Assistant Lecturer International Sport Management

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At the bachelor programme Sport Studies | International Sport Management (ISPM) we challenge our students to make the world better through sport. Working within our international team, you will collaborate with colleagues from various backgrounds to deliver an international curriculum. Are you eager to empower our students for this challenge? Then we gladly invite you to apply!

In brief
Faculty: Health, Nutrition & Sports
Location: Sportcampus Zuiderpark
Level of education: Bachelor
Working hours per week: 32-40
Salary indication: a minimum of € 3.609,94 and maximum of € 5.377,13 (scale 10)

At The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS), the Sport Studies | International Sport Management (ISPM) programme is growing. To support this growth, we are looking for new team members to fulfill a variety of roles. For this specific vacancy, we are looking for an Assistant Lecturer/ Senior Instructor with a focus on International Sport Management.

What does the job look like?
As an Assistant Lecturer for the ISPM programme you will deliver education in topics such as Sport and Society, Sport Management – an international perspective and Sport Ethics. Together with your colleagues you will ensure that the quality of education remains at the highest level, fed by a vision developed by the team. In short, this is an opportunity for you to engage with educational excellence and inspire sport leaders of the future to make the world better through sport.

What do we expect from you?

This is you:

You have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working in the international sport industry;
You have excellent digital skills and can quickly adapt to new digital (learning) methods;
You have a proficient level of English (minimum C1 level);
You have completed a bachelor degree in Social Sciences/ Sport Management / or a related field;
You currently live in the Netherlands or are willing to relocate to The Netherlands.

This is how you will contribute:

You will be delivering your lectures and seminars in an engaging way to students;
You will be guiding students through their personal and professional development journey;
You will engage in other activities such as team meetings, development days and Open Days.

This is what you can expect from us

First and foremost, it's important that you are able to enjoy your work. In addition, we offer you:

An appointment as soon as possible in a temporary post for the period of one year (0,8 FTE – 1,0 FTE) with an option for extension (D4) in salary scale 10;
If you have a permanent contract at THUAS, we will take your current terms of employment into account. Internal candidates will be given priority over external ones;
The official position title is Senior Instructor;
A salary of a minimum of € 3.609,94 and maximum of € 5.377,13 for a full working week, excluding 8% vacation allowance. (Our terms of employment are in accordance with the cao-hbo);
A guaranteed end-of-year pay of 8.3%;
A green travel expense scheme: if you choose public transportation, you will receive 100% reimbursement for an NS business card 2nd class in your name.

Read more about our attractive secondary conditions.

A safe, and professional working environment is imperative to The Hague University of Applied Sciences, both internally and externally. Therefore, for employees joining our organization, it is a standard requirement to provide a Certificate of Conduct (VOG). A VOG is a certificate, that can be requested by anyone residing in the Netherlands with a Citizen Service Number (BSN), confirming that there is no evidence of past behavior by the employee that might present obstacles to fulfilling their new role at The Hague University of Applied Sciences.

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Do you want to know more about the programme and the faculty?
The ISPM programme is a three year Bachelor degree programme and was established in 2017. Our growing programme has an international student population with over 30 different nationalities. Our current first year cohort consists of 130 students. The delivery of the content, together with the international staff (current staff members from Finland, Brazil, Germany, UK, USA, Austria, Türkiye, Greece and The Netherlands) and student population, embodies the international dimensions of the programme. Classes are taught in a hybrid structure: both online and on campus. On campus classes are offered in the state-of-the-art Sport Campus Zuiderpark in The Hague.

The Faculty of Health, Nutrition & Sports aims to connect education and research to societal needs on local, national and international levels. Our faculty combines seven programmes: Nutrition & Dietetics, Skin Therapy, Nursing, Physical Education, Human Movement Technology, Sport Studies (Dutch track) and Sport Studies | International Sport Management. All programmes educate a new generation of health, nutrition and sports professionals.

If you work at THUAS, you work at one of the most dynamic and open organisation in the City of Peace and Justice. Together with 2,500 colleagues, you help 26,000 students from over 120 countries to prepare for a promising future in a world that changes every day. We do this by growing and evolving along with the world and the wishes of our students. We work together intensively with colleagues, with students and in the professional field. Furthermore, we look ahead, we are critical, and we stand in the middle of society.

Diversity, inclusiveness and equality are at the heart of everything we do. We strive for the composition of the student and staff population to reflect the society in which we work, and we want to offer everyone equal opportunities. We realise that this requires constant attention. We invest in this ourselves, and we would like you to help us with this.

> Read more about our story and our core values here: Our story

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You can apply for the position by submitting your CV and cover letter via the link below. The application deadline is Monday, June 9 2025.

Please include the following four questions in your motivation

What is appealing to you to become a n Assistant Lecturer at the Sport Studies | International Sport Management Programme at THUAS?
What kind of skills have you obtained so far that you would utilize within this position?
What specific value do you bring to the ISPM programme?
In what kind of team do you like to work and what do you think is important in team cooperation?

Please enlighten each question with a maximum of 200 words.

For more information about this vacancy, please contact Marije de Wit, Programme Manager Sport Studies | International Sport Management, via email: m.e.h.dewit@hhs.nl
Interviews will take place the week of June 10, 2025. Giving a trial lesson is part of the procedure.
If you would like more information about the application process, please contact Pamela Schmitt-Leidsman, Recruitment Advisor, on +31 (0)70-445 8612 or via e-mail: recruitment@hhs.nl

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