Science and technology are of paramount social, political and economic importance in the 21st century. They are not only drivers of economic and social developments; they shape our societies, practices and institutions. In order to come to grips with science and technology and to make adequate and appropriate political and policy decisions regarding them, we need to reflect on the ethical aspects of their development, the moral acceptability of their application, and their contribution to the quality of life and well-being. It is now widely recognized that technologies must be developed and used responsibly, as many choices are involved with major implications for health and safety, environmental quality, civil liberties, social justice, and the quality of life.
The 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology is a cooperation of the philosophy departments of the three technical universities in the Netherlands. The bundling of forces in the field of ethics and technology in the 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology accommodates the increasing need for balanced, high quality and comprehensive reflection and judgment on moral, political and policy issues associated with science and technology.
The 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology is one of the eight Centres of Excellence of the 3TU.Federation (http://www.3tu.nl/en/). The Centre has a Management Team, consisting of two representatives of each of the three philosophy departments, and a Board, consisting of the deans of the respective faculties. The Centre currently includes about sixty researchers (tenured and tenure-track staff, postdocs and PhD students).
The 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology is looking for an
Assistant Director / Coordinator
(0,8 – 1,0 fte)
starting September 1, 2013 |
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Functieomschrijving |
The philosophy department of the University of Twente is responsible for the daily management of the Centre. The Centre has a Graduate School, with currently 15 PhD students enrolled.
Together with the Scientific Director and the Managing Director, the Assistant Director forms the daily board of the Centre.
The primary task of the Assistant Director is to coordinate the activities of the 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology and the Centre’s graduate school. The Assistant Director does the daily practical management of Centre, and works in close consultation with the Scientific Director and the Managing Director of the Centre. The Assistant Director is responsible for implementing the policy as outlined by the daily board. This includes the following tasks:
- Daily management of the Centre, preparing meetings with the Centre’s Management Team and Board; coordination with other Centres of Excellence of the 3TU.Federation; communication with the secretary of the 3TU.Federation.
- Coordination of the Graduate School, which includes course organization, administration, and evaluation; coordination with other Dutch graduate schools; evaluation of the graduate programme in relation to funding organizations; promotion of the graduate school and recruitment of new PhD students.
- Organization of 3TU.Ethics events, including the annual research day, workshops, lectures, and conferences.
- Coordination with international partner institutions in ethics and philosophy (a.o., The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, The Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) in Australia).
- Promotion of the Centre’s visibility and development and execution of communication plan, which includes website maintenance, promotion of the Centre on electronic mailing lists, developing outreach materials.
- Finances, which includes the administration of budget requests and declarations, support with attracting external money from funding organizations, coordination joint research proposals (KP7, Horizon2020, NWO).
Your office will be located at the University of Twente, where the daily board meetings will also take place. If at any point in the future, the directorate of the Centre were to move to one of the other two universities, your office will move there as well.
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Uw profiel |
We are looking for an enthusiastic, results-oriented, and proactive colleague. Requirements:
- PhD in philosophy (or related discipline), with an interest in technology and engineering.
- Excellent social and organizational skills, professional disposition, responsible, accurate, independent, and a positive attitude.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English. Mastery of Dutch is a pro.
- Managerial experience is a pro.
Information and application
Further information about the Centre can be found on the website, www.ethicsandtechnology.eu. For questions about the vacancy, please contact Prof. dr. Philip Brey, scientific director of the Centre (p.a.e.brey@utwente.nl).
Your application should include a CV and a letter of application and should be sent by July 10th, 2013. Applications should be uploaded via www.utwente.nl/vacatures/en (using the button “apply here”). A limited number of suitable candidates will be invited for a job interview (Skype is a possibility). Since these interviews will take place in July and/or August, it would be helpful if you could indicate your availability in these months. |
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Ons aanbod |
| We offer an appointment for the period September 1st, 2013 untill January 1st, 2016. A later starting date is negotiable. The appointment is offered fulltime, but can be taken up at 80% if desired. If so, we may be able to offer a teaching appointment for the remaining 20%. The gross monthly salary is between € 3227 – €4418 (fulltime, scale 11 CAO-NU), depending on experience and excluding a 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year allowance of 8,3% of the annual salary. The University of Twente has excellent terms of employment. |
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De organisatie |
The University of Twente. We stand for life sciences and technology. High tech and human touch. Education and research that matter. New technology which drives change, innovation and progress in society. The University of Twente is the only campus university in the Netherlands; divided over six faculties we provide more than fifty educational programmes. The University of Twente has a strong focus on personal development and talented researchers are given scope for carrying out pioneering research.
In the Behavioural Sciences faculty bachelor’s and master’s programmes are provided in the area of educational science, communication science and psychology. The research in the faculty is divided over varying themes such as Safety and Health, Labour and Organisation, Knowledege and Education, and Technology and Media. For example, a study is conducted into the influence of the interior on the wellbeing of patients. Another study follows the users of wikipedia in order to find out how they use this. The study is largely accommodated with the research institute, Institute of behavioural Research (IBR). |
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