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Saturday, 12 December 2015

Unique Fellowships for Top Female Scientists - Delft


Location Delft
Function typesProfessors, associate professors, assistant professors and lecturers
Scientific fieldsEngineering
Hours 38.0 hours per week
Salary maximum € 8971
EducationDoctorate
Job number DTF13-03
Translations
About employer Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Short link www.academictransfer.com/30380
Apply for this job within 27 days

Job description

The Delft Technology Fellowship offers high-profile, tenure-track positions to top female scientists in research fields in which Delft University of Technology is active. As a fellow you will be offered the unique chance to establish your own research programme of international repute, including generous start-up funding. The fellowships are awarded at the Assistant, Associate or full Professor level. The salary varies per position, based on your qualifications and experience. The salary ranges (gross per month) are as follows :
Assistant Professor: € 3324 to € 5171
Associate Professor: € 4607 to € 6160
Full Professor: € 5103 to € 8971

Delft University of Technology works at providing new, ground-breaking insights and solutions to urgent societal problems around the world. Thanks to its top scientists and unique, large-scale technological research facilities, this university offers world-level multidisciplinary research and education.

A Tenure Track, a process leading up to a permanent appointment with the prospect of becoming an Associate or full Professor, offers young, talented academics a clear and attractive career path. During the Tenure Track, you will have the opportunity to develop into an internationally acknowledged and recognised academic. We offer a structured career and personal development programme designed to offer individual academics as much support as possible. For more information about the Tenure Track and the personal development programme, please visit www.tudelft.nl/tenuretrack.

Requirements

You are a highly talented and motivated pioneer holding a PhD in a relevant discipline, with the ambition necessary to become a full Professor. You have a proven drive for scientific excellence demonstrated, for example, by publications in first-rate, international scientific journals, the ability to compete for external research funding and an extensive international network. You have a few years of post-doctoral work experience in industry or academia, preferably including experience outside of the Netherlands. Depending on your level of experience you either are, or have the clear potential to develop into, an academic leader who guides and inspires her group. You have excellent communication and social skills, a coaching leadership style and experience in supervising research projects. You are self-critical and able to align your personal ambition with being an inspiring member of a team of first-rate colleagues. You have educational experience and an affinity for teaching, as you are expected to participate in and contribute to the development of the department’s teaching programme. The fellowship programme is open to scientists currently not employed by Delft University of Technology.

Conditions of employment

A tenure-track position is offered for six years. Based on performance indicators agreed upon the start of the appointment, a decision will be made after a maximum of five years whether to offer you a permanent faculty position. Once awarded with tenure, you follow the regular career path for scientists at Delft University of Technology.
Delft University of Technology offers a customisable compensation package, a discount for health insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged. An International Children’s Centre offers childcare and an international primary school. Dual Career Services offers support to accompanying partners. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.
Delft University of Technology sets specific standards for the English competency of the teaching staff and offers training to improve English competency.
Inspiring, excellent education is our central aim. If you have less than five years of experience and do not yet have your teaching certificate, we allow you up to three years to obtain this.

For general information about the Delft Technology Fellowship, please send your questions to ms. Caroline Kohlmann-van Noord (coordinator of the programme) at Fellowship@tudelft.nl or visit the website www.jobsindelft.com/fellowship. The application procedure is open from 12 October 2015 until 8 January 2016. Applications should include the following:
• Cover letter including your motivation, the faculty/department of interest and the position desired (Assistant, Associate or full Professor level)
• CV including a statement of education, research and leadership as well as a detailed list of your publications and achievements
• Contact information of 4 references: e-mail and telephone
• Research proposal for the fellowship (4-5 pages, no format prescribed)
Please e-mail your application materials to Fellowship@tudelft.nl.
Contract type: Temporary, Tenure-track (6 years initially with prospect of permanent employment)

Organisation

Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology (the TU Delft) is a multifaceted institution offering education and carrying out research in the technical sciences at an internationally recognised level. Education, research and design are strongly oriented towards applicability. The TU Delft develops technologies for future generations, focusing on sustainability, safety and economic vitality. At the TU Delft you will work in an environment where technical sciences and society converge. The TU Delft comprises eight faculties, unique laboratories, research institutes and schools.

Department

Delft Technology Fellowship

Additional information

Delft Technology Fellowship
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Fellowship@tudelft.nl

Technische Universiteit Delft