Post-doc researcher (m/v, full-time, for 2 years)
Vacancy number 400.09.46
Title of the project: “Evaluation of welfare state performance and outcomes by the European public”
Job description
The main task of the candidate is to carry out empirical studies describing and explaining the perceptions that people in European countries have of the performance and outcomes of the welfare state they live in. Unique features of the project are that welfare state performance evaluations are not yet studied as a dependent variable, and that the project will analyse data from the first EU comparative
module on welfare attitudes, which will be part of the 2008 wave of the European Social Survey (ESS). An additional specific feature is that explanatory models will include country level variables (notably welfare relevant socio-economic and socio-cultural indicators, as well as variables of welfare state institutional design), which implies a strong emphasis on the application of techniques for multi-level
data-analyses.
The candidate will cooperate with prof. Wim van Oorschot and dr. Ruud Luijkx of the Department of Sociology, and will work in an internationally demanding and stimulating environment with partners from 7 EU countries. The study is part of a wider EU project on ‘Welfare Attitudes in a Changing Europe’ which was granted by the
European Science Foundation in the framework of its EUROCORES/HUMvib programme (for details on HUMvib see:
www.esf.org/activities/eurocores/programmes/humvib.html) .
We look for a social scientist who:
- has completed (or is about to complete) a PhD-thesis of high quality
- has (EU comparative) knowledge of welfare state institutions and of social policies
- has knowledge of and expertise in the application of techniques for the analysis of large-scale survey data, especially in multi-level analyses
- has a track record of good study results throughout his or her academic career
- has articles published and/or accepted for publication in international, refereed journals
The post-doctoral researcher’s position offers a two-year (i.e. 25 month) full-time contract, commencing in early 2010. The salary for a full-time contract ranges between € 2379,- and € 4374,- gross a month (UFO scale researcher 4-3).
Additional information about Tilburg University and the Department of Sociology can be obtained from: www.uvt.nl. Specific information about the vacancy can be obtained from Wim van Oorschot, Professor of Sociology (w.v.oorschot@ uvt.nl, +31 13 466 2794), or Dr Ruud Luijkx, Associate Professor in Sociology (r.luijkx@uvt. nl, +31 13 466 2738). A copy of the full project description can be obtained from the secretary of the Department of Sociology, Ms Els Kusters (els.kusters@ uvt.nl).
Application letters, including a cv, a letter of motivation, the abstract of the phd-thesis, and if available a copy of max. two publications should be send only by email , before 1 December 2009 to M. van Ieperen, Managing Director, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg, The Netherlands by the adress: pz-fsw@uvt.nl. Please refer to vacancy number 400.09.46
Interviews with selected candidates will take place in January 2010, at Tilburg University.
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