Two PhD candidates: generational differences in party choice

The Department of Political Science of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) is looking for 2 PhD candidates with …

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Arbeidsvoorwaarden

Standplaats:: Nieuwe Achtergracht, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Dienstverband:: Tijdelijk contract / Tijdelijke opdracht
Uren per week:: 38 - 38 uur

Salarisindicatie:: € 2325 - € 2972 per maand
Opleidingsniveau:: WO

Functieomschrijving

The Department of Political Science of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) is looking for 2 PhD candidates with strong methodological skills and an interest in electoral processes in general and generational differences in political behaviour in particular.

What are you going to do?

Both PhD students are expected to complete an ‘article based’ PhD-thesis, within the context of a project that is funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This project departs from the idea that, in order to understand patterns of realignment, we need to study generational differences in the mechanisms determining party choice.

Our expectation is that citizens are socialized into evaluating political parties on the basis of the considerations that are most relevant during their late adolescence and early adulthood. These factors remain important for them later in life. So, if the party system realigns along new social and political divisions, changing patterns of party choice will be most visible among the youngest generations, while older generations respond less to these new conditions.

The first PhD project is a large-scale cross-country comparative study to assess to what extent party choice is determined by different factors across different generations and countries. The second project studies how people develop partisan orientations during their impressionable years by a survey that will be conducted among Dutch youngsters and their parents.

Functie-eisen

You have:

a (Research) Master's degree in Political Science, or another relevant discipline;
an excellent command of quantitative research designs and statistical methods;
a strong affiliation with the themes of the project.

You are:

enthusiastic about doing social science research.

Conditions

The intended starting date of the PhD position is 1 January 2020.

The position concerns a temporary appointment of 38 hours per week for a maximum term of 4 years. The initial appointment is for one year. Following a positive assessment and barring altered circumstances, this term will be extended by a maximum of 36 months, 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 €2,325 gross per month in the first year and will increase to €2,972 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 an 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.

What else can we offer you?

A challenging work environment with a variety of duties and ample scope for individual initiative and development within an inspiring organisation. The social and behavioural sciences play a leading role in addressing the major societal challenges faced by the world, the Netherlands and Amsterdam, now and in the future.

To work at the University of Amsterdam is to work in an independent, creative, innovative and international climate characterised by an open atmosphere and a genuine engagement with the city of Amsterdam and society.

Additional information

Do you have any questions or do you require additional information? Please contact:

Wouter van der Brug, professor in Political Science

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