Postdoctoral Researcher Regional Labour Market Dynamics (1.0 FTE)

Postdoctoral Researcher Regional Labour Market Dynamics (1.0 FTE) (V24.0354)

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Job description

The Faculty of Spatial Sciences is looking to appoint a postdoctoral researcher on the topic of regional labour market dynamics. The main responsibility will be to initiate and perform research on the regional dimensions of career, talent and skill development in the context of socio-economic transformations including technological change, demographic transitions and internationalization. With this line of research, the postdoctoral researcher will contribute to our activities in ‘Talent in de regio’ which is a large research project together with the Hanze University of Applied Science aimed at furthering talent development in the North of the Netherlands, with a stress on the province of Groningen. In addition to conducting policy-relevant academic research, activities in ‘Talent in de Regio’ involve disseminating research results to relevant stakeholders as well as to set-up new lines of inquiry.

Central tasks include

• Update and maintain our online monitor of talent mobility (https://talentinderegio.com/talentmonitor/ ) by using microdata from Statistics Netherlands.
• Analysing results in terms of recruiting, educating, developing and tying talent to the region.
• Identify, analyze and contribute to policy relevant topics like Life Long Developing, education and labour market connections, regional career paths etc.
• Conduct research activities including: literature analysis, policy analysis, stakeholder interviews, analysis of surveys, and Statistics Netherlands microdata.
• Instigate and report study results in international academic outlets as well as to audiences consisting of regional administrators, policy advisors, entrepreneurs etc.

The position involves a limited teaching component in the form of support to our undergraduate course in Economic Geography as well as limited ad-hoc student supervision.

Finally, we will explore the possibility to involve the postdoctoral researcher in the supervision of PhD-candidates and we encourage pursuing publishing and attracting research funding beyond the involvement in ‘Talent in de Regio’. In short, we try to accommodate the development of your own line of research.

Organisation
The Faculty of Spatial Sciences is a growing faculty with an open character. With approximately 100 members of staff, 100 PhD researchers and around 1,100 students, we focus on high quality teaching and research in the field of human and economic geography, demography, and spatial planning. With our collective research theme 'towards Wellbeing, Innovation and Spatial Transformation' (tWIST), it is our mission to produce research that is world-leading, distinctive, and policy-relevant. With two bachelor and seven master’s programs, we provide a wide range of courses in the fields of geography and spatial sciences. Our motto is: we are making places better together.

The Department of Economic Geography, in which the position will be based, is one of the four departments in the faculty and it offers an open and friendly academic environment with an international staff. The department has about 20 members of staff and 25 PhD researchers. The University of Groningen has a very strong reputation as one of the main centres in regional science globally. In terms of teaching, the department of Economic Geography contributes to the Bachelor Human Geography and Planning and it is responsible for the Master’s program in Economic Geography, which includes the track 'Regional Competitiveness and Trade', and the master of Real Estate Studies. Our research focusses on issues related to regional labour markets, migration, entrepreneurship, geographies of well-being, happiness and discontent, the green and digital transition, socio-spatial inequalities and real estate applying quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods.

Qualifications

Our ideal candidate should have

• A PhD degree (or nearly finished) in the field of economic geography, regional science, applied economics, sociology or in another social science showing a clear affinity to labour market research and the analysis of spatial problems with proven experience with quantitative research methods.
• Publications in international peer-reviewed academic journals that testify of your interest and contribution to the topic of regional labour market dynamics.
• A network of relevant academic connections related to the topic of Regional Labour Market Dynamics, for example in the field of economic geography, regional science, labour economics, and/or labour (market) sociology.
• The skills to present academic analyses to varied audiences including labour market professionals and policy makers. Also, you are comfortable building and maintaining a professional network to regional policy makers that are affiliated or relevant to the research that you are performing.
• A fluency in English (reading, writing, speaking) and a good command of Dutch or a clear plan to learn Dutch to be able to communicate with stakeholders in the ‘Talent in de Regio’ project.

Organisation
Conditions of employment

We offer you in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities:

• A salary depending on qualifications and work experience starting from a minimum of € 3,877 (salary scale 10.4) to a maximum of € 5,090 gross per month (salary scale 10 max) for a full-time position
• A holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income, an 8.3% end-of-the-year allowance and participation in a pension scheme for employees.
• An appointment on a temporary basis for one year, with the possibility of an extension of two years, depending on the (financial) circumstances.

We aim for a start date of 1 September 2024

For more detailed information about working conditions and working for the University of Groningen, please check: http://www.rug.nl/about-us/work-with-us/

Application

Applications should include:

• An application letter (max 2 pages).
• A curriculum vitae including publications or other research output clearly showing your expertise in relevant areas, experience in teaching and management.

You can apply for this position until Wednesday 3 July 11:59pm / before 4 July Dutch local time (CEST) by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below the advertisement on the university website). Only complete applications submitted by the deadline will be taken into consideration.

The selection interviews will take place in the week of July 15, 2024.

The University of Groningen strives to be a university in which students and staff are respected and feel at home, regardless of differences in background, experiences, perspectives, and identities. We believe that working on our core values of inclusion and equality are a joint responsibility and we are constructively working on creating a socially safe environment. Diversity among students and staff members enriches academic debate and contributes to the quality of our teaching and research. We therefore invite applicants from underrepresented groups in particular to apply. For more information, see also our diversity policy webpage: https://www.rug.nl/(...)rsity-and-inclusion/

Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the Recruitment code (NVP): https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/nl/sollicitatiecode and European Commission's European Code of Conduct for recruitment of researchers: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code

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Information

For information you can contact:

• Prof. Sierdjan Koster, [email protected]
• Dr Femke Cnossen, [email protected]

Please do not use the e-mail address(es) above for applications.

Additional information

• University of Groningen
• Faculty of Spatial Sciences

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