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Research assistant for MADE 'Migration as Development' project
Ignacio Urquijo
19 October 2015
The Department of Sociology of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research are seeking a research assistant to work on the ‘Migration as Development’ (MADE) project (2015 - 2020).
The MADE project aims to develop new theoretical and empirical approaches for studying the developmental drivers of human mobility in the modern industrial-capitalist era (the 19th and 20th centuries).
The assistant will support the management of the interdisciplinary research team working on the MADE project. Though not a formal requirement, candidates with experience and/or interest in migration research are particularly encouraged to apply.
Some of the tasks will include coordinating the MADE team research activities; supporting the team leader, Prof. Hein de Haas, as a personal research assistant; providing team members with logistical assistance for the planning of fieldwork activities; coordinating and managing project website; coordinating activities to ensure timely reporting to the European Research Council - ERC (funder), including contributing to writing financial and narrative reports, among other responsibilities.
Regarding the requirements, successful applicants will have: a BA degree in the social sciences or comparable; excellent (native-level) English communication skills; experience with editing and formatting social scientific texts; experience conducting literature reviews; excellent organizational and time-management skills; sufficient knowledge of Dutch (or willingness to learn) to navigate university bureaucracy; familiarity with MS Office, Endnote, NVivo and OJS; experience with managing budgets; and willingness to travel internationally on occasional work-related activities.
This is a part time appointment for 15.2 hours per week, initially for a period of one year and the gross monthly salary will range between €1,840 and €2,557.
The applications will be sent by e-mail to application-soc-fmg@uva.nl, and will include a motivation letter, CV and the name of two references. The deadline is 13 November 2015.
For further information regarding the application process, please visit http://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/working-at-the-uva/vacancies/item/15-393_research-assistant-for-made-migration-as-development-project.html
Source: http://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/working-at-the-uva/vacancies/item/15-393_research-assistant-for-made-migration-as-development-project.html
The MADE project aims to develop new theoretical and empirical approaches for studying the developmental drivers of human mobility in the modern industrial-capitalist era (the 19th and 20th centuries).
The assistant will support the management of the interdisciplinary research team working on the MADE project. Though not a formal requirement, candidates with experience and/or interest in migration research are particularly encouraged to apply.
Some of the tasks will include coordinating the MADE team research activities; supporting the team leader, Prof. Hein de Haas, as a personal research assistant; providing team members with logistical assistance for the planning of fieldwork activities; coordinating and managing project website; coordinating activities to ensure timely reporting to the European Research Council - ERC (funder), including contributing to writing financial and narrative reports, among other responsibilities.
Regarding the requirements, successful applicants will have: a BA degree in the social sciences or comparable; excellent (native-level) English communication skills; experience with editing and formatting social scientific texts; experience conducting literature reviews; excellent organizational and time-management skills; sufficient knowledge of Dutch (or willingness to learn) to navigate university bureaucracy; familiarity with MS Office, Endnote, NVivo and OJS; experience with managing budgets; and willingness to travel internationally on occasional work-related activities.
This is a part time appointment for 15.2 hours per week, initially for a period of one year and the gross monthly salary will range between €1,840 and €2,557.
The applications will be sent by e-mail to application-soc-fmg@uva.nl, and will include a motivation letter, CV and the name of two references. The deadline is 13 November 2015.
For further information regarding the application process, please visit http://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/working-at-the-uva/vacancies/item/15-393_research-assistant-for-made-migration-as-development-project.html
Source: http://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/working-at-the-uva/vacancies/item/15-393_research-assistant-for-made-migration-as-development-project.html
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