VACANCY: Postdoctoral Researcher in Sport Sociology and Inequality in Sport Participation under COVID-19

 Job description

The Sociology Department at Radboud University seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher to further strengthen its research in sport sociology and inequality in sport participation and active living. This research position is part of a 2-year research project on ‘Inequality in sport and physical activity under COVID19: Importance of sport for a resilient society’ funded by ZonMw. We are looking for candidates with experience within the domain of inequality and active lifestyle or sport participation. The project provides ample opportunities for data collection and sophisticated quantitative analyses of existing datasets. As a postdoctoral researcher, you will be responsible for the tasks described in work package 1 of the attached research proposal. In addition you will be part of the project team and contribute to the general progress, outreach and impact of the project. 

You will be expected to:

• Perform and publish top-quality research on the topic of social inequality and sport participation.
• Collaborate with researchers from the Sociology Department and with external scholars.
• Perform minor teaching tasks in collaboration with a staff member.
• Be an inspiring member of our staff.

Requirements

• A PhD degree in sociology, or an associated social science field. If you are close to completing your PhD, please state the defence date.
• An excellent track record in scientific research, as evidenced by publications in international academic journals.
• Good social, communication and organisational skills.
• Knowledge of, and familiarity with, advanced research methods and techniques.
• Expertise in teaching at an academic level.

Conditions of employment

Fixed-term contract: 2 years.

• Employment: 32 - 40 hours per week.
• A maximum gross monthly salary of € 5,127 based on a 38-hour working week (salary scale 11).
• The exact salary depends on the candidate's qualifications and amount of relevant professional experience.
• In addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
• Duration of the contract: 2 years.
• The intended start date is 1 December 2020.
• You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Care Services. Our Dual Career and Family Care Officer can assist you with family-related support, help your partner or spouse prepare for the local labour market, provide customized support in their search for employment  and help your family settle in Nijmegen.
• Have a look at our excellent employment conditions. They include a good work-life balance (among other things because of the excellent leave arrangements), opportunities for development and a great pension scheme.

Employer

Radboud University

We want to get the best out of science, others and ourselves. Why? Because this is what the world around us desperately needs. Leading research and education make an indispensable contribution to a healthy, free world with equal opportunities for all. This is what unites the more than 22,000 students and 5,000 employees at Radboud University. And this requires even more talent, collaboration and lifelong learning. You have a part to play!

Department

Faculty of Social Sciences

The position will be embedded in the Sociology Department of the Faculty of Social Sciences. The research in this position will align with the research programme of the Radboud Social Cultural Research institute (RCSR). The faculty's ambition is to become one of the top social science institutes in Europe, providing high-quality research and study programmes that rank among the best in the Netherlands. The Faculty of Social Sciences is the largest faculty at Radboud University, with a total of around 4,500 students spread over three educational institutions.  The overall aim of the Radboud Social Cultural Research institute (RSCR) is to contribute innovative knowledge to the scientific and social community by performing comparative research. The rationale behind this focus on comparative research is that it puts societal phenomena and processes into perspective and therefore provides insights into, and explanations of, similarities and differences. RSCR consists of two research groups in (a) sociology and (b) cultural anthropology and development studies respectively.

Additional information

For more information about this vacancy, please contact:
Remco Hoekman, Senior Researcher of the Department of Sociology
Tel.: +31 6 12 02 00 82
Email: r.hoekman@ru.nl  

Gerbert Kraaykamp, Professor and Director RSCR
Email: g.kraaykamp@ru.nl

 

Apply here before 21rd of October 2020: https://www.academictransfer.com/nl/294504/postdoctoral-researcher-in-sport-sociology-and-inequality-in-sport-participation-under-covid-19/

VACANCY- PhD Position in Migration and Entrepreneurship - TRANSMIC ITN Marie Curie project

Job description

In the framework of the TRANSMIC project, the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (Maastricht University) and UNU-MERIT is recruiting a PhD researcher for a period of three years. You will work on a research project concerning Entrepreneurship and Migration. This project will explore the linkages between migration and entrepreneurism either in the immigrant destination country or in the origin country upon return. Supervisors for this project includeProf. Dr. Wim Naudé and Dr. Melissa Siegel. The PhD candidate will be enrolled in the PhD program in Economics and Governance www.merit.unu.edu/training/phd-programme-in-economics-and-governance/. The successful candidate will also participate in the research training sessions in the framework of the TRANSMIC ITN Marie Curie project.

