Lecturer Allround Hotel Management

About this job

You will be teaching at the Academy for Hotel & Facility Management (AHF) where you will share your specialist skills and knowledge with students. This includes developing specific courses as well as coaching and supervising students individually or in groups during graduation projects and/or placements. One of the objectives is to strengthen national and international relations with interesting industry partners. You will build on your existing network, and you will represent our academy in industry. These connections are essential in keeping the knowledge requirements within our field of work up to date. You can translate and execute these requirements into specific projects and assignments for our students. In addition, you will contribute to the development of the curriculum as well as the further digitalisation of the programmes. In this position, you get the opportunity to guide and support smart and highly committed young people on their journey to becoming the next generation of Hospitality and Facility professionals.

Your main responsibility will be teaching and coaching our students. You have creative and fresh ideas on how to share your knowledge and experience. With your help, students can develop themselves into young professionals. You have worked in multiple jobs in the hospitality industry and are able to share the tricks of the trade and applying this within Hospitality education. Topics you might be familiar with are entrepreneurship, design thinking & experience design, business development, revenue & demand management, business intelligence, strategy development and/or organisational behavior and cultural diversity. You will also coach students during international placements and graduation assignments. Leading by example, guest centricity, and having a healthy dose of Hospitality in your DNA is of great importance for motivating the future generation. You have a service minded mindset, and breath hospitality and/or facility.

What do we offer?

• The salary for this position amounts to a monthly minimum of €4,535.76 and a monthly maximum of €6,359.47 (gross amounts based on full-time employment);
• This position is classified in scale 11 of the cao-hbo (collective labour agreement). Your official job title will be Lecturer;
• This position involves a one-year employment contract with the possibility of conversion into an indefinite employment contract;
• Your commuting expenses will be fully reimbursed when you travel by public transport;
• You will receive a contribution towards your health insurance costs;
• You will receive an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% in December and an annual holiday allowance of 8% in May;
• You will also be awarded professional development hours every year and almost 11 weeks of holiday entitlements in a full-time position;
• You have the option to work partly from home, which can help improve your work-life balance;
• You will build an attractive pension through the ABP pension fund;
• Working at BUas means always striving for ‘the plus’. BUas aims to be more than just a university of applied sciences, continuously focusing on development and creating meaningful experiences;
• You will be working at a top-ranked university of applied sciences on a green, sustainable campus near the city centre of Breda;
• You will be working in an attractive and friendly working environment together with enthusiastic colleagues from the industry and students from around the world.
• Moving from abroad to Breda in the Netherlands? We provide support and financial compensation for relocation and settling in the Netherlands. Dutch tax authorities may offer tax reductions to applicants from abroad, making tax rates comparable to those in the UK and US.

What do we ask of you?

• You are passionate about your work and would like to share this passion with others. You have creative and fresh ideas on how to share this information and knowledge;
• You have teaching experience within higher or university education or are willing to obtain didactics certificate;
• You know the tricks of the trade, which can be seen from your broad knowledge and vast experience of Hospitality and/or Facility management;
• You have recent and up-to-date experience from multiple roles and jobs within the Hotel and/or Facility Management industry;
• Interest in data and quantitative research is a plus;
• You have a broad and international network which enables you to stay connected with the field and keeps you up to speed with developments;
• You have a relevant master’s degree or are willing to obtain one;
• You will be working in an international and intercultural setting. Therefore, having excellent verbal and written communication skills in English is a necessity;
• If you do not meet all the job requirements, we warmly invite you to apply anyway. If you are the right candidate, we can offer you an adjusted position with corresponding tasks and responsibilities, and an appropriate salary scale. We will then agree on a joint development path, in which you will eventually be given the tasks, responsibilities and powers that match the job in question. At that point, you will naturally move to the corresponding higher salary scale.

The application process

Please send us your application before 21 June via the online application form. Do you have any questions? Feel free to contact Vivian Bik via bik.v@buas.nl with questions about the job itself, or recruitment@buas.nl for questions about the application process.

You will receive a reply to your application no later than two weeks after the closing date. The submission of a certificate of good conduct (in Dutch abbreviated to VOG) is a condition for commencing employment at BUas. We will initiate a request for this after the terms of employment meeting. Among candidates with equal qualifications and experience, preference will be given to the internal candidate.

More about us

Breda University of Applied Sciences (hereafter referred to as BUas) is a specialist, small-scale and international university of applied sciences. BUas offers bachelor's and master's degree programmes at both professional and academic levels, with expertise in closely interrelated fields: Tourism, Leisure & Events, Hotel & Facility, Logistics & Built Environment, Media & Creative Business, Games, and Data Science & AI. Our strength lies in the ability to connect these fields.

We aim to create added value in our education and research for our students, and therefore also for business and society. We provide our students with knowledge as well as ‘BUas Skills for Life’, empowering them to thrive in a constantly changing world and contribute to making it a better place. We encourage our employees to lead by example, fostering independence, collaboration and practical research that can be applied in real-world contexts.

We are curious about the world around us, considerate of each other, and committed to creating a healthy living and working environment for students and staff. This ethos defines how we operate on our campus. Within our inspiring learning community, we encourage each other to optimally develop our talents, combine knowledge and skills, and apply them in society in a sustainable manner.

External recruiters need not inquire.