Phd Student Netherland 2010 Economics, Behaviour and Society, Language and Culture

Project: “Capitals of Capital and Consumption: Tracing the causal linkages between high end finance and high end shopping.”

Start date: 1 April 2010

The PhD student will elaborate the theoretical and practical design of the project, develop and conduct case studies, analyse data and publish papers in international scholarly journals; together, this will provide the basis for a PhD thesis, which is to be completed within four years. The PhD student will follow courses and participate in seminars and conferences. He or she will also assist senior faculty members in teaching courses and seminars at the BA and the MA level (max. 10% of the time).

For a more detailed description of the project please download the attached document below.

Functie-eisen

• Master’s degree in Human Geography or a closely related field
• Knowledge of and experience of empirical research and social science methodologies
• Expertise in Economic Geography
• Excellent skills in writing for publications in English

Arbeidsvoorwaarden

The position is initially for a period of one year; depending on the PhD student’s performance, it may be extended by a maximum of a further three years (i.e. to a total of four years) leading to the completion of a PhD. The gross monthly salary will be €2,042 in the first year and increases to €2,612 in the fourth year, based on a full-time appointment (collective employment agreement (CAO) of Dutch universities). We offer good fringe benefits and a high-quality training programme for PhD students.

Dienstverband

Temporary

Organisatie

University of Amsterdam

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an internationally acclaimed profile, located at the heart of the Dutch capital. As well as a world center for business and research, Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The University of Amsterdam is a member of the League of European Research Universities.

Afdeling

Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences

The Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences (FMG) is the largest educational and research institution in the social sciences in the Netherlands. The Faculty serves 7,500 students in numerous Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Science, Psychology, Social Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, and Educational Sciences. The academic staff is employed in education as well as research. There are over 1,100 employees at the Faculty, which resides in a number of buildings in the centre of Amsterdam.

The Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies is one of six departments within the FMG. Research activities are organised within four programme groups: Urban geographies, Planning, institutions and transforming spaces, Geographies of globalizations, and Governance of inclusive development. This research will be anchored within the geographies of globalisations group, though wider links are encouraged.

Additionele informatie

For more information about this position, please contact Prof.dr. Ewald Engelen, Professor of Financial Geography at the Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, Amsterdam institute for Metropolitan and International Development Studies (AMIDSt), University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130, 1018 VZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Email: e.r.engelen@uva.nl
Telephone: +31 (0)20 – 525 4059/ 4063

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