You will develop your own PhD project within the broader *Tax Averse* project: while we expect you to build upon its central questions and premises, we also encourage you to introduce new questions, case studies or methods based on your own expertise and interests.

You will:

• pursue a PhD in the social sciences and participate in the AISSR PhD programme;
• collect and analyse qualitative and/or quantative research data;
• work towards a PhD thesis either as a collection of articles or as a monograph;
• participate in meetings of the project research group and help organise project-related activities such as academic and stakeholder workshops;
• present your work at national and international conferences;
• teach (10% of your working time) within the Department of Political Science.

If the questions posed above are fascinating to you, and you love academic research and writing, you should apply. The ideal candidate for Project 1 would have

• a Master’s degree in political economy, political science, sociology or communication science;
• proven research talent in a relevant field, demonstrated by a Master thesis and/or a published article or research report;
• qualitative and quantitative research skills.

The ideal candidate for Project 2 would have

• a Master’s in political economy, political science, sociology or geography;

• proven research talent in a relevant field, demonstrated by a Master thesis and/or a published article or research report;

• familiarity with causal inference and quantitative research skills. GIS skills, experience with spatial weighting and/or social network analysis would be desirable.

We offer a temporary employment contract of 38 hours per week for a maximum term of four years. The initial employment is for one year. Following a positive assessment, this term will be extended by a maximum of three years, which should result in the conferral of a doctorate. 

Based on a full-time appointment (38 hours per week) the gross monthly salary will range from €3,204 in the first year to €4,051 (scale P) in the last year. The UFO profile PhD candidate is applicable.

We additionally offer an extensive package of secondary benefits, including 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.

Salary and conditions in line with the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities.

You will attend courses offered by the AISSR and the Graduate School of Social Sciences as part of the PhD program. In addition to doing research, publicizing your findings, and participating in both national and international academic events, you will be involved in teaching (roughly 10% of your time).