University Research Chair Professor of Philosophy Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Sept. 2023 – now
Associate Professor of Philosophy Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam July 2017 – Aug. 2023
Professor by special appointment of Christian Philosophy Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen Jan. 2019 – Dec. 2023 (part time 0.2fte)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy (with tenure) Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam April 2010 – July 2017
Adjunct Professor Faculty of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Jan. 2007 – March 2010
Adjunct Professor Faculty of Technology Management, Philosophy Department, Eindhoven University of Technology Aug. 2008 – Jan. 2009
Adjunct Professor Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management, Department of Philosophy, Delft University of Technology Jan. 2008 – July 2008.
Education
Ph.D. (Philosophy), Delft University of Technology, 2007
M.A. cum laude (Philosophy), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2007
M.Sc. cum laude (Systems Engineering and Policy Analysis), Delft University of Technology, 2000
Interests
Areas of Specialization: Epistemology, Philosophy of Science
Areas of Competence: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Technology, Philosophy of Religion
Grants and Awards
President of The Young Academy, junior section of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science, 2020–2022.
Templeton World Charity Foundation grant (1.4 M€) for a three-year interdisciplinary project Epistemic Progress in the University, 2020. PIs: René van Woudenberg, Jeroen de Ridder, Rik Peels
Member of The Young Academy, junior section of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science, 2017–2022.
Templeton World Charity Foundation grant (1.75 M€) for a three-year interdisciplinary project The Epistemic Responsibilities of the University, 2016. PIs: René van Woudenberg, Jeroen de Ridder, Rik Peels
NWO Vidi grant (800 k€) for a five-year project Knowledgeable Democracy: A Social-Epistemological Inquiry, 2015. PI: Jeroen de Ridder
Templeton World Charity Foundation grant (2.4 M€) for a three-year collaborative project Science Beyond Scientism, 2012. PIs: René van Woudenberg, Jeroen de Ridder, Gerrit Glas, and Gijsbert van de Brink.
NWO Veni grant (240 k€) for a four-year project Commercializing Science and the Flow of Knowledge, 2009. PI: Jeroen de Ridder
Faculty of Philosophy Teacher of the Year 2012 & Nominee for Vrije Universiteit Excellent Teaching Award
Service and Administration
Board member of NWO Social Sciences and Humanities domain board, 2022 – now
Co-chair of NWO advisory table for Philosophy, History, Religious Studies, 2020–2022.
Member of NWO Veni Humanities selection committee, 2016, 2017
Managing Editor of Philosophia Reformata, 2014 – 2020
Co-director of the Abraham Kuyper Center, 2013 – now.
Member of the Assessment Council (‘toetskamer’), Faculty of Humanities, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2014 – 2020
Chairman of the Work Council, Faculty of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2011 – 2014
