<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><br><br><br>-------- Alkuperäinen viesti --------<br>Lähettäjä: Tine De Moor <collective-action@uu.nl> <br>Päivämäärä: <br>Saaja: sakari.saaritsa@helsinki.fi <br>Aihe: EH.News: Job opportunity for PhD candidate in social and economic history, Utrecht University (deadline 30 September 2013) <br> <br><br>------ EH.NEWS POSTING ------<br>Job opportunity for PhD candidate in social and economic history, Utrecht<br>University (deadline 30 September 2013)<br><br>Utrecht University offers<br><br>*1 PhD-position in social and economic history*<br><br>*Faculty of Humanities*<br><br>Utrecht University, founded in 1636, is an internationally renowned research<br>university with a strong ambition in regard to education quality and study<br>success. The Faculty of Humanities has around 7,000 students and 900 staff<br>members. It comprises four knowledge domains: Philosophy and Religious<br>Studies, History and Art History, Media and Culture Studies, and Languages,<br>Literature and Communication. With its research and education in these<br>fields, the Faculty aims to contribute to a better understanding of the<br>Netherlands and Europe in a rapidly changing social and cultural context.<br>The enthusiastic and motivated colleagues and the excellent facilities in the<br>historic town centre of Utrecht, where the Faculty is located, provide a<br>stimulating professional atmosphere. Moreover, Utrecht University offers<br>attractive terms of employment.<br><br>*The PhD-position in social and economic history*<br><br>The PhD will work within the NWO-funded project /“Nature or nurture? A<br>search for the institutional and biological determinants of life expectancy<br>in Europe during the early modern period”/ which examines the relationship<br>between the development of the European Marriage Pattern, changes in<br>fertility and in institutional developments directed towards elderly care,<br>amongst others in the form of institutions for collective action. The three<br>researchers that will be employed for this project -funded by the Dutch<br>Council for Scientific Research- will become part of a larger team that<br>focusses on various form of institutions for collective action in the past<br>and today.<br><br>The PhD-student involved in this subproject will concentrate on the effect of<br>life course decisions on the living conditions and life expectancy at a later<br>age, in both Western and Southern Europe. Aspects such as marriage age,<br>fertility, social mobility, labour market participation will receive extra<br>attention to understand how elderly managed to organize care and which<br>effects this had on life expectancy and living conditions at a later age. The<br>PhD-student will work closely together with the two postdocs employed for<br>this project and is expected to actively contribute also to other members of<br>the research team both in Utrecht and elsewhere in Europe.<br><br>The PhD will be based at Utrecht University, and be part of the research team<br>led by prof. Dr. Tine De Moor and will as such also be part of the department<br>of social and economic history led by prof. Bas van Bavel.<br><br>*Qualifications*<br><br>- A (research) master degree in history, or in economics or demography or<br>another social science with clear interest in the economic and social history<br>of early-modern Europe.<br>- experience in archival research;<br>- a strong interest for relevant theory;<br>- an outstanding record of undergraduate and Master's degree work;<br>- capacity to work both as a creative and independent researcher and as part<br>of a team.<br>- training in (historical) demography is an advantage<br><br>*Terms of employment*<br><br>We offer a full-time PhD position (1,0 fte), consisting of an initial period<br>of 18 months which, after a satisfactory first year, will be extended by<br>another 30 months (4 years in total), with a gross monthly salary starting at<br>€ 2,062,- in the first year, ending at € 2,638,- in the fourth year (1,0<br>fte). Utrecht University offers a pension scheme, a holiday allowance of 8%<br>per year, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and flexible employment conditions.<br>Conditions are based on the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch<br>Universities.<br>PhD-students, also referred to as doctoral candidates, are expected to take<br>courses at the N.W. Posthumus Institute, the research school for social and<br>economic history.<br><br>*Further details*<br><br>For further information about these projects, see “Projects” at<br>www.collective-action.info<br><br>More specific information about the VIDI-project at<br>http://www.collective-action.info/node/576.<br><br>Please write to collective-action@uu.nl for further enquiries about this job<br>position.<br><br>*How to apply*<br><br>You can apply for this position using the following link:<br>https://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UU/vacancy/19326/apply/<br><br>Applicants should send a cover letter and a curriculum vitae, information<br>about their<br>undergraduate training, a transcript of academic results, an MA thesis (or<br>written<br>coursework if the MA thesis is not yet available), certified copies of<br>relevant diplomas and the contact details of two referees (names,<br>affiliations and phone numbers or email<br>addresses). Preferably, reference letters are included.<br><br>Applicants are required to submit a 600-word research design proposal, in<br>which they present their ideas about the relevant (sub)project. Please note<br>that applications without this 600-word research design proposal will not be<br>included in the selection procedure!<br><br>The deadline of the application is September 30th.<br><br>---------------------------------<br>collective-action@uu.nl<br><br><br><br>-- Unsubscribe from this newsletter: <br>http://eh.net/newsletter/confirm/remove/f378b9164a2060t55<br><br><br></body>