PhD position "Cross-national perspectives on part-time work"

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PhD position "Cross-national perspectives on part-time work"

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Academic fields

Behaviour and society

Job types

PhD

Education level

University graduate

Weekly hours

38 hours per week

Salary indication

€2901—€3707 per month

Location

Lange Houtstraat 19, 2511CV, 's-Gravenhage

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Job description

Function description
  • Carry out cutting-edge academic research within an international team of engaged researchers.
  • Publish international journal articles within the described project, resulting in a PhD thesis.
  • Participate in the Growth Fund project and collaborate with colleagues from Utrecht University and Radboud University.
  • Participate in and present at (inter-)national scientific meetings and contribute to project dissemination activities.

Requirements

Qualifications
  • A research master's degree in sociology, demography, labor-market economics, social geography, epidemiology, public health, or social psychology.
  • A solid background in quantitative data analyses of micro-level data and skills in advanced statistical methods and programming.
  • Good writing and presentation skills.

Conditions of employment

Fixed-term contract: 4 year.

Terms of employment
Depending on education and experience the minimum salary is 2,901 and the maximum salary is 3,707 gross per month for a full-time appointment (scale P cao Nederlandse Universiteiten/KNAW). This is exclusive of 8% vacation allowance, 8.3% year-end bonus, travel allowance, internet allowance, home working allowance and pension accrual with ABP.

The KNAW offers its staff an excellent package of secondary benefits. A package that meets the different needs of employees depending on their stage of life, lifestyle or career ambitions. For example, by working an extra two hours a week, it is possible to increase the number of days off from 29 to 41 days a year (with full-time employment).

For a complete overview of the terms of employment, please refer to the web page: werken bij de KNAW.

Applying for a Certificate of Good Conduct can be part of the employment procedure.

Diversity & Inclusion
The KNAW considers a working environment in which everyone feels welcome and appreciated of great importance. A working environment in which attention is paid to individual quality and where development opportunities are paramount. Together we strive for an inclusive culture in which we embrace differences. We would therefore like to invite candidates who want to contribute to this through their background and experience. In the event of equal suitability, preference will be given to the candidate who thus enhances diversity within the Academy.

We will not respond to any supplier enquiries based on this job advertisement.

Employer

NIDI

About NIDI

The Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) is a leading European demographic research institute. NIDI is part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and affiliated with the University of Groningen. It is located in the center of The Hague providing a unique and stimulating research environment in the broad field of population studies. Currently the staff of the institute consists of about 65 employees of different levels of seniority and organized in a rather horizontal structure within four thematic research groups. The working environment is highly international and NIDI provides ample opportunities for training and development.

Working at KNAW

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) is the guardian and interpreter of science in the Netherlands.

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