[TYPES/announce] Postdoctoral Fellowships in the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

[Jorge A. Perez]

== Organization
The University of Groningen is a research university with a global
outlook, deeply rooted in Groningen, City of Talent. Quality has had
top priority for four hundred years, and with success: the University
is currently in or around the top 100 on several influential global
ranking lists.

The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) harbours a kaleidoscope
of disciplines and research strengths. Our programmes in research and
education range from nanomaterials and biomachinery to astronomy, from
mathematics to pharmacy, from neurosciences to computer science, and
from molecular and evolutionary biology to marine biology.

== The FSE Fellowship programme
Our unique FSE fellowship programme offers temporary positions for
talented junior researchers who want to further develop both their
research and teaching skills.
You will have an appointment for four years during which you can do
challenging research, have various teaching responsibilities
(approximately 30% of the time), and be offered opportunities for
training and career orientation.

>From day one, you will have a personal Work and Development Plan (WDP)
that describes the specific research, teaching and training activities
that you will undertake.
You will receive didactic training in your first year and have the
opportunity to obtain a University Teaching Qualification.
In addition to the yearly Result and Development Interviews with your
supervisors, you will have a yearly meeting with a career counsellor
to discuss your career development and plans.
A personal budget of a €1000 per year is dedicated for additional
training and career activities.

The programme includes 16 fellow positions in a broad range of
scientific fields.

==Job description
Within the FSE Fellowship programme, we offer a fellow position in
Computer Science. Researchers working on areas such as
- Theoretical Computer Science
- Programming Languages
- Logic
- Verification
are particularly encouraged to apply.

The follow will join the Johann Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics
and Computer Science (JBI) and will teach in the BSc Computing Science
(which is fully taught in English).

== Qualifications
You have
•    A PhD, obtained no longer than 3 years ago, preferably from
another university than the University of Groningen;
•    a promising research record;
•    affinity with teaching; individuals with actual teaching
experience will be favoured;
•    an excellent command of English.

== Conditions of employment
You will have an initial appointment of one year that will be extended
by 3 years if you perform satisfactorily.
The fellowship will not be extended after the four years period.

The University of Groningen offers a salary dependent on
qualifications and work experience of € 3.111,- gross per month up to
a maximum of € 4.084,- gross per month for a full-time position.
The UFO-profile Researcher/Lecturer (scale 10) applies.

In addition to the primary salary the University offers 8% holiday
allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8,3%.

The University of Groningen provides career services for partners of
new faculty members moving to Groningen.

The University of Groningen has adopted an active policy to increase
the number of female scientists across all disciplines of the
university.
Therefore, female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

The preferred starting date is before July, 2018.

== Applications
Interested candidates are invited to submit a complete application including:
•    A letter of motivation.
•    A Curriculum Vitae, including a list of publications.
•    A short description (max 1A4) of your teaching interests (extra
attachment 1).
•    A short description (max 1A4) of your scientific field of
interest (extra attachment 2).

You may apply to one of the positions until
March 8, 2018
via the website of the University of Groningen:
https://www.rug.nl/about-us/work-with-us/job-opportunities/overview

Selection interviews will take place in the second half of March 2018.

== Information
For information on the Johann Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics and
Computer Science (JBI) please visit:
https://www.rug.nl/research/jbi/

For information on the degree programmes please visit:
https://www.rug.nl/bachelors/faculty-of-science-and-engineering
https://www.rug.nl/masters/faculty-of-science-and-engineering

For informal inquiries, please contact
Dr. Jorge A. Pérez (j.a.perez at rug.nl)

For any further questions, don’t hesitate to contact the coordinator
of the FSE Fellowship Programme
Yvonne Folkers via Y.Folkers at rug.nl


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Jorge A. Pérez
Assistant Professor
Johann Bernoulli Institute for Math and CS (JBI)
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
URL: http://www.jperez.nl