The Faculty of Humanities offers a six month research assistant position as part of the research project Rural Imaginations, led by Prof. Esther Peeren. Applications are invited from excellent candidates who wish to gain experience working in a research project and to develop their own research in an area related to the project. Information about the research project can be found here.

The research assistant will:

• publish a peer-reviewed article on a topic related to the Rural Imaginations project;
• write a PhD research proposal on a topic related to the Rural Imaginations project;
• assist Prof. Esther Peeren and other members of the Rural Imaginations project with tasks including website maintenance, workshop organization and editing.

The successful applicant must have:

• an MA or research-MA in Cultural Analysis, Literary Studies, English or a related discipline;
• demonstrable experience in:
  • website maintenance
  • text editing (in English), academic referencing systems
  • the organization of academic workshops/conferences
• demonstrable familiarity with:
  • the theoretical frameworks mobilized by the Rural Imaginations project
  • the close analysis of (popular) cultural objects (literature, film, television)
• excellent skills in academic English, both written and spoken;
• excellent social and organizational skills;
• ability and willingness to work in a team;
• an international orientation.

Our offer

The research assistant will get an employment contract for 19 hours per week (0.5 FTE) for a period of 6 months at the Research Department of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Amsterdam. The intended starting date of the employment contract is 1 October 2020. The gross monthly salary (on full-time basis) will range from €2,656 to €3,548 (scale 8). The UFO profile for this position is Researcher assistant 3. The Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities is applicable.

University of Amsterdam

With over 5,000 employees, 30,000 students and a budget of more than 600 million euros, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is an intellectual hub within the Netherlands. Teaching and research at the UvA are conducted within seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business, Law, Science, Medicine and Dentistry. Housed on four city campuses in or near the heart of Amsterdam, where disciplines come together and interact, the faculties have close links with thousands of researchers and hundreds of institutions at home and abroad.  

The UvA’s students and employees are independent thinkers, competent rebels who dare to question dogmas and aren’t satisfied with easy answers and standard solutions. To work at the UvA is to work in an independent, creative, innovative and international climate characterised by an open atmosphere and a genuine engagement with the city of Amsterdam and society.

Faculty of Humanities - Research department

The Faculty of Humanities provides education and conducts research with a strong international profile in a large number of disciplines in the field of language and culture. Located in the heart of Amsterdam, the Faculty maintains close ties with many cultural institutes in the capital city. Research and teaching staff focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and are active in several teaching programmes.