You will be working on a sub-project of a larger project. In this sub-project you will work in collaboration with prof. Agnes Akkerman and dr. Giedo Jansen. The project further includes prof Jaap van Slooten and Niels Jansen, who carry out normative and comparative legal analysis on union access to the workplace. You will be placed at the interdisciplinary research institute AIAS-HSI, at the University of Amsterdam and participate in the vibrant academic life of our university. The project is also embedded in a larger interuniversity consortium studying platform work (Platwork-R). 

Your tasks as a Postdoctoral researcher will include the following:

• Conducting a literature review on trade union communication and access to (digital) workplaces;
• Designing, organizing and fielding an online survey among Dutch social partners on their experiences with union access to (digital) workplaces and communication channels;
• Interviews with social partners and experts;
• Publishing at least one article in a in peer-reviewed journal;
• Contributing to the development of a roadmap for social partners with guidelines for designing and managing communication channels facilitating union access to workers;
• Contributing to other outreach activities within the project and consortium;
• Participating in the intellectual life and contribute to the research profile of AIAS-HSI.

• A PhD degree (or close to completion) in one of the social sciences, such as sociology, communication science, political science or other social science discipline, preferably on a labor-related topic; also, candidates with a background in law who have an interest in (developing their skills regarding) empirical methods are encouraged to apply
• Experience in independently conducting research
• Proven track record of academic publications and/ or (public) outreach
• Experience with qualitative and/or quantitative research. Experience with survey design is considered an advantage
• Full professional working proficiency in English (speaking, writing, reading) and working knowledge of the Dutch language.

We offer you the opportunity to work in an intellectually stimulating and teamwork-oriented environment. We are committed to offering tailor-made and careful supervision with the main aim of allowing you to grow and flourish academically and professionally.

We offer a 0,8 fte position (30,4 hours/week) as postdoctoral researcher for 1,5 years. Your salary, depending on your relevant experience on commencement of the employment contract, ranges between €3,881 to €4,728 gross per month on the basis of a full working week of 38 hours. This sum does not include the 8% holiday allowance and the 8.3% year-end allowance. The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU) is applicable.