The successful candidate will work closely together with other researchers and research assistants of the Mercator Research Centre, and carry out and set up research within the Mercator research fields, such as multilingualism, new technologies, social media, language in healthcare, migration, language policy, language documentation, education and language learning

Job description

• Scientific research, complementing the current projects in the field of multilingualism, smaller languages, education and language learning;
• Publish research results;
• Coordinate connecting research projects and monitoring the progress of own research;
• Present results at (international) scientific meetings and conferences;
• Initiate new research projects and apply for European grants;
• Contribute to the valorization of new research results.

Job requirements

• Ph.D. in a subject relevant to the research fields;
• Track-record of scientific publications in this area;
• Demonstrate excellent writing- and communication skills;
• Excellent English and willingness to learn the Frisian language;
• Experience with working on a scientific project and in a team;
• Open eye for co-operation in related projects in the Fryske Akademy and other institutes;
• Highly motivated and showing initiatives to expand your scientific network.

We offer an employment contract starting as soon as possible, until the 31st of december 2020. The gross monthly salary amounts a maximum of € 4.852,- depending on your relevant experience and based on a full-time working week of 38 hours (UFO profile of researcher 3, scale 11). This salary excludes holiday payment and an end-of-year bonus. The terms of employment are in accordance with the collective labour agreement of Dutch universities (cao NU).
Additionally, we offer great research facilities in a stimulating environment.

The Mercator European Research Center for Multilingualism and Language Learning is part of the Fryske Akademy and member of several international academic networks. Mercator is a platform for minority languages in Europe and focuses on knowledge gaining, dissemination and application by doing research, undertaking various activities and carrying out projects.