Your professional activities will be divided between research and teaching. Your duties also include contributing to the renewal and improvement of the curriculum, and you will play a role in the organisational side of teaching and research within the programme.

Your research area of the Assistant Professor Conservation Approaches for Archaeological Materials extends from practices of research and care for the material nature of archaeological objects and their associated immaterial values, to practices aimed at the involvement of (local) stakeholder communities. Historically, the fields of conservation and archaeology have evolved along different paths, leading to distinctive approaches and methodologies based on different value systems. Recent trends in conservation steer us more towards people-centred practices, drawing the two fields closer together and motivating the development of new collaborations and cross-overs.

Your research will draw on the historical development and epistemologies underpinning practices developed in conservation and archaeology, collaborating towards the development new participatory approaches and strategies that serve both fields and beyond.These activities are supported by our strong relations with the professional field.

As Assistant Professor you will further extend such existing collaborations, for instance with the archaeology department of the city of Amsterdam and the Allard Pierson Museum, with Museum Kaap Skil and the Province of North Holland for conservation research on the objects excavated from a 17th century shipwreck (BZN17), and with conservation scientists and archaeologists from the RCE and conservators from Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

Furthermore, you will be:

• designing and conducting independent research within the field of the conservation of (archaeological) metal objects and related aspects, resulting in academic publications in peer-reviewed international journals and/or books as well as publications for the wider professional field;
• actively pursuing external funding for research, notably funding from national and international research councils; 
• actively contributing to and developing national and international research networks and other forms of cooperation;
• developing, coordinating and teaching courses in the Master and APP programme of Conservation & Restoration, and in the minor Conservation & Restoration; 
• supervising Bachelor, Master and APP theses and tutoring students; co-supervising PhD theses; 
• working with our conservation lecturers and technical art history lecturers to further develop our interdisciplinary learning environment; 
• actively contributing to the development and improvement of the broader teaching programmes in the department; 
• taking part in committees and working groups, and carrying out departmental administrative tasks as required.

We are looking for a dynamic, inspiring and engaging researcher and teacher in Metals conservation, someone who enjoys guiding the students in their development towards the conservation profession, and someone who likes to take responsibility for maintaining the quality of our education programme in close collaboration with the rest of the team. You are an enthusiastic team player whose CV shows your capacity to work independently as well as in teams. You show initiative and have a flexible and inquisitive nature. Your publications reveal broad knowledge of the issues encountered by conservators in their daily work, and innovative solutions to support them.

You have:

• a PhD in conservation with a research focus on archaeological metal objects; 
• a Master’s in metals conservation; 
• advanced skills and experience in metals conservation practice; 
• a strong (inter)national academic network in the research area concerned; 
• an active and ambitious researcher with a strong publication record; 
• the demonstrable ability and ambition to obtain external research grants; 
• broad and relevant teaching experience at BA and MA levels; 
• experience in valorisation and practice-based education and/or research; 
• an excellent command of English - note that the language of the teaching programme is English. If Dutch is not your mother tongue, an active and passive command must be acquired within two years of the employment contract and the state examination for Dutch as a Second Language programme II must be passed; 
• having obtained the Dutch Basic Teaching Qualification (BKO), or willing to acquire this within the first two years of your appointment; 
• experience with digital and audio-visual teaching facilities and affinity with IT in university teaching; 
• a good team player and versatile at all levels, capable of interdisciplinary cooperation; 
• excellent and demonstrable skills in organisation and communication.

We offer permanent employment upon a satisfactory evaluation, following a temporary employment contract of a maximum of 12 months with a probationary period of two months. If you already have an employment contract with the UvA, we offer permanent employment upon a satisfactory evaluation following a temporary employment contract of a maximum of 18 months. The employment is for 30.4 hours per week. The preferred starting date is 15 October 2025. 
The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week, ranges between €4.537 (scale 11) to €7.056 (scale 12) dependent on relevant experience. This sum does not include the 8% holiday allowance and the 8,3% year-end allowance. A favourable tax agreement, the ‘30% ruling’, may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities is applicable.
We additionally offer:

• excellent research facilities due to our collaboration within the NICAS, Netherlands Institute for Conservation+ Art+ Science+ and the many other (inter)national networks we are part of; 
• excellent opportunities for professional and personal development; 
• an inspiring and international academic working environment in the heart of Amsterdam.