Introduction
Are you in your final year as a PhD candidate or are you currently an assistant professor? Then Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) invites you to apply for one of the two vacancies for tenure-track Assistant Professor Information Systems (IS).
As our tenure-track assistant professor IS, your work starts in Fall 2026. You’ll be based in RSM’s Department of Technology & Operations Management (TOM), specifically the Business Information Management (BIM) section, in partnership with the Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics (ECDA).
Job description
Your main tasks include the following:
- Conduct independent and collaborative academic research that targets top-tier journals in the domains of information systems, management, and related fields.
- Deliver courses in information systems, business analytics, and digital business at RSM’s BSc IBA, MSc Business Information Management and/or MSc Business Analytics & Management programmes.
- Participate in the ongoing development of the BIM section, the department, and RSM as a whole.
Align with RSM’s mission to be act as a catalyst for positive change in the world.
Job requirements
As our ideal candidate, you are intellectually curious, internationally oriented, ambitious, and a collegial team player.
Your main competences include the following:
- Demonstrate teaching excellence and that you can contribute significantly to the department’s academic programmes.
- A strong familiarity with online education platforms and techniques to inspire successful blended learning.
- Provide critical yet constructive feedback.
- Can teach in English. You have an advantage when you can also teach in Dutch.
- Appreciate rigorous academic research that addresses real-world challenges.
Additionally, you have the following:
- A PhD in fields such as Information Systems, Management and Organisation, Economics, Computer Science, or Statistics.
- A proven track record or strong potential for conducting high-impact research and publishing your work in top-tier journals (see ERIM journals list).
- An interest in a broad range of Information Systems research topics and methodologies.
- Research interests that synergise with the section and the department’s current focus, particularly in AI, business analytics, digital business, online platforms, human-computer interaction, digital innovation, and enterprise architecture.
- C1 English skills, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Employment conditions and benefits
We offer you an internationally oriented and varied position in an enthusiastic team, with excellent employment conditions in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU).
You start your new role on in Fall 2026. The salary depends on your knowledge and experience. For a full-time appointment (38 hours), your salary amounts to between €4,728 and €6,433 gross per month (Scale 11), in accordance with the CAO-NU.
Your work location is Campus Woudestein in Rotterdam at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM).
In addition to this, we offer you:
- A full-time tenure-track position
- Anticipated start date is Fall 2026 (e.g., 1 September, 2026 or later); flexibility in starting date can be discussed.
- Competitive salary, subject to experience and qualifications.
- Professional development and training opportunities.
Everything else we have to offer you can be found below:
- Everything you need for a good work-life balance: working from home by arrangement, 41 holiday days based on a 40-hour working week, 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% year-end bonus, and a significant discount on a membership at our campus sports centre.
- A sustainable, inclusive and diverse working environment with an open culture where you can be yourself and we look out for one another and for the world. Take advantage of our cycling allowance, for example, or participate in 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.
- A good pension with ABP to which we contribute 2/3, discounts on various collective insurance schemes with Zilveren Kruis Achmea, Loyalis, Allianz, and a commuting, working-from-home and internet allowance.
- Combining your job with parenthood, or is this something you're planning for the future? EUR offers partially paid parental leave and fully paid additional birth leave for partners, and there is a childcare facility on campus (childcare available at your own expense).
- Moving to the Netherlands for a job at EUR? You may be able to make use of the Expat Scheme if you meet the requirements of the Dutch Tax Authority, and our Dual Career Programme also helps your partner find a great job.
Employer
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, we do under the credo The Erasmian Way – Making Minds Matter. We’re global citizens, connecting, entrepreneurial, open-minded, and socially involved. These Erasmian Values function as our internal compass and create EUR’s distinctive and recognisable profile. From these values, with a broad perspective and with an eye for diversity, different backgrounds and opinions, our employees work closely together to solve societal challenges from the dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. Thanks to the high quality and positive societal impact of our research and education, EUR can compete with the top European universities. www.eur.nl.
Faculty / Institute / Central service
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is one of Europe’s top-ranked business schools. RSM provides ground-breaking research and education furthering excellence in all aspects of management and is based in the international port city of Rotterdam – a vital nexus of business, logistics and trade. RSM’s primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. Our first-class range of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes encourage them to become critical, creative, caring and collaborative thinkers and doers.
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RSM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities, and nationalities.
Department
The Business Information Management (BIM) section at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) has a large, young, and international faculty consists of 15 full-time, research-active tenure-track members and 5 full-time and part-time lecturers. These academics have been educated at prestigious institutions across Europe, Asia, and the United States.
Our section runs a US-style PhD programme that currently includes 14 PhD candidates. Over the past five years, our graduates have secured faculty positions at top business schools, such as George Washington University, Copenhagen Business School, IE Business School, Northwestern University, and MIT Center for Information Systems Research.
Our faculty is dedicated to interdisciplinary research and consistently publishes in top-tier journals. These include but are not limited to Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Management Science, as well as journals in related disciplines such as Marketing Science, Production and Operations Management, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.
As the founding member of the Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics (ECDA), BIM leads several ECDA expert practices and has developed extensive collaborations with industry partners. The section has access to an array of exceptional research facilities, including the Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Erasmus Behavioural Lab, and high-performance computing resources through the SURFsara foundation.
BIM faculty members benefit from the support of the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), a joint initiative between the RSM and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE). Established in 1998, ERIM’s mission is to conduct research that helps organisations to improve their business processes in a sustainable and profitable way. Consistently ranked among Europe’s top three management research institutes, ERIM offers generous funding for faculty development, including support for conference attendance, journal submissions, and research visits, as well as access to comprehensive databases and computing resources.
BIM has a strong tradition in both research and teaching, with an international orientation that extends to both the academic community and the business community. In terms of educational offerings, we offer two distinguished master programmes – MSc in Business Information Management and MSc in Business Analytics and Management – which are among Europe’s largest Information Systems master programmes, enrolling over 400 new students combined each year. These programmes provide rigorous training from both theoretical and practical perspectives.
Additional information
About Rotterdam, the Netherlands
As the Netherlands' second-largest city and home to Europe's largest port, Rotterdam is a cosmopolitan metropolis that hosts a diverse population of approximately 600,000 residents – expanding to 1.2 million in the greater metropolitan area – from 160 different countries. Its landscape is modern, with high rising towers and creative architecture. In addition to being an important business and logistics hub, the city also has an extensive cultural, restaurant, and entertainment scene. Rotterdam is the gateway to Europe, as Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, and many other great destinations can all be reached in a few hours. The capital city of Amsterdam is less than an hour away by train or car. RSM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities, and nationalities.
Applying
Are you interested in joining our team as tenure-track assistant professor? Let us hear from you before 30 September 2026.
The application screening process begins immediately and continues until the positions have been filled.
Please include all of the following documents in your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Job market paper
- Research and teaching statement
- Teaching evaluations
- Two recommendation letters
Do you have any questions related to this vacancy? Please contact Dr Sameer Mehta (mehta@rsm.nl).
