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The mission of the Institute is to do research and to teach anthropology and sociology at undergraduate and graduate level. We are looking for candidates who are qualified to teach courses and do research within the scope of our research program ‘Global Vulnerability and Social Resilience’, which focusses on the three interconnected themes of diversity, sustainability and digitalization. The candidate is expected to add to and complement in meaningful ways the Institute’s current expertise. Candidates with research and teaching experience in the anthropology of sustainability and of digital societies and methods are particularly welcome to apply. The candidate’s regional specialization is open.
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We offer a temporary position for one year starting 1st September 2018. Depending upon performance and budget, the appointment can be extended for a second year with a view to permanent employment. A permanent appointment may be possible after the temporary term depending on good performance and available budget. Conditions of good performance, consistent with the selection criteria, are set at the beginning of the contract. The gross salary depends on qualifications and experience and ranges between €3,475 to €5,405 gross per month (pay scale 11 or 12, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities).
Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses (8.3 %), training and career development. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. More at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at/job-application-procedure-and-employment-conditions.
Diversity
Leiden University is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from members of underrepresented groups.
Leiden is a typical university city, hosting the oldest university in the Netherlands (1575). The University permeates the local surroundings; University premises are scattered throughout the city, and the students who live and study in Leiden give the city its relaxed yet vibrant atmosphere.
Leiden University is one of Europe's foremost research universities. This prominent position gives our graduates a leading edge in applying for academic posts and for functions outside academia. More at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at.
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences comprises four institutes: Education and Child Studies, Political Science, Psychology and Cultural Anthropology & Development Sociology. The Faculty also includes the Centre for Science and Technology Studies. The Faculty is home to 5,000 students and 600 members of staff. Our teaching and research programmes cover diverse topics varying from adoption to political behaviour. For more information, see www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/social-behavioural-sciences.
Information about the Institute for Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology can be found at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/social-behavioural-sciences/cultural-anthropology-and-development-sociology. Our research program Global vulnerabilities and social resilienceaddresses ‘Diversity’, ‘Sustainability’ and ‘Digitalization’ as areas of critical investigation. These three themes articulate the urgent connection between economy, politics and ecology and run as a red thread through multiple projects in the institute, firmly emplaced in a signature methodology that combines qualitative, quantitative and visual methods. The institute’s scientific staff work on economic and political anthropology, global sociology, the anthropology and sociology of environmental issues, citizenship and diversity, in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, Africa, Oceania and the Americas.
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/social-behavioural-sciences
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