4 Apr 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)- Research Field
Economics- Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)- Country
Netherlands- Application Deadline
30 Apr 2024 - 21:59 (UTC)- Type of Contract
Permanent- Job Status
Not Applicable- Hours Per Week
40.0- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
Socio-economic inequalities are strong and pervasive. Multiple heritability studies have shown that genes significantly contribute to variation in important indicators of socio-economic status such as educational attainment, occupational status, and income. Also for these indicators, the psychologist Turkheimer famously concluded in 2000 “The nature-nurture debate is over. The bottom line is that everything is heritable ...”
The ERC Starting Grant project “Genes, Policy, and Social Inequality”) goes beyond the old “nature versus nurture” debate and analyzes how an individual’s genetic predisposition (‘nature’) interacts with policy-shaped environmental conditions (‘nurture’) in creating inequalities in education, occupational status, and income. By methodologically advancing the estimation of the interaction between genes and environments, this project aims to (i) show theoretically how heritability studies –despite earlier firm rejections of this position– can be informative for policies aiming to reduce socio-economic inequalities, and (ii) analyze empirically how policy changes can ameliorate socio-economic inequalities in terms of education, occupational status, and income.
Work packages in the project are linked to the two main objectives and are also defined by the three main types of genetic data used in social science genetics: Work Package 1 (WP1) focuses on genes as latent factors in family data (Statistics Netherlands), Work Package 2A (WP2A) draws on dense scans of genetic variants in population data (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms; UK Biobank), and Work Package 2B (WP2B) makes use of polygenic indices in population data (UK Biobank). As a result, Work Packages are also defined by their central methodology. Work Package 1 is organized around extended versions of the classical twin study, Work Package 2A around Genome-based Restricted Maximum Likelihood (GREML) estimation, and Work Package 2B around G×E regression analysis using polygenic indices.
Job description
We have a PostDoc opportunity for 18 months (90% research, 10% teaching) to contribute to realizing the project goals, preferably by working on WP2A or WP2B. Ideal candidates for this PostDoc position have PhD-level expertise on at least one of the main methodologies in the project. We ask applicants to briefly sketch in their application letter how they would like to contribute to realizing the project goals.
Requirements
Specific Requirements
Ideal candidates for this PostDoc position have PhD-level expertise on at least one of the main methodologies in the project.
Additional Information
Benefits
We offer you an internationally oriented and varied job in an enthusiastic team, with excellent working conditions in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU).
The preferred starting date is 1 September 2024, although earlier or later starting dates can be discussed. You will be based at Campus Woudestein at Erasmus School of Economics (ESE). This position is for 1 fte. The salary is dependent on your experience and knowledge and ranges from a minimum of € 4.332 to a maximum of € 5.929 gross per month (scale 11) on a fulltime basis (38 hours), in accordance with the CAO-NU.
Everything else we offer you, you can find below!
- Everything you need for a good work-life balance : the option to work from home in consultation with your manager, 41 days of paid leave with a 40 hour contract, 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and a significant discount on a subscription for our on-campus sports centre !
- Sustainable, inclusive and diverse work environment with an open culture, where you can be yourself and we pay attention to each other and to the world around us. Make the most of our bicycle budget, or join networks such as Young@EUR , FAME , QuEUR, or Young Erasmus Academy .
- Time and space for your development in the broadest sense: development days and a personal career budget , foreign exchange opportunities with most costs paid by EUR, and free access to our university library .
- Good pension with ABP that EUR contributes 2/3rds towards, discounts on various collective insurances with Zilveren Kruis Achmea, Loyalis, and Allianz, and compensation for travel, working from home and home internet use.
- Are you currently combining your job with parenthood, or do you want to do so in the future? EUR offers partially paid parental leave and fully paid additional birth leave for partners , and our campus features a daycare .
- Moving to the Netherlands for your job with EUR? Then you may be eligible for the 30%-ruling if you meet the requirements of the Belastingdienst (Dutch tax agency), and with our Dual Career Programme we will also help your partner find the right job for them.
Selection process
Please submit your complete application before 30 April 2024. Applications will be reviewed by the recruitment committee during the complete time this vacancy is online. We look forward to receiving your application!
Persons of all gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, religions, ethnicities, ages, neurodiversities, functional impairments, citizenships, or any other aspect are welcome to apply and join the EUR community.
Additional comments
More information
For questions regarding the research project please contact the project supervisor: dr. Niels Rietveld [email protected] .
For questions regarding the application procedure please contact Linda Klaver (Operations Manager) at [email protected] .
- Website for additional job details
https://www.academictransfer.com/339817/
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Country
- Netherlands
- City
- Rotterdam
- Postal Code
- 3062PA
- Street
- Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://www.academictransfer.com/en/339817/postdoc-erc-sg-project-genes-policy-…
Contact
- City
Rotterdam- Website
http://www.eur.nl/- Street
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50- Postal Code
3062 PA
STATUS: EXPIRED
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