The Faculty Board aims to have one programme director for both the MA ES and the MA EPA as of September 2021. For this reason we are looking for a highly motivated staff member who would like to act as programme director of the MA EPA/ES as of September 2021, and as a start already takes care of the MA ES programme next year (2020-21).
The director will receive the support of a newly appointed educational coordinator.
The Faculty Board aims to have one programme director for both the MA ES and the MA EPA as of September 2021. In order to make this feasible, the next academic year (2020-21) will be used to explore synergies between both programmes in terms of content as well as organisation. In the light of that, a revision group will be established co-chaired by the programme directors of ES and EPA.
For the day-to-day administrative management of the programme, the director will receive the support of a newly appointed educational coordinator who will also assist other MA programmes. This will lead to a substantial reduction of administrative workload, while the content-related aspects of the management stay in the hands of the programme director.
Important to note: both EPA and ES will continue as separate MA programmes.
For this reason, we are looking for a highly motivated staff member who would like to act as programme director of the MA EPA/ES as of September 2021, and as a start already takes care of the MA ES program next year (2020-21).
Are you able to provide academic leadership to a group of highly-motivated teaching staff and give further shape to the content and re-organisation of the programme MA ES and closer interaction with the MA EPA in the nearby future? Do you have a vision on how these two programmes can effectively collaborate without losing their genuine character? If so, consider applying for the following vacancy: programme director of the MA European Studies.
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, marketing and communications, etc;
- Curriculum Development in response to both internal and external developments;
- Quality Assurance (e.g. 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 Admissions Office;
- External representation (e.g. 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 a BKO certificate;
- Has teaching experience in at least one of the two MA programmes
- 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 August 2020 as programme director. The remuneration previewed for this position is 225 solver hours.
Interested candidates are encouraged to send a CV and a motivation letter by Friday 6 March to secr.philotss@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
For more information: contact the current programme directors Hylke Dijkstra and Christine Arnold.
