Lecturer in International Relations

The Policy, Politics, and Society Team at Erasmus University offers a temporary part-time position in International Relations. You will co-teach a course in the Bachelor’s programme, a full course in the Master’s programme, and supervise Master’s theses. The position includes 0.1 fte research time, during which you will be part of the European and Global Governance research group.

Global and European Governance, focusing on theories of international relations and their application to global organizations such as the WTO and UN, and co‑developing a simulation of international policy negotiations for this course.

International Society and Democratic Institutions, which focuses on the democratic quality of international organizations and their contestation.

Supervising master’s theses in the broad field of international relations, with an emphasis on international security and conflict.

• A PhD in International Relations or a closely related discipline (or nearing completion)
• Experience in thesis supervision
• Very good English language skills
• All teaching and thesis supervision takes place on Campus

We offer you an internationally oriented and varied job in an enthusiastic team, with excellent working conditions in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU). The start date of this position is preferably 01‑NOV‑2026 and you will be based at Erasmus University Rotterdam campus Woudestein in Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB). This position is for 0,5 fte.

The salary is dependent on your experience and knowledge and ranges from a minimum of € 4.925,- to a maximum of € 6.682,- gross per month, Scale 11, on a fulltime basis (38 hours), in accordance with the CAO-NU. The contract is offered for a period of 10 months.

Everything else we offer you; you can find below!

• Everything you need for a good work‑life balance: the option to work from home in consultation with your manager, 41 days of paid leave with a 40 hour contract, 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end‑of‑year bonus, and a significant discount on a subscription for our on‑campus sports centre!
• Sustainable, inclusive and diverse work environment with an open culture, where you can be yourself and we pay attention to each other and to the world around us. Make the most of our bicycle budget, or join networks such as Young@EUR, FAME or QuEUR.
• Time and space for your development in the broadest sense: development days and a personal career budget and free access to our university library.
• Good pension with ABP that EUR contributes 2/3rds towards, discounts on various collective insurances with Zilveren Kruis Achmea, Loyalis, and Allianz, and compensation for travel, working from home and home internet use.
• Are you currently combining your job with parenthood, or do you want to do so in the future? EUR offers partially paid parental leave and fully paid additional birth leave for partners, and our campus features a daycare (daycare not paid for by EUR).
• Moving to the Netherlands for your job with EUR? Then you may be eligible for the Expat‑ruling if you meet the requirements of the Belastingdienst (Dutch tax agency), and with our Dual Career Programme we will also help your partner find the right job for them.

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is an internationally oriented university with a strong social orientation in its education and research, as expressed in our mission ‘Creating positive societal impact’. EUR is home to 4.100 academics and professionals and almost 33.000 students from more than 140 countries. Everything we do,…