2 PhD Positions - Government Responses to Internal Displacement ERC project
University of Amsterdam
Two fully funded doctoral positions in the ERC GRID project Protect and Repress, led by Dr Abbey Steele. One position develops comparative cross-national evidence on government responses to internal displacement, while the second focuses on Burundi using mixed methods.
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Vacancy terms
- Career stage
- Doctoral researcher
- Employment type
- Not stated
- Contract
- Not stated
- Contract ends
- Not stated
- Original contract term
- 4 years, initially one year followed by up to three years after positive evaluation.
- Schedule
- 1.0 FTE
- Workplace
- On-site
- FTE
- 1
- Salary
- €3,204 to €4,051 gross per month on a full-time basis.
- Department or school
- Political Science / Amsterdam Center for Conflict Studies, Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
- Posted
- Not stated
Responsibilities
- Conduct doctoral research within the ERC GRID project.
- Build comparative or country-specific empirical evidence.
- Collect and analyse quantitative and/or qualitative data.
- Publish peer-reviewed research and present at conferences.
- Contribute approximately 10% teaching.
Qualifications and requirements
Qualifications
- Research Master's degree in Political Science or a closely related discipline, completed by the start date.
Requirements
- Strong research-design and methods training.
- Demonstrated quantitative analysis in R or Stata.
- Interest in political violence, displacement and state responses.
- Strong academic English.
Preferred qualifications
- Position 1: comparative-politics and quantitative-research experience.
- Position 2: Burundi or regional expertise and French-language skills are preferred.
Employment conditions
- Temporary doctoral employment
- 0 FTE
- Placement: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Working week: 38 hours
- €3,204 to €4,051 gross per month on a full-time basis.
Benefits
- Structured doctoral training
- Dedicated conference and fieldwork budget
- Research mentoring
- 8% holiday allowance
- 3% year-end bonus
- ABP pension and Dutch university employment benefits
Documents and steps
Documents
- One combined PDF containing cover letter and position preference
- Sole-authored writing sample
- Academic transcripts, unofficial accepted at application
- Research proposal, maximum 1,000 words excluding references
- CV
Steps
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Complete the online application and upload the provider-stated documents.
Submit before the official closing date.
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