The Universiteit van Amsterdam
PhD positions
Amsterdam, (The Netherlands), 38 hours per week
The Universiteit van Amsterdam
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’s course programme, weekly staff seminars and PhD
dissertation clubs.
The PhD thesis should be finalized within four years. During this period,
the candidate will also be expected to do teaching for at least 10% of the time.
Requirements Required education/skills:University Graduate
Candidates are required to 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 for the ASSR research clusters Health, Care and the Body;
Institutions, Inequalities and Internationalisation; Mobility, Culture and
Social Inequality; Religion, Politics and Identity; Rethinking Politics (see
www.assr.nl for the complete description). Their research potential and
resume will also be assessed.
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific
discipline: Behaviour and Society)
Organization The Universiteit van Amsterdam
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) is the largest
educational and research institution in the social sciences in the
Netherlands. The Faculty serves 7,500 students in numerous Bachelor’s and
Master’s programmes in Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology,
Communication Science, Psychology, Social Geography, Planning and
International Development Studies, and Educational Sciences. The academic
staff are employed in education as well as research. There are over 1,100
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: four years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The PhD student will be appointed through UvA Jobservice. The appointment
will start in September 2007. 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 € 1,933 (first year) up to a
maximum of € 2,472 (final year) gross per month.
About the organization
http://www.uva.nl
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?P1&L=meccsa-pgn
About the function
http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/object.cfm/objectid=14EAD4F5-75BD-41F7-A6D95A9C741B0DAB
Application You can apply for this job before 16-03-2007 (dd-mm-yyyy) by
sending your application to:
Universiteit van Amsterdam
ASSR
Kloveniersburgwal 48
1012 CX Amsterdam
The Netherlands
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AT 07-2002.
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