6 PhD positions University of Amsterdam (Noord-Holland), 38 hours per week
Job description
The Amsterdam School for Social Science Research (ASSR) is engaged in empirical social-scientific research (anthropology, sociology, and political science) on the formation and functioning of contemporary societies from a historical and comparative perspective.
Tasks:
Participation in the ASSR course programme, weekly staff seminars and PhD dissertation clubs. The PhD thesis should be finalized within four years. In this period, the candidate will also be expected to teach for at least 10% of the time.
Requirements
Required education/skills:Candidates must have completed their Master's degree in one of the social sciences. They will be assessed on the basis of their research proposal (scientific merit, method, originality, feasibility) and its relevance to the ASSR research clusters, namely Health, Care and the Body; Institutions, Inequalities and Internationalization; Mobility, Culture and Social Inequality; Religion, Politics and Identity; Rethinking Politics (see www.assr.nl for the complete description), their research potential and their resume.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Behaviour and Society)
Organization
University of Amsterdam
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an internationally acclaimed profile, located at the heart of the Dutch capital. As well as a world centre for business and research, Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The UvA is a member of the League of European Research Universities.
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) is the largest educational and research institution in the social sciences in the Netherlands. The Faculty provides tuition for 7,000 students in the numerous Bachelor's and Master's programmes offered by its six educational institutes. The academic staff are engaged in education as well as research. There are over 1,200 employees at the Faculty department, which is accommodated in a number of buildings in the centre of Amsterdam.
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period Duration of the contract: for a period of four years Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The PhD students will be appointed through UvA Jobservice for a period of four years. The appointments will start in September 2008. Evaluations will be held after 8, 19, 31 and 40 months. The salary will be in accordance with the University regulations for academic personnel, and will range from €1,956 (first year) up to a maximum of €2,502 (final year) gross per month for a 38-hour week.
Additional Information
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
- About the organization <http://www.english.uva.nl/>
(http://www.english.uva.nl)
- About the department <http://www.fmg.uva.nl/english/home.cfm>
(http://www.fmg.uva.nl/english/home.cfm)
- About the function
<http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/6D0A018B-1321-B0BE-A4AF6E2057C928FD>
(http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/6D0A018B-1321-B0BE-A4AF6E2057C928FD)
- Amsterdam School for Social Science Research <http://www.assr.nl/>
(http://www.assr.nl)
Application
You can apply for this job before 16-01-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your
application to:
Job description
The Amsterdam School for Social Science Research (ASSR) is engaged in empirical social-scientific research (anthropology, sociology, and political science) on the formation and functioning of contemporary societies from a historical and comparative perspective.
Tasks:
Participation in the ASSR course programme, weekly staff seminars and PhD dissertation clubs. The PhD thesis should be finalized within four years. In this period, the candidate will also be expected to teach for at least 10% of the time.
Requirements
Required education/skills:Candidates must have completed their Master's degree in one of the social sciences. They will be assessed on the basis of their research proposal (scientific merit, method, originality, feasibility) and its relevance to the ASSR research clusters, namely Health, Care and the Body; Institutions, Inequalities and Internationalization; Mobility, Culture and Social Inequality; Religion, Politics and Identity; Rethinking Politics (see www.assr.nl for the complete description), their research potential and their resume.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Behaviour and Society)
Organization
University of Amsterdam
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an internationally acclaimed profile, located at the heart of the Dutch capital. As well as a world centre for business and research, Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The UvA is a member of the League of European Research Universities.
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) is the largest educational and research institution in the social sciences in the Netherlands. The Faculty provides tuition for 7,000 students in the numerous Bachelor's and Master's programmes offered by its six educational institutes. The academic staff are engaged in education as well as research. There are over 1,200 employees at the Faculty department, which is accommodated in a number of buildings in the centre of Amsterdam.
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period Duration of the contract: for a period of four years Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The PhD students will be appointed through UvA Jobservice for a period of four years. The appointments will start in September 2008. Evaluations will be held after 8, 19, 31 and 40 months. The salary will be in accordance with the University regulations for academic personnel, and will range from €1,956 (first year) up to a maximum of €2,502 (final year) gross per month for a 38-hour week.
Additional Information
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
- About the organization <http://www.english.uva.nl/>
(http://www.english.uva.nl)
- About the department <http://www.fmg.uva.nl/english/home.cfm>
(http://www.fmg.uva.nl/english/home.cfm)
- About the function
<http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/6D0A018B-1321-B0BE-A4AF6E2057C928FD>
(http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/6D0A018B-1321-B0BE-A4AF6E2057C928FD)
- Amsterdam School for Social Science Research <http://www.assr.nl/>
(http://www.assr.nl)
Application
You can apply for this job before 16-01-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your
application to:
ASSR/UvA
A.M. Dammers
Kloveniersburgwal 48
1012 CX Amsterdam
The Netherlands
E-mail:
A.M.Dammers@uva.nl
Subject = Application 6 PhDpositions
When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT 07-2074.
A.M. Dammers
Kloveniersburgwal 48
1012 CX Amsterdam
The Netherlands
E-mail:
A.M.Dammers@uva.nl
Subject = Application 6 PhDpositions
When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT 07-2074.
