"PhD Candidate Designing Citizenship Education in Secondary Education"

Job Summary: This position involves contributing to scientific insights on citizenship education and assisting secondary schools in shaping their programs through a national research project. The research follows educational design research principles to develop, test, evaluate, and share school-wide approaches for citizenship education in secondary education.

Responsibilities:

• Inventory opportunities and barriers for impactful citizenship education approaches.
• Collaborate with school leaders, teachers, and students to develop these approaches.
• Analyze data from observations, interviews, and focus groups on how schools implement the approaches.
• Analyze qualitative data and publish insights in international, peer-reviewed articles leading to a dissertation.
• Publish insights for the education field and policy.
• Present research at national and international conferences for academics, policymakers, and education experts.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• A research master's degree in educational sciences, pedagogy, psychology, sociology, or a related field.
• Demonstrable experience or affinity with scientific research on the school's role in citizenship education.
• Experience or affinity with designing citizenship education.
• Strong skills in qualitative research methods, with willingness to develop them further.
• Good organizational skills for working on complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills, with willingness to develop them further.
• Proficiency in Dutch for research execution, developing education, and communicating with school leaders, teachers, and students.
• Proficiency in English for writing scientific articles and giving presentations.

What the Employer Offers:

• A gross monthly salary between €3377 and €5377 (scale 10, HBO collective labor agreement).
• An end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and vacation pay of 8% of gross annual salary.
• 428 vacation hours per year for a 40-hour workweek.
• A temporary appointment of 1 year with the possibility of extension to 3 years after a go/no-go decision.
• Various types of leave, including parental, care, adoption, and foster care leave.
• A good pension scheme with ABP.
• A laptop, phone, and monthly internet allowance.
• Possible commuting benefits such as kilometer allowance, NS-Business Card, or HvA bike.
• Discounts on books, cultural courses, software, hardware, and certain insurances.
• A dynamic work environment with opportunities to collaborate with colleagues.