Fully Paid PhD Positions University of Amsterdam

December 25, 2007

The Faculty of Arts of the VU University Amsterdam offers a number 7 of fully paid PhD positions, starting from February 1st 2008. Applicants for these positions may submit a research proposal about any topic matching the Faculty’s research profile (see this).

In principle, the positions take the form of three-year contracts on the basis of fulltime employment. However, parttime appointments are also possible.

You will conduct research on a topic of your own choice. To guarantee the connection between the Faculty’s current research and the proposed PhD project, you must seek the advice of one of the following persons prior to your application:

•For Language and Communication: Prof. Gerard Steen, e-mail: gj.steen@let.vu.nl.This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
•For History: Prof. Joris van Eijnatten, e-mail: j.van.eijnatten@let.vu.nl.This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
•For Archaeology, Heritage Studies, Classics, Art History: Prof. Jan Kolen,
e-mail: jca.kolen@let.vu.nl.This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
•For Literary Studies: Prof. Dick Schram, e-mail: dh.schram@let.vu.nl.This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

The results of your research are to be presented in a dissertation by the end of your appointment. Furthermore you will do PhD coursework and you will present your research findings in academic journals and at national and international conferences. You are also expected to teach courses in the Faculty’s Bachelor’s or Master’s programmes and to participate in general activities of your research group.

Requirements
University Graduate
You hold an MA degree or the equivalent in a relevant field within the humanities, or are in the final stage of completing requirements for such a degree. You have an analytical mind and a responsible independent attitude to work, displaying both patience and creativity. You have the ambition to become an excellent academic researcher. You have good communicative skills, both orally and in writing.

Additional information about the job:
Contract details
A contract of employment is offered, initially for a period of 12 months, extendable to three years following a positive evaluation (in the case of fulltime employment). The total duration of three years is the faculty standard for candidates who have completed five years of academic education, including a two-year Research Master’s programme. However, a shorter or longer contract is certainly negotiable. Good reasons for a longer contract include holding a Dutch doctorandus degree or having completed a one-year Master’s programme (implying a total of four years of academic education, rather than five) or a project involving relatively labour-intensive data collection. Shorter contracts are imaginable for candidates who are already in an advanced stage of preparing a dissertation in their own time, and only need one or two years for its completion. Visit our website www.vu.nl/vacatures for a review of our attractive conditions.

For more information, please check this: PhD The Faculty of Arts of the VU University Amsterdam
http://www.academictransfer.nl/vacaturebank/zoeken/index.cfm?fuseaction=detail&vacature_id=BVJCNKMF&startrow=1&welkesoort=vacbank&orgid=00300&zijpad=0

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