.nl

Deadline: 31.10.2005