• a Master’s degree in a social science (economics, marketing, management, communication, psychology, or a related discipline). A research master’s degree is preferred;
• good quantitative research skills in social sciences (e.g., surveys, structural equation modelling, experiments, web-scraping, organizing surveys);
• being good at working in a team, a proactive organizer, and feeling comfortable doing multidisciplinary research;
• having a preference for individual- and business-level research questions;
• excellent writing skills. You speak and write English fluently, and you are at least proficient in Dutch on a basic level, or willing to achieve this;
• being eager to conduct innovative and thorough research, resulting in a PhD degree within six years;
• willingness to obtain the University Teaching Qualification (BKO in Dutch), in which you (further) develop your teaching skills, or you already hold this qualification.

We offer a temporary position (1.0 FTE) for six years in an international working environment. The gross salary ranges between €2.960 and €4,670 (scale 10 according to the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities) per month for a full-time employment. Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% per year.

In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent secondary conditions, including an attractive retirement scheme, (partly paid) parental leave and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model). For more information, please visit working at Utrecht University.

A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major strategic themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability.

The Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance is a faculty at the heart of society, with a strong focus on social issues. Our subjects of Law, Economics and Governance give us a strong mix of academic disciplines that complement and enhance each other. This is a unique combination and a mark of our faculty's strength.

The Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E) is part of the LEG Faculty. U.S.E. aims to contribute to an economy where people flourish, by taking a broad view on welfare and its causes. We aspire to be an internationally renowned school of economics, with scientifically rigorous and societally relevant research and education. We enrich economics with other disciplines to better solve problems and identify opportunities, from a business and government point of view. Well-being, cooperation, innovation and curiosity are our core values. U.S.E. maintains an excellent international network of academic relationships and is continuously working on extending this network. U.S.E. has four sections; you will be employed at the Entrepreneurship section. The section contributes to academic Master's programmes in Business Development and Entrepreneurship, International Management, Business and Social Impact, and Science and Business Management, and the academic Bachelor's programme Economics and Business Economics.