Requirements

A master’s degree in economics, development studies, sociology or a related social science.
Proven track record working in the area of migration.
Field experience is an asset.
Strong qualitative and quantitative skills are an asset.
You should have an excellent command of English (Academic IELTS score of 7.5 or higher; or TOEFL Internet-based test score of 113 or higher).
Strong analytical capacity.
Good organisational skills.
Affinity with work in an interdisciplinary and highly international environment.
Willingness and proven ability to work in a team.
In light of the mobility requirements set by the European Commission for this project, you must NOT have lived in the Netherlands for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to taking up the position.
It is the policy of the TRANSMIC project to increase the number of women employed. Also members of ethnic minority groups and handicapped people are explicitly invited to apply.

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PhD candidate ‘Visualizing national societies’ (f/m, 1.0 fte)

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PhD candidate ‘Visualizing national societies’ (f/m, 1.0 fte)

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Location	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Function types	PhD positions
Scientific fields	Behaviour and Society
Hours	38.0 hours per week
Education	University Graduate
Job number	FSW16052012
Translations	en

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Job description

Project description:
This PhD position is part of the ERC-project ‘Monitoring modernity: a comparative analysis of practices of social imagination in the monitoring of global flows of goods, capital and persons’ (MONITORING). The project aims to study institutions specialized in visualizing society. It connects more encompassing ‘modern social imaginaries’ with ‘social imagination’, i.e., the everyday work of the production of images of climate, the economy, capital flows and migrant mobilities.
This PhD project focuses on the formation of the national imaginary in relation to immigration. This involves analyses of institutionalized forms of measuring belonging to national societies. Such measurements pertain mostly to the integration of immigrants, where socio-economic or cultural indicators are used to assess the degree to which immigrants ‘participate in society’. The project analyzes such measurements as ways of producing images of belonging that feed into and are further shaped by policy and public debate. They can be treated as specialized ways of securing collective memory and of visualizing society. This project analyzes a selection of population registries and censuses, and focuses on the specific institutions (statistical agencies, research projects) that visualize the position of immigrants in various EU-countries. Also, independent social scientific studies (e.g., conducted at universities) will be analyzed with the help of (amongst others) STS approaches and approaches from Visual studies. Multi-sited ethnography and (where possible) descriptive statistical methods will be used.
The PhD candidate will do fieldwork in various EU countries for periods of some weeks each. The PhD candidate will be based at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
The PhD candidate will contribute by:
1) conducting ethnographic research and discourse analysis and, where possible, combining this with correspondence analysis and/or (conceptual) network analysis
2) actively participating in the research team of the MONITORING project, including participation in a regular research and reading seminar and active and critical involvement in the other subprojects
3) participating in the Sociology research community, both at Erasmus University and internationally, through publishing and presenting research results in the form of articles in international peer reviewed journals, papers at international conferences and books at international academic publishers
4) participating in teaching (social theory and philosophy of science) and the supervision of MA-thesis students on this research project
Intensive training will, amongst others, be provided by the project leader, Dr. W. Schinkel, and by participation in the project’s research and reading seminar.

Requirements

Applicants should have completed a Master’s degree in Sociology, Science studies, Visual studies or another related discipline. The applicant should have very good apprehension of English; apprehension of other languages is an advantage. Experience with doing both ethnographic research and descriptive statistical research is regarded as an advantage as well. An academic attitude of critical curiosity is a prerequisite. An engagement with the public relevance of social scientific research is much welcomed as well.

Conditions of employment

The starting date for the position is 1 September 2012. The initial contract will be running for a term of 1,5 years, which – depending on performance, including a literature review – will be extended with a second term of 2,5 years. The conditions of employment correspond with the CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten (CAO NU). The Erasmus University offers a salary of € 2.042,- gross per month in the first year up to a maximum of € 2.612,- gross per month in the final year in accordance with the Promovendus scale of CAO NU. Salary is based on a fulltime occupation. Objective of the temporary 4-year position is the production of a thesis leading to a PhD degree. Candidates are to submit yearly progress report to the faculty’s standing committee for research.
The EUR has attractive employment conditions, which include a holiday allowance of 8.0%, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and 41 annual vacation days in case of a full workweek.
Working at the Erasmus University Rotterdam means working in a professional environment, where development is encouraged through an active career and mobility policy. The Erasmus University Rotterdam highly appreciates flexibility: we have a 38-hour workweek, flexible working hours, possibilities to work part-time and maternal/paternal leave. Moreover, the University has a company childcare scheme, possibilities to participate in a terms of employment option model, company savings program and life insurance schemes and favourable collective insurance schemes. Employees can also make use of facilities such as sports facilities and library.

