Assistant Professor in Paleontology

Universiteit Utrecht · Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Location
Utrecht
Job Type
Full time
Posted
June 15, 2026

Job Description

Are you a team player and proactive innovator in an emerging field of paleontology? Please apply!

The Department of Earth Sciences of Utrecht University is looking for an Assistant Professor in Paleontology. As our new colleague, you will strengthen research and education in Earth Sciences and develop your own internationally recognised research line that should expand and diversify current team efforts. You will also contribute to the long-term viability of paleontology within the department.

Your job

We are looking for a paleontologist with a strong record in one or more of the following areas: vertebrate paleontology, invertebrate paleontology, conservation paleobiology, or micropaleontology. In addition, expertise in carbonate deposits would be an advantage. Successful candidates are expected to develop an independent and versatile research line, complementary to our expertise in the domains of palynology, paleobotany, stratigraph...

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