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The Department of Political Science of the University of Amsterdam is looking for a PhD candidate to be part of the new project EUcovert lead by Sofia Wickberg and Rosa Sanchez Salgado.
While corruption and undue influence regularly emerge on the agenda following mediatized
scandals such as the Qatargate, corruption within EU institutions – and efforts to tackle the issue – has not received sufficient academic attention. We indeed know surprisingly little about how the problem of corruption has been socially constructed within the EU (why have certain practices been criminalized and not others for instance) and how standards and norms of good governance were built. This is particularly relevant at a time of multiple reforms, with the establishment of an independent EU Ethics Body and the new directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating corruption.
EUcovert aims at investigating the following questions:
The nature of the questions presented above require a qualitative type of research in which
interviews with key players, observations and document analysis seem to be a key-elements. We also interested in mix-methods approach, including, for example, surveys or experiments.
What are you going to do
Your experience and profile
In addition, you are an enthusiastic colleague who likes to share knowledge, embraces open (team) science, is curious, critical and eager to learn, i.e. one with an academic attitude.
What can we offer you
The position concerns temporary employment of 38 hours per week for a maximum term of four years. The initial employment is for one year. Following a positive assessment and barring altered circumstances, this term will be extended by a maximum of three years, which should result in the conferral of a doctorate. We will put together a curriculum which will also include the opportunity to attend training courses and both national and international events. You will also be tasked with teaching Bachelor's students.
Your salary will be €2.872 gross per month in the first year and will increase to €3.670 in the final year, based on full-time employment and in keeping with the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities. We additionally offer an extensive package of secondary benefits, including 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.3%. For this position the University Job Classification profile “Promovendus” applies.
We additionally offer an extensive package of secondary benefits, including 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.3%. The UvA offers excellent possibilities for further professional development and education.
We offer an open academic environment with varied tasks and plenty of room for personal initiative and development in an inspiring organization. The Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences plays a leading role in addressing the major societal challenges facing the world, the Netherlands and Amsterdam, now and in the future.
Working at the UvA means working in a critical, independent, innovative and international climate, with an open atmosphere and a strong commitment to Amsterdam and its (international) society.
The University of Amsterdam is one of the largest comprehensive universities in Europe. With some 40,000 students, 6,000 staff, 3,000 PhD candidates, and an annual budget of more than 850 million euros, it is also one of Amsterdam’s biggest employers.
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