On 2 april 2026 I delivered my inaugural speech as professor data quality at the dept. of Methods and Statistics . The inaugural lecture is a Dutch tradition: the idea is that you deliver a lecture that is understandable for the general public, and sets out what the scope of the professorship is, and what you intend to do.
If you want to read what I said, and thereby also learn a bit more about what I am doing, and am intending to do to make this world a tiny bit of better place you can here read the original Dutch delivery of my speech or the the english translation of my lecture here .
A bit of personal news: I have recently changed jobs. I am actually still doing the same thing as before: The people at Utrecht University were so kind to appoint me as professor of data quality. I will stay at the dept. of Methods and Statistics , and will continue teaching, doing management and research. If you do not know what the department is doing, do check out the link above; I am fortunate to have been working with incredibly smart and kind colleagues over the past years, and the kinds of projects that everyone at my department are doing really matter for science, for society and for individuals.
Are you passionate about data quality? Are you an expert on survey methods, data collection and analysis? We have an opening for assistant professor! Please see the official vacancy below. Interested, but have questions?feel free to contact me informally. Deadline for applications 3 December 2023.
Peter Job description The department of Methodology and Statistics has a job opening for one assistant professor (tenured, 0.8-1 FTE) requiring you to contribute to our educational and research programmes.