[staff-physics-and-astronomy-HL-UHD-UD] Profile Director of Impact for the Faculty of Science
Juan Rojo
j.rojo at vu.nl
Thu Apr 16 15:19:54 CEST 2026
Dear all,
I am not sure if this email was received due to the issues with this mailing list, so just in case I send it again.
TL;DR: tje Faculty Board has a vacancy for the Director of Valorisation position. Should anyone be interested, feel free to reach out to the MT (or apply directly!). We are happy to provide more information on what the role entails.
Best,
Juan
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Prof. Dr. Juan Rojo
Professor of Theoretical Physics
Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Faculty of Science, VU Amsterdam
De Boelelaan 1081, 1081HV Amsterdam
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Nikhef Theory Group, Science Park 105,
1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Webpage: http://www.juanrojo.com/
Zoom: https://vu-live.zoom.us/my/juanrojo
E-mail: j.rojo at vu.nl
j.rojo at nikhef.nl
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On 15/04/2026 10:59, Juan Rojo wrote:
> Now with the official EN translation.
> Best,
> Juan
>
> -------------------------------------------------
> Prof. Dr. Juan Rojo
> Professor of Theoretical Physics
> Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy
> Faculty of Science, VU Amsterdam
> De Boelelaan 1081, 1081HV Amsterdam
> ----
> Nikhef Theory Group, Science Park 105,
> 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
> ----
> Webpage: http://www.juanrojo.com/
> Zoom: https://vu-live.zoom.us/my/juanrojo
> E-mail: j.rojo at vu.nl
> j.rojo at nikhef.nl
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> On 14/04/2026 17:25, Juan Rojo wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> The Faculty Board has a vacancy for the Director of Valorisation position.
>>
>> See below for a Claude-translation of the vacancy text.
>>
>> Should anyone be interested, feel free to reach out to the MT (or apply directly!). We are happy to provide more information on what the role entails. Interested colleagues can also reach out to Davide (Iannuzzi) who occupied the very same role a few years ago.
>>
>> best,
>> Juan
>>
>> ---
>>
>> **Profile and Assignment**
>>
>> The faculty board is seeking a Director of Valorisation (Director of Impact) who is collaboration-oriented, open to diverse perspectives, considerations and interests, and attuned to what is happening within the organisation. You think in terms of opportunities, are eager to take initiative, and are open to innovation. You invest in building networks and relationships with both academic and support staff, and know how to connect people.
>>
>> As Director of Valorisation, you steer — together with the academic departments — the faculty's ambitions in the area of valorisation. You ensure that valorisation develops in a way that strengthens the faculty's scientific, societal and financial position. In this role, you have the following tasks and responsibilities:
>>
>> - Jointly developing, rolling out and promoting a vision for the faculty's future valorisation activities together with the departments, in line with the faculty's broader vision;
>> - Developing and implementing a faculty-wide valorisation strategy with the departments;
>> - Stimulating collaborative partnerships in valorisation (within VU and internationally), with a focus on improving valorisation support in collaboration with the IXA-Grant Office VU;
>> - Ensuring proper alignment between faculty and university valorisation policy, in cooperation with faculty and university policy support;
>> - Fostering an entrepreneurial mindset, behaviour and competencies among students and staff, including through training and education;
>> - Serving as the point of contact for societal and economic valorisation activities, including agreements and arrangements regarding start-ups or ancillary activities;
>> - Consulting and reaching agreements on behalf of the Faculty Board with the faculty's co-determination body (fGV) on valorisation matters.
>>
>> The Director of Valorisation works closely, from within this responsibility, with the Dean — who bears final responsibility for the faculty and holds the valorisation portfolio — as well as with the research portfolio holder and the heads of the academic departments. As an advisory member of the Faculty Board, the Director of Valorisation jointly shapes the faculty's strategic agenda alongside the other board members.
>>
>> ---
>>
>> **Position in the Organisation**
>>
>> The Director of Valorisation:
>> - Advises and reports to the Dean, and deputises for the Dean on the valorisation portfolio when required;
>> - Is an advisory member of the Faculty Board and part of the Management Team;
>> - Has functional supervisory responsibility over the valorisation policy officer;
>> - Represents the faculty's academic departments and the Faculty Board in valorisation-related consultations at university level, including the VU Impact Board (IBVU).
>>
>> ---
>>
>> **Requirements**
>>
>> The Director of Valorisation:
>> - Has excellent experience with (managing) valorisation activities;
>> - Has a strong academic reputation with experience in academic teaching and research at senior level (professor or associate professor);
>> - Is able to formulate a strategic vision on valorisation in a university context and knows how to translate this into concrete outcomes;
>> - Has management and/or governance experience within an academic setting;
>> - Possesses excellent communication and leadership skills and a strong organisational sensitivity;
>> - Has sufficient command of Dutch and English to function in a governance context (passive comprehension — listening and reading — is sufficient).
