3 Postdoctoral Positions, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (2018)

The Department of Sociology of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) is seeking two postdoctoral researchers for two years to strengthen the AMCIS research agenda, and to build bridges between the involved disciplines. Candidates for these two open positions should fit with the AMCIS research agenda and contribute to bringing it to a next level. We have a particular interest in the themes: inequality in health, labor market and welfare state policies, and/or organizations, but strong candidates with other interests that fit with the AMCIS agenda are also encouraged to apply.

Besides these two open postdocs, one postdoctoral research position is available for three years, in the Vici project Between Institutions and Mechanisms: Education and Inequality in Comparative Perspective, directed by Herman van de Werfhorst. For this project we are looking for expertise on either of the following themes, all in relation to cross-national differences in student performance or educational attainment: educational psychology (e.g. motivation, aspirations, stereotype threat, expectancy-value), instruction and learning, accountability issues, and/or economic inequality.Job description

The three postdoctoral positions are offered at the University of Amsterdam, Department of Sociology.

AMCIS develops and strengthens research in the FMG on various sorts of inequalities across the life course, in particular in education, the labor market, political involvement, health and well-being. It has a strong focus on quantitative social science research, often from a life course and/or comparative perspective. Existing research projects cover the whole life course, from early childhood till post-retirement.

AMCIS recruits postdocs with whom agreements are made in finding external funding, for example through the VENI scholarship of the Netherlands Organisation of Scientific Research NWO. We select candidates who will be strong competitors in such funding schemes. The two open Postdocs are affiliated with at least one senior faculty member of AMCIS, with whom a personal research agenda will be developed. Preference is given to candidates who are able to bridge disciplines within AMCIS, while links with other fields are also appreciated.

The Vici postdoctoral researcher will work in a team of around 6 researchers.

Functie-eisen
Successful applicants will have the following credentials:
- a completed PhD in sociology, demography, education, political science, epidemiology, economics or another relevant social science discipline;
- statistical expertise and experience in analyses of large-scale data sets;
- good skills in Stata and/or R;
- good writing skills;
- a good research and English publication record relative to career stage;
- organisational and presentation skills.

Arbeidsvoorwaarden
The appointments will be for 38 hours per week (1.0 fte), will start on 1 January 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter, and will last for a period of two years for the open postdoctoral researchers, and three years for the Vici postdoctoral researcher (24 months plus a further 12 months after a positive evaluation).

Based on a full-time position (38 hours per week) the salary will range between €3,475 and €4,757 (scale 11) gross per month, depending on qualifications and experience.

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3 Postdoctoral Positions, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (2018)