PhD position Constitutional Foundation of Modern Democracies (0,9 fte) (Groningen), 38 hours per week University of Groningen

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Job description
PhD position Constitutional Foundation of Modern Democracies PhD project ‘Constitutionalization in the United States and France’ is a comparative research into the rhetoric of making and applying consitutions in the United States and France from the 18th century to the present.

The candidate will be expected to contribute actively to the advancement of the interdisciplinary research project as a whole.
Supervisor Prof. Dr . L.W. Gormley, Professor of European Law.
Co-supervisors Dr. P.A.J. van den Berg and Dr. R.G.P. Peters.

Requirements
The successful candidate will hold a Master's degree in law, history, international relations, or political science or in a cognate academic discipline, with excellent grades. An interest in the research field of the PhD project and in modern history is required, preferably evidenced by the subject of the Master thesis and possibly other publications.

Terms and conditions of employment
The salary for a PhD position ranges from an initial € 1956,- to a maximum of € 2502,- is pro-rata (under review). The researcher will be offered an initial one-year contract. Subject to satisfactory performance, the contract will converted into a temporary post for a further 3 years. The University of Groningen offers a competitive benefits package. Commencement of employment is December 1, 2007.

Organization
University of Groningen
Founded in 1614. One of the best universities in Europe and the world. A wide variety of disciplines. Internationally oriented. Rooted in the North of the Netherlands. Socially active. Our researchers and lecturers are inspired academics. Ambitious students. We respect the differences in talent, ambitions and performance of the 25.000 students and members of staff.
The University provides a career advisory service for partners of new staff who move to Groningen.
The University is an equal opportunities employer. Because women are still underrepresented in a number of fields, they are particularly encouraged to apply.

Faculty of Arts
In the context of the research project ‘Contested Constitutions: exploring the foundations of modern democracies’ in the framework of the programme ‘Contested Democracy’ funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) at the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Arts at the University of Groningen, the research team, lead by Prof. Dr. L.W. Gormley is seeking to recruit two researchers.

Conditions of employment
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2502
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 38

Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Dr. R.G.P. Peters
Telephone number: +31 (0)653448931
E-mail address: r.g.p.peters@rug.nl

Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links.
* About the organization
* Description of the research project
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Your application should include a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, if any) and a concise 2-page discussion in English (the official language of the project).

The interview panel anticipates that interviews with short-listed applicants will be held during the week beginning november 5, 2007.

Application
You can apply for this job before 31-10-2007 by sending your application to:
University of Groningen
Personnel and Organization Department
P.O. Box 72
9700 AB Groningen
The Netherlands
E-mail address: vmp@rug.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT207181.