>>
>> For this role, even more so than for other positions, ancillary activities may give rise to situations involving actual or perceived conflicts of interest. In such cases, the Director of Valorisation is expected to proactively discuss this with the Faculty Board, so that appropriate arrangements can be made in a timely manner.
>>
>> ---
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>> **What We Offer**
>>
>> - The opportunity to develop (further) at governance level;
>> - A four-year appointment at 0.4 FTE, with the possibility of a single extension of another four years;
>> - A supplement of 6.5% on gross salary;
>> - Tailored support for personal and professional development;
>> - A warm welcome in a well-functioning, collaborative team;
>> - Professional governance and policy support.
>>
>> ---
>>
>> **The Team**
>>
>> As Director of Valorisation, you are an advisory member of the Faculty Board (FB). The Faculty Board consists of: the Dean, the Vice-Dean Education (Education portfolio holder), the Vice-Dean Research (Research portfolio holder), the Director of Operations, and the Director of Finance. The Faculty Board is supported by the Faculty Secretary/Head of Governance Affairs, the Director of Education, and the Director of Valorisation, who together with the FB form the Management Team. The Faculty Board is additionally supported by the following advisors: the HR Team Lead for the Sciences Faculty and the Faculty Communications Advisor.
>>
>> ---
>>
>> **Procedure**
>>
>> - The vacancy is distributed within the faculty via the departments and an announcement in Bètazine;
>> - Candidates may express their interest by submitting a motivation letter and CV to the Dean and/or HR advisor (Bart Wichers, b.n.wichers at vu.nl) by no later than 11 May;
>> - The selection committee is composed at faculty level, chaired by the Dean;
>> - The selection committee consists of two sub-committees comprising the chair, the HR advisor, and (distributed across two rounds):
>> - A department head
>> - The valorisation policy officer
>> - A head (or staff member) of IXA-GO
>> - A junior staff member
>> - A member of the ODC
>>
>> Candidates will have interviews with both sub-committees. A second round of interviews may follow. The selection committee will then reach a joint decision on the candidate.
>>
>> - Scientific integrity and ancillary activities will be a topic of discussion with the Dean;
>> - The faculty's co-determination body (fGV) will be formally consulted in writing — preferably with a personal explanation — by the Dean, who will share the CV and the considerations for appointment. This constitutes a formal advisory opinion;
>> - The Faculty Board appoints the candidate;
>> - The candidate to be appointed will have an introductory meeting with the Dean.
>>
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------
>> Prof. Dr. Juan Rojo
>> Professor of Theoretical Physics
>> Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy
>> Faculty of Science, VU Amsterdam
>> De Boelelaan 1081, 1081HV Amsterdam
>> ----
>> Nikhef Theory Group, Science Park 105,
>> 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
>> ----
>> Webpage: http://www.juanrojo.com/
>> Zoom: https://vu-live.zoom.us/my/juanrojo
>> E-mail: j.rojo at vu.nl
>> j.rojo at nikhef.nl
>> -----------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: [Ter verspreiding] Profiel directeur Valorisatie
>> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:08:54 +0200
>> From: Verbree, M. (Maaike) <m.verbree at vu.nl>
>> To: Beta Bestuurssecretariaat <bestuurssecretariaat.beta at vu.nl>, Berg, G.J.B. van den (Jan Bouwe) <janbouwe.vanden.berg at vu.nl>, Beukering, P.J.H. van (Pieter) <pieter.van.beukering at vu.nl>, Botzen, W.J.W. (Wouter) <wouter.botzen at vu.nl>, Broerse, J.E.W. (JEW) <j.e.w.broerse at vu.nl>, Brouwer, I.A. (Ingeborg) <ingeborg.brouwer at vu.nl>, Ellers, J. (Jacintha) <j.ellers at vu.nl>, Esch, I.J.P. de (IJP) <i.de.esch at vu.nl>, Gemser, J.M. (Johan) <johan.gemser at vu.nl>, Hengel, E.I.V. van den (Esther) <e.i.v.vanden.hengel at vu.nl>, Iannuzzi, D. (D) <d.iannuzzi at vu.nl>, Karssen, M. (Mareanne) <m.karssen at vu.nl>, Kraneveld, A.D. (Aletta) <a.d.kraneveld at vu.nl>, Rojo, J. (Juan) <j.rojo at vu.nl>, Ruijter, E. (Eelco) <e.ruijter at vu.nl>, Schlobach, K.S. (Stefan) <k.s.schlobach at vu.nl>, Smit, A.B. (AB) <guus.smit at vu.nl>, Westrenen, W. van (Wim) <w.van.westrenen at vu.nl>, Wichers, B.N. (Bart) <b.n.wichers at vu.nl>, Zindel, S. (Simone) <s.zindel at vu.nl>, Klein, M.C.A. (Michel) <michel.klein at vu.nl>
>> CC: BETA Afdelingsmanagers <afdelingsmanagers.beta at vu.nl>
>>
>>
>>
>> Beste allen,
>>
>> Hierbij het definitieve wervingsprofiel voor directeur Valorisatie. Willen jullie deze in de afdeling verspreiden en potentiële kandidaten hierop attenderen?
