Are you able to give academic leadership to a group of highly-motivated teaching staff and give further shape to the content and organisation of the programme? Are you a dedicated and inspirational teacher and committed to the educational practices at FASoS? Do you have a vision on how to provide bachelor education for today’s students? If so, consider applying for the following vacancy: Programme Director of the Research Master CAST.
Cultures of Arts, Science and Technology (CAST) is a two-year interdisciplinary Research Master programme that has its focus on the way technologies, scientific knowledge and art change societies. In a two-year curriculum students are trained in analytical and methodological skills in order to prepare them for a research position at a university, knowledge institute, (non) governmental agency or a firm.
The Programme Director has responsibilities in the following areas:
- Giving strategic direction to the programme;
- Coordination of teaching staff and interaction with other internal players such as OMT, the board of examiners, MarCom, etc;
- Curriculum Development in response to both internal and external developments;
- Quality Assurance (f.e. through monitoring the evaluation and updating of courses; managing of re-accreditation processes; alignment of content and assessment);
- Finance (management of budget);
- Admission of new students to the programme on a yearly basis in cooperation with the Master Admission Office;
- External representation (f.e. alumni);
- Communication with students.
We are looking for an academic staff member who:
- Is enthusiastic and has a vision about teaching and the organisation of educational and quality assurance practices in our Faculty;
- Holds a PhD degree and preferably has prior experience with teaching in the programme;
- Holds the BKO certificate;
- Is an inspiring leader and team-player;
- Is willing to go the extra mile on the road of educational improvements and revision;
- Has strong managerial skills.
The selected candidate is expected to start in September 2019. The remuneration previewed for this position is 225 solver hours.
Interested candidates are encouraged to send a CV and a motivation letter/email by 28 March 2019 to: secr.philotss@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
For more information on the programme and its directorship: contact the current Programme Director Harro van Lente.
Looking forward to your application,
Jessica Mesman (Associate Dean Education)
