The Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam provides education and conducts research with a strongly international profile in a large number of disciplines in the field of language, history, and culture.

The prospective Professor of Medieval History is a historian specialized in the High and / or Late Middle Ages, with particular interest in a transregional or global approach, exploring the relations between medieval Europe and Byzantium, the Near East and/or North Africa. The teaching and research of the Medieval History team is multidisciplinary and methodologically innovative, employing digital techniques and expertise and methods from the social sciences, conflict studies and archaeology.

The professor is expected to be a scholar of international allure and recognition, who takes a broad view of medieval history as a discipline. S/he demonstrates affinity with innovative research in the field, and has a strong track record in acquiring external research funds. Key qualities are administrative competence and sincere involvement in the daily affairs of the chair group Medieval History, the capacity group History and the Department of History, European Studies and Religious Studies. Furthermore the professor should be an appealing lecturer who has the qualities to attract students and win them over to the study of medieval history using new, challenging approaches and methods. Besides it is important that s/he is able to convey the field of study to a general audience.

Candidates for the position are expected to meet the following requirements:

• S/he holds a PhD in Medieval history or a related field;
• has an excellent international academic reputation and publication record;
• is an experienced and enthusiastic teacher at all levels of academic training;
• has proven excellent management and leadership qualities, and is a capable and enthusiastic administrator.
• has experience in developing teaching programmes at Bachelor and Master levels;
• can show a track record of acquiring external research funding;
• has experience in the supervision of PhD projects and junior researchers;
• has an extensive national and international network with academic, political and cultural institutions;
• has experience with collaborative projects and is able to establish productive connections with other academic disciplines within as well as outside the department;
• is able to contribute to knowledge exchange in public as well as academic settings.

All foreign employees appointed at the Faculty of Humanities are expected to have a good command of both written and spoken Dutch within two years.

The appointment will be permanent.