>>
>> De wervingstekst komt ook op de facultaire webpagina en in Bètazine.
>>
>> De ODC heeft ons geadviseerd om duidelijk te maken wat de verwachting is ten aanzien van de bijdrage aan technologie van de directeur Valorisatie. Daarom is de geactualiseerde missietekst opgenomen in de paragraaf ‘Over de faculteit’.
>>
>> *Reminder*: wie van jullie wil zitting nemen in de BAC en willen jullie een (junior) staflid, bij voorkeur met valorisatieprofiel, voordragen voor de BAC?
>>
>> Hartelijke groet,
>>
>> Maaike
>>
>> dr. M. (Maaike) Verbree
>> Faculteitssecretaris / Hoofd Bestuurszaken – Faculteit der Bètawetenschappen
>>
>> Faculty secretary/ Head of Administrative Affairs – Faculty of Science
>>
>>
>> Logo**
>>
>> *Werkdagen: *ma (tot 14 uur), di, wo (tot 14 uur), do, vr | *T *+31 6 211 579 29 | m.verbree at vu.nl <mailto:m.verbree at vu.nl> |
>> *Postadres:* De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam
>> *Bezoekadres:* W&N C-161 | E-mail disclaimer <https://vu.nl/nl/over-de-vu/meer-over/vu-website> | www.vu.nl <https://vu.nl/nl/>
>> *Assistent: *Bhartie Brook | k.b.brook at vu.nl <mailto:k.b.brook at vu.nl>
>>
>> Voor *informatie en beleid over de faculteit*, bezoek de *Facultaire webpagina <https://vu.nl/nl/over-de-vu/faculteiten/faculteit-der-betawetenschappen/meer-over/profiel-en-bestuur-beta>*
>>
>> Voor *ondersteuning bij onderzoek*, bezoek de *Research & Impact Support Portal <https://vu.nl/en/research/portal/research-impact-support-portal>*
>>
>> Voor *informatie over het beleidsteam of het bestuurssecretariaat*, bezoek *Beleidsteam <https://vu.nl/nl/medewerker/beta-wegwijzer/beleidsteam-beta> *of*Bestuurssecretariaat <https://vu.nl/nl/medewerker/beta-wegwijzer/bestuurssecretariaat-betafaculteit>*
>>
>> *From:*Beta Bestuurssecretariaat <bestuurssecretariaat.beta at vu.nl>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, 2 April 2026 16:24
>> *To:* Berg, G.J.B. van den (Jan Bouwe) <janbouwe.vanden.berg at vu.nl>; Beukering, P.J.H. van (Pieter) <pieter.van.beukering at vu.nl>; Botzen, W.J.W. (Wouter) <wouter.botzen at vu.nl>; Broerse, J.E.W. (JEW) <j.e.w.broerse at vu.nl>; Brouwer, I.A. (Ingeborg) <ingeborg.brouwer at vu.nl>; Ellers, J. (Jacintha) <j.ellers at vu.nl>; Esch, I.J.P. de (IJP) <i.de.esch at vu.nl>; Gemser, J.M. (Johan) <johan.gemser at vu.nl>; Hengel, E.I.V. van den (Esther) <e.i.v.vanden.hengel at vu.nl>; Iannuzzi, D. (D) <d.iannuzzi at vu.nl>; Karssen, M. (Mareanne) <m.karssen at vu.nl>; Kraneveld, A.D. (Aletta) <a.d.kraneveld at vu.nl>; Rojo, J. (Juan) <j.rojo at vu.nl>; Ruijter, E. (Eelco) <e.ruijter at vu.nl>; Schlobach, K.S. (Stefan) <k.s.schlobach at vu.nl>; Smit, A.B. (AB) <guus.smit at vu.nl>; Verbree, M. (Maaike) <m.verbree at vu.nl>; Westrenen, W. van (Wim) <w.van.westrenen at vu.nl>; Wichers, B.N. (Bart) <b.n.wichers at vu.nl>; Zindel, S. (Simone) <s.zindel at vu.nl>; Klein, M.C.A. (Michel) <michel.klein at vu.nl>
>> *Cc:* BETA Afdelingsmanagers <afdelingsmanagers.beta at vu.nl>; Beta Bestuurssecretariaat <bestuurssecretariaat.beta at vu.nl>
>> *Subject:* Iwan de Esch stopt als directeur Valorisatie
>>
>> Beste allen,
>>
>> Iwan de Esch vervulde afgelopen 3,5 jaar de rol van directeur Valorisatie met verve. Onder zijn leiding heeft de valorisatieportefeuille binnen de faculteit een verdere boost gekregen. In deze periode zijn, samen met vele collega’s, verschillende initiatieven in gang gezet om valorisatie verder te versterken, waaronder het organiseren van valorisatieseminars om best practices te delen, de samenwerking met IXA om de dienstverlening te verbeteren, en de bijdrage aan de Impact Board VU (IBVU) bij de implementatie van de door het CvB beschikbaar gestelde beleidsmiddelen voor valorisatie. Ook hebben we met elkaar een aantal serieuze knelpunten geconstateerd. Die knelpunten zijn zeker nog niet allemaal opgelost, dus er is nog genoeg te doen!
