Cerien Streefland (1967) studied medical and molecular biology at the University of Groningen. After her PhD in the field of neuroscience (1998) she worked in policy advisory and management positions at the same university. In 2010 she was appointed managing director of the Donders Center for Neuroscience at the Radboud University Nijmegen and the Radboud UMC.

Since November 2015, Cerien has been working as director of the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences at the University of Maastricht. During her career she has always been involved in gender and diversity related projects and activities. Cerien Streefland is a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group at the University of Maastricht.

2015 - now

Director Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Maastricht University.

2014 - 2015

Secretary Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud Universiteit/ RadboudUMC

2010 - 2015

Managing Director Donders Centre for Neuroscience, Radboud Universiteit/ RadboudUMC

2004 - 2010

Accountmanager for the Faculty of Mathematics and Science and the Kernfysisch Versneller Institute (KVI), Groningen University.

2001 - 2010

Senior Policy Advisor Research, Academic Affairs , Groningen University

1998 - 2000

Postdoctoral researcher, Neurology, UMC Groningen