Job University of Amsterdam (UvA) - PhD candidate (Social Sciences)

For an NWO-funded project on 'Power dynamics in the new gas and green raw materials transitions', the AISSR has a vacancy for a PhD candidate within the Transnational Configurations, Conflict and Governance programme. The position is embedded in, and should contribute to, ongoing research within the Dutch Knowledge Network on Transitions, of which Prof. John Grin is a co-director.

The project will be supervised by Prof. John Grin. It is part of a broader project, in cooperation with a group at the Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University, led by Prof. Marko Hekkert.

Tasks 

• Completed MA in Sociology, Political Science or another related Social Science
• Preferably knowledge of at least one of the following areas of expertise: innovation studies and transition studies
• Selection will be based on the quality of the research plan and CV

The gross monthly salary will be €2,042 in the first year and €2,612 in the fourth year. Secondary benefits at Dutch universities are attractive and include 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% Christmas bonus.

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 is employed in education as well as research. There are over 1,100 employees at the Faculty, which resides in a number of buildings in the centre of Amsterdam.

The Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) studies the functioning of contemporary societies and their interrelationships from historical, comparative and empirical perspectives. The AISSR aims to be an organisation that offers training to PhD researchers, as well as housing top-quality research that conforms to a clear, scientific mission with high-level research programmes. The AISSR is also a research institute within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) and is the administrative unit for researchers of three departments: The Department of Human Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, The Department of Sociology and Anthropology and The Department of Political Science.

For further inquiries, please contact Prof. John Grin (j.grin@uva.nl); please copy the following address in on the email: t.zijlstra@uva.nl. Candidates are urged to ask Ms Laazane (s.laazane@uva.nl) for an information package.