Academic positions
- 2022 – to date Professor emeritus Intercultural Communication, Utrecht University.
- 2019 – 2022 Professor Intercultural Communication Department of Languages, Literature and Communication (Utrecht University)
- 2015 – 2017 Teaching Fellow Internationalisation at Utrecht University
- 2015 – 2019 Associate Professor Department of Languages, Literature and Communication (University Utrecht)
- 2002 – 2015, Assistant Professor Department of Languages, Literature and Communication (afd. Taalbeheersing) (University Utrecht)
- 1996 – 2002, Associate Professor Department of Intercultural Communication at Chemnitz University of Technology (Germany)
- 2001 – July 2001, Visiting Professor Department of Applied Linguistics, University of Vienna (Austria)
- 1996 – 1994, Lecturer at the Department of General Linguistics (University of Amsterdam)
- 1989 – 1993, Grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) for PhD project on Intercultural Communication in Advisory Institutes
- 1983 – 1989, Lecturer within the Faculty of Arts (University Utrecht)
- 1982, Student assistant at the Department of Text Linguistics (Catholic University of Tilburg)
Academic training
- 2012, 2013 Training ‘Honours Teaching’ (Center of Excellence in University Teaching University Utrecht)
- 2010, Training ‘Building and Managing a Successful Consortium’ (Yellow Research, University Utrecht)
- 2009, Training ‘Marie Curie ITN Training’ (Senter Novem-EG Liaison, Den Haag)
- 2008, Training ‘How to write a competitive Proposal for Framework 7′ (Hyperion, University Utrecht)
- 2003/2004, Training program Academic Leadership (University Utrecht)
- 2002, Senior Research Qualification and Senior Educational Qualification (University Utrecht)
- 1996,’Habilitationsäquivalenz’ (Recognition of the German ‘second PhD’) at Chemnitz University of Technology
- 1994, PhD at the Faculty of Arts (University Utrecht)
- 1983, MA (“Doktoraal”) in General Linguistics at the Faculty of Arts (University of Amsterdam) (cum laude)
- 1979, (‘Kandidaats’) at the Department of Dutch Language and Culture (University of Amsterdam)
Other academic engagements
- 2013 – …., Series editor: Utrecht Studies in Language and Communication USLC). Brill Publications, Leiden. 30 Volumes have been published
- 2013 – …., Co-Editor European Journal of Applied Linguistics (EuJAL) Mouton / De Gruyter
- De Gruyter, Berlin
- 2013 – …., Representative for University Utrecht at the Council for European Languages (CEL/CLE)
- 2010 – 2012, President of the Board of ‘Vereniging voor Toegepaste Taalwetenschap’ (Anela)
- 2006 – 2010, Member of the Board of ‘Vereniging voor Toegepaste Taalwetenschap’ (Anela)
- 2000 – 2010, Member of the General Board of the “Gesellschaft für Angewandte Sprachwissenschaft” (GAL)
- Member of the ‘Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft’ (DGfS)
- Member of the International Pragmatic Association (IPrA)
- Member of the ‘Algemene Vereniging voor Taalwetenschap’ (AVT)
- Member of the ‘Vereniging Interuniversitair Overleg Taalbeheersing’ (VIOT)
- 1983 – 1996, Editor of pedagogical periodical: ‘ Tijdschrift voor onderwijs en opvoeding‘
Family & Music
- Jan ten Thije is married, has children and lives in Amsterdam.
- He was pianist of the ‘Het Amsterdams Volks- Salon- en Amusementsorkest‘