PhD position at the UvA Faculty of Humanities – ARTES

The Amsterdam School for Regional, Transnational and European Studies (ARTES) invites applications for a PhD position at the Faculty of Humanities, tenable from 1 September 2020 (4 years, 1 FTE).

What are you going to do?

The tasks of the selected PhD candidate will include:

  • completion and defence of a PhD thesis within the contract period, on a topic corresponding to the transregional and comparative profile of ARTES, preferably with an interdisciplinary approach;
  • regular presentation of intermediate research results at workshops and conferences;
  • participation in the Faculty of Humanities PhD training programme;
  • taching courses at BA-level in the 2nd and 3rd year of the appointment (0,2 fte per year).

Requirements

  • A completed Master’s degree in a field relevant to the proposed PhD project and the research areas of ARTES. You may apply if you have not yet completed your Master’s degree only if you provide a signed letter from your supervisor stating that you will graduate before 1 September 2020;
  • excellent command of English;
  • excellent research skills.

Conditions of employment

Fixed-term contract: 16 months.

The PhD candidate at the Faculty of Humanities will be employed within ARTES. The employment contract will be for 4 years for 38 hours per week-1 FTE (including 0,2 teaching in the second and third years of the employment contract) under the terms of employment currently valid for the Faculty. Initially, a contract will be given for 16 months, with an extension for the following 32 months on the basis of a positive evaluation after 12 months. The starting date of the contract is 1 September 2020.

The salary for the position (based on a full-time contract) will be €2,325 during the first year (gross per month) and will reach €2,972 during the fourth year, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities. The PhD candidate receives a tuition fee waiver and has free access to courses offered by the Graduate School of the Faculty of Humanities and the Dutch National Research Schools.

Employer

University of Amsterdam

With over 5,000 employees, 30,000 students and a budget of more than 600 million euros, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is an intellectual hub within the Netherlands. Teaching and research at the UvA are conducted within seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business, Law, Science, Medicine and Dentistry. Housed on four city campuses in or near the heart of Amsterdam, where disciplines come together and interact, the faculties have close links with thousands of researchers and hundreds of institutions at home and abroad.

The UvA’s students and employees are independent thinkers, competent rebels who dare to question dogmas and aren’t satisfied with easy answers and standard solutions. To work at the UvA is to work in an independent, creative, innovative and international climate characterised by an open atmosphere and a genuine engagement with the city of Amsterdam and society.

Department

Faculty of Humanities – Amsterdam School for Regional, Transnational and European Studies

The Amsterdam School for Regional, Transnational and European Studies (ARTES) is one of the six research schools/institutes under the aegis of the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research. Each research school/institute covers an important research area within the faculty and has its own research programme. Research schools/institute are also the home base for PhD candidates, who interact with each other and with senior members in the research groups that make up the research school.

Additional information

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Application procedure

The UvA is an equal-opportunity employer. We prioritise diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone. We value a spirit of enquiry and perseverance, provide the space to keep asking questions, and promote a culture of curiosity and creativity.

AIHR wants to improve the diversity of its academic community with respect to ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class. Applications that contribute to this are particularly encouraged.

Your application should include the following:

  1. Your curriculum vitae, listing at least:
    • full address and contact details;
    • previous education;
    • professional information (previous university (or relevant) employment);
    • language proficiency;
    • grants/honours;
    • conference presentations and publications, if applicable;
  2. A list of grades (transcript) obtained for your Master (or equivalent) programme; at this stage a certified document is not yet necessary;
  3. A research proposal of no more than 800 words with the following elements:
    • an outline of central issue/problem/question (why)
    • object(s) of research (what)
    • methodology (how)
    • how your research fits the programme of ARTES (eg. specific research groups or centres within ARTES);
  4. Motivation for doing PhD research (no more than 200 words);
  5. The name of a potential supervisor for your PhD project who is a staff member of ARTES (check https://artes.uva.nl/researchers/researchers.html). You are encouraged to contact the staff member whom you have listed as your prospective supervisor to discuss your plans before applying formally
  6. The name and contact details of one or two academic referees;
  7. A writing sample, such as a project paper or chapter of a master’s thesis, of up to 10,000 words maximum.

Please supply this information in the order given above and submit your full application as one PDF file (do not send multiple attachments), using your initials and surname as a file name, via the link below. Please note that your application will not be taken into consideration if you send multiple files, and/or if your application is late and/or incomplete.

The deadline for applications is 31 March 2020. 

The applications will be evaluated by a selection committee composed of representatives of the academic staff and a PhD researcher of ARTES. Committee members may not vote in cases of involvement with applicants. The committee will make a selection of candidates to invite for an interview in Amsterdam. The final selection will be made immediately following the interviews; the most promising candidate will be selected.

31 March 2020: Deadline submission applications

1 April 2020: Applications are checked for completeness

Mid April : Applicants are informed whether they are invited for an interview

Early/Mid-May : Interviews with candidates

End of May: Applicants informed about the result

1 September 2020: Applicants start PhD projects

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This application process is managed by the employer (University of Amsterdam (UvA)). Please contact the employer for questions regarding your application.

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Make sure to apply no later than 31 Mar 2020 23:59

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