Maartje Schouten is an Assistant Professor (with tenure) in the Department of People and Organisations of Rotterdam School of Management. Prior to joining RSM, she held academic appointments at Iowa State University and Michigan State University.

In her research she examines how hierarchical structures impact teams and their members, how employees gain influence, and how we come to see some of our members as experts while others are not given this recognition. Her research has been published in internationally recognized outlets such as the Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Applied Psychology and Organization Science. 

Maartje has experience teaching in a wide variety of settings and currently teaches courses on Human Resource Management and Negotiations in BSc, MSc, and MBA programs. She currently serves as the PhD coordinator (for both the full-time and part-time program) in the Department of People and Organisations.