As a postdoctoral researcher in the RUNOMI Research Programme on Labour Migration you will be employed in the Geography, Planning and Environment department at the Nijmegen School of Management.
You will also join a large team of scholars working in various thematically related projects as a member of RUNOMI, an internationally renowned hub of expertise on migrant inclusion issues. We are seeking a highly energetic and entrepreneurial colleague, specialised in quantitative research methods, to collaborate on scientific publications on the basis of previously collected survey data, develop competitive funding proposals for new research partnerships (national or international), initiate and co-organise knowledge exchange activities between academia and practice, and teach quantitative research methods to students in the Geography, Planning and Environment BA programme.
Your role will entail: (i) the collaboration on scientific publications on the basis of data collected between 2021-2024 in seven surveys among labour migrants in the Netherlands that are part of the Kenniscentrum Arbeidsmigranten (KCA) panel on labour migrants. This data provides unique insights into the perspective of labour migrants on themes that are relevant for their lives in the Netherlands, including housing, work, the living environment, health, access to facilities, schooling and future prospects, and their language skills. More information about the data can be found here, (ii) next to your research work, you will also be responsible for initiating and co-organising thematic knowledge exchange activities connecting academia and practice, and (iii) you will play a central role in the development of competitive funding proposals (national/international) for research partnerships to further develop the RUNOMI track record on labour migration in the Netherlands and beyond, (iv) you will contribute to the departmental education programme by teaching the Dutch-taught Statistics & Methods course in education period 3 (end of January to mid-March).
Profile
- You should have a PhD degree in a relevant social science area or provide proof that your manuscript has been accepted by the manuscript committee.
- You have a pipeline of thematically relevant publications in high-impact international journals You have working experience with relevant software for quantitative data analysis (R, SPSS and/or Stata)
- You have experience with interdisciplinary collaboration activities related to the theme of migrant inclusion, in particular relating to labour migration issues.
- You have work experience in the organisation of professional networking events with various audiences (scholars, practitioners).
- You have experience in writing research grant proposals and/or you are motivated to develop these skills further.
- You are comfortable with teaching Dutch- and English-taught courses, and you have effective communication and scientific writing skills in both languages.
- You have proven managerial, leadership and team-working skills.
- You have a flexible, creative mindset and entrepreneurial spirit.
Find out more details on the application and Radboud University: https://www.ru.nl/en/working-at/job-opportunities/postdoc-position-runomi-research-programme-on-labour-migration
Practical information and applying
You can apply only via the application form. Address your letter of application to Pascal Beckers. In the application form, you will find which documents you need to include with your application.
The interviews will take place on Tuesday 17 December 9.00-13.00 PM. You will preferably start your employment on 15 January 2025.
The application procedure describes what you can expect during the application procedure and how your personal data are handeled and internal and external candidates. If you wish to apply for a non-scientific position with a non-EU nationality, please take notice of the following information.
Application deadline 09 December 2024