Job description - Coordinator (0,4 fte)

As coordinator, you stand at the centre of the Why Factory. You have supervision over all activities of the Why Factory (teaching, research, publications) and coordinate these with Prof. Winy Maas and the Faculty of Architecture. You plan and coordinate teaching and research collaborations with other universities and institutions. You regularly teach in the Why Factory's MSc programme and contribute to Why Factory publications.

Requirements

Applicants should speak fluent English and have teaching experience, along with an affinity for writing (scientific or journalistic), project coordination, and the work of the Why Factory.

The Why Factory

The Why Factory (T?F) is a global think tank led by Prof. Winy Maas. It explores possibilities for the development of our cities by focusing on the production of models and visualisations for cities of the future.

Education and research of The Why Factory are combined in a research lab and platform that aims to analyse, theorise and construct future cities. The Why Factory investigates within the given world and produces future scenarios beyond it; from universal to specific and global to local. It proposes, constructs and envisions hypothetical societies and cities; from science to fiction and vice versa. The Why Factory thus acts as a future world scenario making machinery.

Conditions of employment

The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, a discount for health insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged. An International Children’s Centre offers childcare and an international primary school. Dual Career Services offers support to accompanying partners. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. TU Delft sets specific standards for the English competency of the teaching staff. TU Delft offers training to improve English competency.

Inspiring, excellent education is our central aim. If you have less than five years of experience and do not yet have your teaching certificate, we allow you up to three years to obtain this.

Information and application

For more information about this position, please contact Amber Leeuwenburgh, phone: +31

(0)15-2788514, e-mail: a.c.leeuwenburgh@tudelft.nl.

To apply, please send a detailed CV along with a letter of application by 31 October 2015 to Caro Coemans, HR-BK@tudelft.nl.

When applying for this position, please refer to vacancy number BK2015-17.

Faculty of Architecture & the Built Environment

Since its foundation 110 years ago, the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment has built up a solid international reputation for training architects, urban planners and designers, as well as for its research portfolio and coaching of PhD candidates. With around 2600 students and 500 staff members, with around 230 FTEs devoted to academic positions, our faculty is one of the largest of Delft University of Technology and one of the most prestigious architecture and the built environment faculties globally. Traditionally, the faculty has prioritised high-quality training in design and research in the field of the built environment.

Over 40 chairs cover a wide range of academic areas in design, process and technology, which together cover the entire field of the built environment. The faculty has a budget of around €38 million, of which approximately €7 million is sourced indirectly and from contracts with third parties. The Department of Architecture provides education and conducts research at an internationally competitive level of excellence in the fields of architecture and architectural