Postdoctoral Researcher on the Topic of Online Labour Markets (Gig Economy) (0.8 - 1.0 FTE)

• Employment: 0.8 - 1.0 FTE
• Gross monthly salary: € 3,821 - € 5,230
• Nijmegen School of Management
• Required background: PhD
• Application deadline: 21 March 2022

The 'gig economy' - enabling the hiring of service workers via internet-based platforms - is revolutionizing traditional employment. As a postdoc, you will contribute to the urgently needed but still underdeveloped research about the gig economy. A job where you can work together with fellow researchers in a friendly atmosphere, while also expanding your network internationally.

The Department of Business Administration at the Nijmegen School of Management is offering a postdoctoral position for 12 to 16 months (the end date is 31 August 2023). This postdoctoral position is part of an NWO-VIDI funded project on the 'gig economy', researching into online labour markets and their institutional foundations. Enabling the hiring of service workers via internet-based platforms, the gig economy is revolutionising traditional employment. The socioeconomic consequences are massive, ranging from increased work-autonomy to the possible erosion of labour standards. Interestingly, the opportunities and threats of the gig economy are distributed differently across countries, also depending on national regulation of dependent employment. To better understand how the gig economy operates (e.g. with regard to its institutional foundations, its impacts on national labour markets and necessities for regulation), you will be asked to conduct large-N analyses of gig workers and online platforms. To this end, you will be given the opportunity to use the datasets collected within the project or to use your own data. Possible analyses include, but are not limited to, advanced regression techniques, discrete choice experiments and sequence analyses. You will become part of the NWO-VIDI project team and its international network.

Profile

• You have a PhD degree in any of the following disciplines: business and management studies, political economy, political sciences, industrial relations, sociology, economics, innovation studies, or a related discipline.
• You have knowledge of and an interest in institutional theories.
• You have strong analytical skills and a background in quantitative methodologies.
• You have a high proficiency in English and ideally also in Dutch. 
• You have excellent scientific writing skills, as evidenced by recent or forthcoming publications. 
• You demonstrate academic excellence, as evidenced by your publications (under review).
• You have strong skills in project management, flexibility and a proactive behaviour, making you a team player and pleasant to work with.

We are

The Nijmegen School of Management (NSM) is an academic centre of research and higher learning. It has seven focus areas: Business Administration, Public Administration, Political Science, Economics, Social and Political Sciences of the Environment, Human Geography, and Spatial Planning. NSM strives for a multidisciplinary approach whenever possible. Altogether, NSM employs 350 FTEs, 75% of whom are academics. 

Both Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes are offered in the seven focus areas, which are organised in NSM's educational institute. The educational programme is characterised by small-scale teaching and provides a stimulating learning environment with an emphasis on the development of academic skills. NSM currently has approximately 5,000 students. NSM's research activities fall under the responsibility of the interdisciplinary Institute for Management Research (IMR). Under the motto 'Responsible Governance for Sustainable Societies', our researchers carry out state-of-the-art research into complex problems of governance and management, in order to explain the causes of these problems, and to use that knowledge to create potential solutions. They combine knowledge and expertise from multiple disciplines with collaboration with relevant societal actors.

This position is affiliated to the Chair of Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Prof Andrea Herrmann and located within the Group of Organisational Development and Design (OD&D), which is part of the Department of Business Administration . The OD&D group consists of 20 members and several internal and external PhD candidates. In research and teaching, the group combines interests in the structural conditions of the organisation of work with process studies of emerging change in social practices and questions of organising for social responsibility. Externally funded projects involved new forms of organising in dynamic contexts, transitional change towards sustainability and circular economy, implications of new technology and Industry 4.0, as well as changes in the development of ecosystems and standards. Members of the group have published in high-impact journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Human Relations, Strategic Organization, Business & Society, Journal of Business Ethics, Research Policy, and Socio-Economic Review.

Radboud University
We want to get the best out of science, others and ourselves. Why? Because this is what the world around us desperately needs. Leading research and education make an indispensable contribution to a healthy, free world with equal opportunities for all. This is what unites the more than 24,000 students and 5,600 employees at Radboud University. And this requires even more talent, collaboration and lifelong learning. You have a part to play!

We offer

• Employment for 0.8 - 1.0 FTE.
• The gross monthly salary amounts to a minimum of €3,807 and a maximum of €5,211 based on a 38-hour working week, depending on previous education and number of years of relevant work experience (salary scale 11 ).
• You will receive 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
• It concerns a temporary employment for 12 to 16 months; the end date is 31 August 2023.
• You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Care Services . Our Dual Career and Family Care Officer can assist you with family-related support, help your partner or spouse prepare for the local labour market, provide customized support in their search for employment  and help your family settle in Nijmegen.
• Working for us means getting extra days off. In case of full-time employment, you can choose between 29 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the legally allotted 20.

Additional employment conditions
Work and science require good employment practices. This is reflected in Radboud University's primary and secondary employment conditions . You can make arrangements for the best possible work-life balance with flexible working hours, various leave arrangements and working from home. You are also able to compose part of your employment conditions yourself, for example, exchange income for extra leave days and receive a reimbursement for your sports subscription. And of course, we offer a good pension plan. You are given plenty of room and responsibility to develop your talents and realise your ambitions. Therefore, we provide various training and development schemes.
Would you like more information?

For questions about the position, please contact Prof. Andrea M. Herrmann, Professor at [email protected] .

Practical information and applications
You can apply until 21 March 2022, exclusively using the button below. Kindly address your application to Prof. Andrea M. Herrmann. Please fill in the application form and attach the following documents:

• A letter of motivation.
• Your CV.
• Two samples of your writing, for example a recent or forthcoming publication and/or a chapter from your PhD thesis.
• A short outline of your envisaged research activities over the postdoc period and beyond (1-2 pages).

The first round of interviews will take place on 31 March and 1 April. You would preferably begin employment on 1 May 2022.
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