Contract type: Temporary, The initial contract will be running for a term of 1,5 years, which – depending on performance, including a literature review – will be extended with a second term of 2,5 years.

Organisation

Erasmus University Rotterdam

The expertise of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is concentrated in the fields of  Business Administration,  Economics, Medicine and Health Sciences, Law, Social Sciences, History, Culture and Communication, and Philosophy. In addition to the initial degree programmes and scientific research, the University offers specific postgraduate study programmes and courses. Erasmus University has around 25,000 students and some 2,500 staff members.

Department

Faculty of Social Sciences
The Faculty of Social Sciences houses four scientific disciplines, which provide teaching and research: Public Administration, Psychology, Sociology and Pedagogy. The central support staff works out of the faculty office. FSS is home to over 2500 students and there are currently 300 staff working at FSS.
Sociology
The department of Sociology provides academic teaching on the themes of labour, organisation and management, citizenship, social theory, urban sociology and policy.

Additional information

Additional information on Erasmus University and its Department of Sociology can be obtained through one of the following links:
About the Erasmus University Rotterdam
About the department of Sociology
Additional information about the research project, including a more detailed description of the content and context of the research, can be obtained from Dr. W. Schinkel by e-mail: schinkel@fsw.eur.nl.
To apply, please send your application letter with your CV (including research experience and, if available, publications), a list of courses and grades, and the names and contact details of two referees before 15 June 2012 by e-mail to: secretariaatsociologie@fsw.eur.nl. Please mention “PhD candidate Visualizing national societies”.

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Vacancy: Postdoctoral Researcher in 'The Globalization of High Culture: How Markets for Contemporary Art Develop in Brazil, Russia, India and China'

Function types Postdoc positions
Scientific fields Behaviour and Society
Hours 38.0 hours per week
Job number W12-039
Translations en
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Job description

The postdoctoral researcher will study the emergence and development of the market for contemporary art in Brazil from a sociological perspective. The researcher will cooperate with other members of the project team, who conduct comparable studies in Russia, India and China. The researcher is also expected to teach in the field of Social Sciences.
Requirements

Completed Doctoral degree in Sociology or Anthropology. Candidates with a Doctoral degree in Economics or Art History, with a strong and demonstrable social scientific interests, are also encouraged to apply;
publications in peer-reviewed journals or with established academic publishers;
extensive experience with empirical research;
excellent command of English. Fluency in Portuguese will be considered a strong advantage.

Conditions of employment

The position will be on a temporary basis for the period of 3 years in case of a 0.8 fte appointment (30,4 hrs / week) or 2,4 years in case of full-time appointment. The starting date will be in the fall of 2012. The gross monthly salary will be € 3,195 in the first year in the case of a full-time position (38 hrs / week). Secondary benefits at Dutch universities are attractive and include 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end of year bonus.
Organisation

Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) is the largest educational and research institution in the social sciences in the Netherlands. The Faculty serves around 9,000 students in numerous Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Science, Psychology, Social Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, and Educational Sciences. The academic staff is employed in education as well as research. There are over 1,200 employees at the Faculty, which resides in a number of buildings in the centre of Amsterdam.
Department

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is one of the Departments in the FMG. Research and education are carried out by special institutes. The College of Social Sciences (CSS) and the Graduate School for the Social Sciences (GSSS) are responsible for the undergraduate and graduate teaching programmes in the social sciences. Research takes place under the aegis of the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR), a multidisciplinary research institute.
Additional information

For more information regarding the AISSR, see: www.aissr.nl

For more information regarding the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, see: www.fmg.uva.nl/sociology_anthropology

For more information regarding the research project, please contact the principal researcher, dr. Olav Velthuis (ovelthuis@fmg.uva.nl)

For more information regarding the principal researcher, see: home.medewerker.uva.nl/o.j.m.velthuis/

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