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1The restriction in the first point was weakened in 2017: Assistant Professors can now also be supervisors for PhD students, as long as the examination committee finds them qualified enough. I don't know how common that is, but it is in principle possible nowadays.– Alexander WoltersCommented Aug 25, 2021 at 8:54
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1@AlexanderWolters Does this apply to all of the Netherlands? I've heard that some universities/departments have recently allowed for Associate Professors to be PhD supervisors, but there are still universities/departments that don't. I have never heard likewise for Assistant Professors.– lighthouse keeperCommented Aug 25, 2021 at 8:59
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2The possibility does apply to all universities: eerstekamer.nl/behandeling/20170717/publicatie_wet_2/document3/… See the bottom of page 6, Article 7.18.4. As I said, I have no idea whether any University actually makes use of that though.– Alexander WoltersCommented Aug 25, 2021 at 9:06
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What is the tenure-track system in the Netherlands? I didn't think the tenure-track system was common in Europe.– KimballCommented Aug 25, 2021 at 13:06
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2@Kimball That could easily be a question of its own. Within the last 15 or so years, the tenure-track system has been widely established in Europe, but the countries differ in their degree of adoption. In the Netherlands, it's indeed the standard setup for new assistant professors. In contrast, German universities are notorious for offering fixed-term, non-tenure-track assistant professorships.– lighthouse keeperCommented Aug 25, 2021 at 14:19
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