Jos Akkermans is a Full Professor of Sustainable Careers at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research mainly focuses on career sustainability and career success. Within these areas, he studies topics such as career shocks, career transitions, and employability. He also has a special interest in studying nontraditional and understudied workers, such as gig workers and entrepreneurs. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Vocational Behavior and a Past Division Chair of the Academy of Management Careers Division. Jos has published his research in leading scholarly journals, such as the Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, the Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Human Resource Management. He was also awarded an Academy of Management Careers Division Mid-Career Scholarship award.

Relevant awards/accomplishments include:
Associate Editor, Journal of Vocational Behavior (Top journal in career research)
Past Division Chair, Academy of Management Careers Division
Winner, 2024 Mid-Career Career Scholarship Award, Academy of Management Careers Division

Keywords/research interests:
Career, career success, sustainable career, employability, career shocks and transitions, non-traditional work and careers, gig work