Lecturer Regional Development and Innovation

Job Reference: VHL WO0012

We are looking for
a colleague for 0,6 fte to strengthen our team Development Studies, who can make an active contribution to the Bachelor course International Development Management (IDM) and the Professional Master course Management of Development (MOD). The three IDM majors are Regional Development and Innovation, Fair Trade Management and Disaster Recovery Management. The four MOD specialisations are rural development and gender, rural development and HIV/AIDS, rural development and food security and rural development and communication.

All courses are taught in English and have a strong international focus.

A combination with other vacancies at our team (vacancy numbers VHL WO0011, 0012, 0013, 0014) can be considered by applicants.

Job description

• Developing competence based curricula and lecturing in the major “Regional Development and Innovation”;

• Contribute to educational innovation;

• Supervise students during their placements and thesis;

• Contribute to (international) education projects.

We ask

• Master’s diploma in regional or development economics, development sociology, human geography or communication studies;

• Experience (5 years or more) with facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes, interactive planning and sustainable livelihood approaches;

• Specific experience with regional development processes and project s in the Netherlands and Eastern Europe (EU regional policy);

• Able to transform regional development processes into motivating lectures;

• Relevant and up-to-date international network;

• Outstanding communication skills and a good command of the English language;

• Affinity to gender equality;

• Proven didactical skills or willingness to take additional training.

We offer
You initially a temporary appointment of one year for 0,6 fte. The salary (depending on age and experience) is a maximum of € 4.365,16 gross per month for a full-time position (in accordance with the Hay job profile docent 1) CAO HBO.

For more information about this vacancy, please contact Robert Baars (Course Manager Development Studies) by phone 0031 317 486237 of www.wageningenur.nl/en/Jobs/Vacancies.htm of click here.

The interviews will be held in week 48.

We are
Van Hall Larenstein University of Professional Education is part of the Van Hall Larenstein Foundation. Part of a consortium with Wageningen University and Research Centre, we’re an international knowledge centre for agribusiness, food production, environmental care and rural development.

Registered with the Chamber of Commerce as a foundation for training and advisory services, we’re professionals in institutional strengthening, consultancy and research. In our work of conducting and co-coordinating project activities around the world, we draw on the expertise and experience of our sister institutes.

Wageningen University and Research centre
Delivering a substantial contribution to the quality of life. That's our focus – each and every day. Within our domain, healthy food and living environment, we search for answers to issues affecting society – such as sustainable food production, climate change and alternative energy. Of course, we don’t do this alone. Every day, 6,500 people work on ‘the quality of life’, turning ideas into reality, on a global scale.

Could you be one of these people? We give you the space you need.