Fixed-term contract: 24 months.
The University of Groningen offers a first-year gross salary ranging from € 3,173 (scale 10.4 according to the Collective Labour Agreement, see:
https://www.labouragreementuniversities.nl/ of the Dutch Universities or a largely similar other collective labour agreement) up to € 3,545 per month (scale 10.7), holiday and end-of-year reimbursements, and inclusion in a pension scheme, on the base of a fixed-term full time contract. The duration of the appointment is two years. Secondments, for short periods during the project, to other Dutch universities or research institutes can be considered.
Secondary employment conditions may vary between the research institutes and universities participating in the Origins Center, but will normally include further training facilities, career counselling for partners and, if needed, assistance with establishment in the Netherlands.
In some host institutes, candidates may not occupy postdoc positions for more than six years overall, and no more than four years with one employer.
The preferred starting date is 1 January 2019 or soon afterwards.
Application
You may apply for this position until 23 September 23:59h / before 24 September 2018 Dutch local time by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website).
Interested applicants should submit:
1. a concise motivation letter (1.5 pages maximum) (motivation letter attachment)
2. a research statement (2.5 pages maximum) that (i) relates to the project indications, above, (ii) identifies one hosting research group in the Netherlands in which the candidate would prefer to be employed, and (iii) identifies at least one other research group in another field of expertise, and preferably in another university or research institute in the Netherlands, with which the candidate expects to cooperate closely (extra attachment)
3. a concise CV (3 pages maximum) including a list of up to five best papers (CV attachment)
4. two letters of reference (extra attachment 2).
Applications lacking one or more of these items will not be considered.
Applications submitted later or in other ways will not be considered. We aim to complete the selection process before 1 November 2018.
A list of prospective hosting research groups is included on the Origins Center’s website (www.origins-center.nl/1151-2/), with contact details for each host. Candidates are requested to discuss their draft research statement with leading scientists (also indicated) from groups which research interests and approaches match their own. The candidate is free to suggest another hosting group within the Netherlands, provided that the research statement has been discussed with the group leader before submitting the application. Both the project and the hosting research group should be clearly identified in the application.
Specific questions on the projects can be discussed with prospective hosts, whose email addresses are indicated on the Origins Center’s website
www.origins-center.nl/1151-2/.
Unsolicited marketing will not be appreciated.