PhD – Union Politics: Organized Labor in Democracy – Netherlands

Applications are invited for a fully-funded four-year PhD position in international relations at the University of Groningen, focusing on the transnational role of unions and the effects of unionization in the democratic public spheres of the industrialized states of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

In the PhD project, jointly supervised by dr. Peter Verovšek (International Relations) and dr. Jason Resnikoff (Contemporary History), the selected candidate will identify their own interdisciplinary focus and interest within the broad framework set out above. Candidates are asked to formulate and explain their focus in a research proposal, in which they describe the research idea, possible primary sources, and academic disciplines relevant to the project. Please note that an interdisciplinary focus is fundamental to this project, which means that candidates are encouraged to find connections between different disciplines and types of sources.

During the four-year PhD position, the selected candidate will be asked to:

• Write and complete a dissertation within the framework of the project
• Publish and present a number of academic and popular articles and/or papers about your research (in discussion with your supervisors)
• Participate in teaching activities in the programs of International Relations and History at the University of Groningen.

Requirements

To be competitive for the position, prospective candidates must have:

• A Research Master’s or Master’s degree in International Relations, History, Political Science, Political Theory or any other relevant discipline in the Humanities, with an above average final grade. Candidates who are about to graduate are also welcome to apply. In that case they need to have finished their (R)MA programme before the interviews.
• A special interest in and knowledge of political theory and labor politics (demonstrated by a BA or MA thesis, publications or previous research experience)
• Excellent command of academic writing and speaking skills in both English and the language of the region under investigation.
• The ability to develop your own research interests and academic profile, in collaboration with your supervisors.

The following would be assets for prospective candidates:

• Experience with archival research
• A knowledge of labor history

Benefits

In accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, the University of Groningen offers you:

• A salary of € 2,901 gross per month in the first year, up to a maximum of € 3,707 gross per month in the final year, based on a full-time position.
• A holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income.
• An 8.3% end-of-the-year allowance.
• A temporary 1.0 FTE appointment for a specified period of four years. The candidate will first be appointed for twelve months. After six months, an assessment will take place of the candidate’s results and the progress of the PhD project, in order to decide whether employment will be continued.
• The PhD candidate is expected to conduct a total of 0.4 FTE teaching spread over the second, third and fourth year of their appointment.
• Excellent work-life balance.
• Willingness to move and reside in the Netherlands.

Organization/Company – University of Groningen

Research Field – Language sciences

Research Profile – First Stage Researcher (R1)

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