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Faculty Position(s) in Cross-Cultural Management

The Department of Organization & Personnel Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) invites applications for a faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in the area of Cross-Cultural Management with a starting date of September 2017. 

Job description / Qualifications

Successful applicants are expected to demonstrate excellence in research and in teaching at the undergraduate, MSc, MBA, Research Master and/or Ph.D. levels. Candidates for this Assistant Professor position should have a Ph.D. within the area of management (cross-cultural management, OB, HRM) or a related discipline, or expect to complete a Ph.D. in the near future. They should demonstrate the potential for outstanding achievements in research and teaching.

An Assistant Professor appointment involves a tenure-track position. The compensation package is competitive relative to European salaries and includes several secondary benefits (such as a pension plan that is partially funded by the university). Favorable tax agreements may apply to non-Dutch applicants.

About the School

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is a top-tier European business school and ranked among the top three for research. RSM provides ground-breaking research and education furthering excellence in all aspects of management and is based in the international port city of Rotterdam. RSM's primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who carry their innovative mindset into a sustainable future thanks to a first-class range of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes.  www.rsm.nl

The Department of Organization & Personnel Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University consists of a group of highly international faculty educated at renowned institutions in Europe, the U.S., and Asia. The group has a strong research tradition and international orientation, as evidenced by publications in top journals, a strong Ph.D. program, participation in major conferences, international cooperation, and research visits to leading international schools.

The research within the department Organization & Personnel Management is part of the Organization Program of the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), which also includes faculty of the department Business-Society Management. ERIM provides extensive research support to our faculty. The Organization Program runs an active seminar series with speakers from top international schools, a separate brown bag seminar, several annual conferences, and a visitor program with eminent scholars.

For more information, we refer to the websites of:

·         RSM Organisation & Personnel Management

·         Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

·         Erasmus Centre for Human Resource Excellence

Further information

RSM has access to excellent facilities, including a behavioral lab and a survey center, and a modern building with great views of the city of Rotterdam. Rotterdam is a pleasant and lively harbor city with 600,000 inhabitants located in the west of the Netherlands that provides attractive living conditions, also for international faculty. The use of English in daily life poses no problem (and English is the official language of the school) and air, road, and railway connections with major European and U.S. cities are excellent. The standards of healthcare and education in the Netherlands are high, while the costs are low relative to Anglo-Saxon countries.

More information

For inquiries on the vacancy please contact:

Prof.dr. Steffen Giessner

Email: sgiessner@rsm.nl

Application procedure

Please submit letter, CV, a research paper, and three reference letters before October 1 2016 to:

Department Organization & Personnel Management

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
email: secrdept2@rsm.nl

Only electronic applications will be considered.

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities, and nationalities.