>>
>> Iwan zegt over zijn rol als directeur valorisatie het volgende: “Wat deze rol zo mooi maakt, is dat de mensen die zich met valorisatie bezighouden per definitie enthousiast zijn over hun werk. Die energie werkt aanstekelijk en maakt het werk als directeur valorisatie niet alleen inhoudelijk interessant, maar ook bijzonder inspirerend.”
>>
>> Het faculteitsbestuur had heel graag gezien dat Iwan deze rol voor een tweede termijn zou willen vervullen, maar hij heeft – met pijn in zijn hart – laten weten dat hij het stokje gaat overdragen om toe te treden tot het MT van de afdeling Scheikunde & Farmaceutische wetenschappen. Het faculteitsbestuur vindt dat ontzettend jammer, want hij heeft niet alleen de valorisatie binnen onze faculteit verder gebracht, daarnaast was hij een kritische meedenker en schroomde hij niet om tegengeluid in te brengen binnen het bestuursteam. Wij wensen Iwan veel succes en kijken uit naar zijn waardevolle inbreng vanuit zijn nieuwe rol!
>>
>> Hiermee komt de positie van directeur Valorisatie vrij binnen het faculteitsbestuur en dat biedt kansen voor medewerkers uit jullie afdelingen. Bijgevoegd vinden jullie een conceptprofiel voor de wervingstekst voor directeur Valorisatie. De termijn van Iwan loopt af per 1 juni. We streven ernaar om snel een opvolger te vinden. Hieronder staan de vervolgstappen beschreven. De eerste stap is jullie advies op het wervingsprofiel. Zouden jullie hier uiterlijk woensdag 8 april input op kunnen geven via deze link <https://vunl.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/BETA-OE-AHO/Shared%20Documents/General/Over%20de%20Faculteit/Profiel%20Directeur%20Valorisatie.docx?d=w593348eea44a4402af1887e9f05d466e&csf=1&web=1&e=jJdJwt>? Verder willen we jullie verzoeken om één van de afdelingshoofden af te vaardigen om zitting te nemen in de BAC en om een junior staflid bij voorkeur met valorisatieprofiel voor te dragen voor de BAC.
>>
>> De concept planning is als volgt:
>>
>> • Advies afdelingshoofden op profiel: 8 april
>>
>> • Advies ODC op profiel: 8 april
>>
>> • Profiel vastleggen door FB: 10 april
>>
>> • Verspreiding vacature: na 10 april
>>
>> • Reactietermijn 4 weken ivm meivakantie: tot 11 mei
>>
>> • Gesprekken: in de week van 11 en/of 18 mei
>>
>> • Advies kandidaat aan ODC voorleggen: in de week van 25 mei
>>
>> • Besluit FB: 29 mei
>>
>> Met hartelijke groet,
>>
>> Aletta Kraneveld
>>
>> Prof. Dr. Aletta D. Kraneveld
>> Dean
>> Faculty of Science
>>
>> Logo
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>> *Working days: *Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr | *T *+31 20 59 87654 | a.d.kraneveld at vu.nl <mailto:a.d.kraneveld at vu.nl>
>> *Mailing address:* De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam
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>>
>> *Assistant:* Ms**Simone Zindel | s.zindel at vu.nl <mailto:s.zindel at vu.nl>
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