What are you going to do?
The overarching goal of the DEPOP project is to comparatively examine the links between regional welfare provision (formal and informal) in health and care sectors and demographic changes in Europe for the period of the past 70 years. This Postdoc position will focus on European regional comparison for the Netherlands, Finland and Ukraine. The Postdoc will be responsible for compiling a dataset of welfare provision at the reginal level (1950-2026) and linking it to the regional demographic data. You will also help with co-organising the project’s conference.
The position must lead to two academic peer-reviewed articles and one co-edited collective volume.
Requirements
Specific Requirements
The successful candidate has a PhD degree in Economic History or Historical Demography or a related discipline (demography, economics, sociology, human geography). Areas of expertise may include one or more fields: economic history, historical demography, comparative history, history of health and care, history of welfare provision and social policy. Expertise and affinity with quantitative methods, mixed-methods and GIS is desirable.
The successful candidate has a good command of English (oral and written). Knowledge of one or more languages relevant for the project (Finland, the Netherlands, and Ukraine) is desirable. The candidate should also be able to work independently, be a team player, and possesses excellent communication skills (indicated by the ability to write scientific papers and deliver presentations).
Additional Information
Benefits
What can you expect from us?
- 232 vacation hours per year, based on a 38-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). You can also work more or fewer hours in exchange for more or fewer free hours. For example, with a 40-hour workweek, you save 96 extra free hours, and with a 36-hour workweek, you lose 96 hours.
- End-of-year bonus of 8.3% and 8% holiday allowance.
- Extensive opportunities for personal and professional development.
Selection process
Interested?
Does this vacancy appeal to you? If so, click on the button below and apply straightaway. Please add the following documents to your application:
- letter of application
- curriculum vitae
- writing sample (e.g. a chapter of your PhD thesis, a peer-reviewed article, or a publication)
- copy of PhD certificate and list of grades
- a list of examination marks and copy of Master’s diploma
- contact information of three academic referees.
Information about applying
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Additional comments
Do you have any questions or need more information?
Questions about the content of the job?
Yuliya Hilevych (Associate Professor): y.o.hilevych@rug.nl
Questions about your application process?
Dorothée de Vries (Human Resources Adviser): D.C.de.Vries@rug.nl
